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Using Predictive Analytics To Track Heart-Failure Risk

June 5, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

Carilion Clinic, a network of health care centers based in Roanoke, Va., wanted a more accurate way to identify patients at risk for heart failure, so it turned to Big Data analysis and electronic health records (EHRs). What’s at stake: Heart failure affects about 5.1 million U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With predictive analytics, health care providers can track early signs of heart failure risk before illness strikes. In addition to saving lives, health care costs can be kept in check as doctors improve medical…

IBM, HP, others admit products laced with NORK GOLD

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

IBM, HP, Seagate, and other companies have admitted that some of their products include gold from North Korea. IBM, HP, Seagate, and other companies have admitted that some of their products include gold from North Korea. The companies disclosed in recent financial filings – first spotted by Foreign Policy – that some of their suppliers sourced gold from the “Central Bank of the DPR of Korea”, according to filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies made these filings in response to a new reporting rule aimed at uncovering the links…

IT professionals not ready for ‘Internet of Things’

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Despite IT professionals embracing the Internet of Things, they are not sufficiently prepared for it IT professionals are not sufficiently prepared for the Internet of Things, despite thinking it will have a big impact in the workplace. The research, carried out by Spiceworks, has discovered that although 71 per cent of IT professionals think the Internet of Things will affect their business, 59 per cent have not taken action to prepare for the impact it could have in their workplace. Of those preparing, 68 per cent are investing in hardware…

Cloud CRM’s Infinite Possibilities

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Terms such as ‘the cloud’ often get thrown around. But do you really understand what it is, and what it can do for your business? Cloud-based CRM combines the power of cloud computing with revolutionary business functionality in the scope of customer relationship management. Wish you could access customer data from your home office? Read on to find out how that’s not just possible, but it’s easy, too. Awareness and understanding are two very different things. Most people who I speak to, when technology is the subject of discussion, know that…

Introducing the detachable 2-in-1 Satellite Click 2 Pro P30W – the premium UltrabookTM that’s bursting with features

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Neuss, Germany, May 27th 2014 – Toshiba Europe GmbH today announces its first consumer detachable Ultrabook – the Satellite Click 2 Pro P30W. This premium ultra-portable 2-in-1 is designed to transform seamlessly from laptop to tablet, offering the choice between a fully featured Ultrabook and a media savvy tablet – ideal for a range of usages. “Today’s users require the performance of an Ultrabook and the convenience of a tablet without the need for compromise. The Satellite Click 2 Pro P30W takes the Ultrabook to a new level by offering more flexibility on the go, at home…

10 digital tools to help you learn foreign languages

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Duolingo (Free) Each day, the business world becomes more of a global society. Whether online or on your phone, here are 10 tools that can help you learn a foreign language. You can use either Duolingo‘s app or the website to practice vocabulary, grammar, speaking, and listening through translation. Duolingo also has a gamification element that lets the user earn gems (lingots) that can be used purchase things like extra hearts (think lives in a video game). Available for iOS and Android. Anki ($24.99) Anki is a flashcard system meant to compliment its computer version,…

Intel President: Integrated, Smart Connected Devices Fuel Next Era of Computing

June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 enews

COMPUTEX, Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2014 – As computing continues to evolve and expand beyond the traditional PC, Intel Corporation President Renée James said Intel and the Taiwan technology ecosystem have the exciting opportunity to build on the long history of collaborative innovation to deliver seamless and truly personal computing experiences. Processor technology continues to get smaller with greater performance and lower power thanks to Moore’s Law, expanding the scale and potential for Intel technology and that of the Taiwan ecosystem, from infrastructure for cloud computing and the Internet of…

Your car is a giant computer – and it can be hacked

June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 enews

Imagine driving down the highway at 70 miles per hour, when suddenly the wheel turns hard right. You crash. And it was because someone hacked your car. It’s not far-fetched science fiction. It’s the near-term future today’s hackers are warning about. Most people aren’t aware their cars are already high-tech computers. And now we’re networking them by giving them wireless connectivity. Yet there’s a danger to turning your car into a smartphone on wheels: It makes them a powerful target for hackers. Interviews with automakers, suppliers and security advisers reveal…

Net neut supporters CRASH FCC WEBSITE with message deluge

June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 enews

Comic’s rant sparks run on commission’s public comments page A protest campaign in support of net neutrality provisions has overwhelmed the the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website. The commission briefly saw its public comments service go down on Monday, one day after comedian John Oliver delivered an extended rant in support of net neutrality on his evening program Last Week Tonight. In the 13-minute segment, Oliver calls the appointment of former lobbyist Tom Wheeler as FCC chairman “the equivalent of needing a babysitter and hiring a dingo” and, providing a link to the…

Microsoft’s NEW OS now runs on HALF of ALL desktop PCs

June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 enews

Gotcha! It’s the five-year-old Windows 7, not touchy 8.1 One of Microsoft’s newest operating systems now runs on half of desktops – but it’s not the one Redmond might have wished. Windows 7 accounted for 50.06 per cent of operating system market share in May according to Netmarketshare’s running monthly tally. The operating system expanded its share from 49.27 per cent in April. Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 scored a milestone of its own last month, as it also eclipsed Windows 8. Windows 8.1 claimed 6.35 per cent of desktops, up from…