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Health IT adoption lags due to lack of patient interest

New Nielsen survey highlights slow rate of adoption and interoperability in health technology as patients donu2019t see the value of online scheduling, mobile apps and EMRs.

Microsoft’s big bet on LinkedIn not just about data

The initial shock of Microsoft's massive $26.2 billion bet on LinkedIn has mostly worn off, but it's still unclear just what Microsoft will do with LinkedIn, how the social network's loyal users will react to related change, and how Mi

Splice Machine releases dual-engine RDBMS to open source

The startup hopes to dramatically increase adoption of its dual-engine relational database management system, powered by Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark, by making the technology open source.

GE Power taps IoT to reduce coal power plant emissions

Through Internet of Things analytics and optimization, GE says coal-fired steam power plants can reduce fuel consumption by 67,000 tons of coal per year, while maintaining the same megawatt output.

What Apple’s new open stance means for iOS apps

At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple this week empowered third-party developers to further integrate their apps with native iOS software. The changes should have significant impact behind the scenes of iOS and on iPhone users' sc

What Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro Tango phone means for AR

Lenovo this week announced the world's first smartphone that supports Google's Tango augmented reality platform. The Phab 2 Pro is a consumer-oriented device that ironically could help progress AR in the enterprise.

Biden says big data is key to fight against cancer

In ambitious bid to accelerate cancer diagnosis and treatment, vice president announces aggregated set of genomic and clinical cancer data.

GE to open new locations to develop Industrial Internet talent

New facilities in Atlanta, Miami and Providence are a first step in GE's efforts to attract and retain IT talent with a mix of technical, analytical and leadership skills.

Motion Stills: Google’s free app turns Live Photos into GIFs

Google releases a new app that turns your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus Live Photos into GIFs that loop forever, or you can opt to make them movies. Motion Stills also provides helpful stabilization algorithms.

SUSE Enterprise Storage 3 brings Ceph support

With SUSE Enterprise Storage, powered by Ceph, SUSE becomes the first company to offer a commercial storage solution that is based on the Jewel release of the open source storage platform.rn

MapR shows off enterprise-grade Spark distribution

With companies increasingly turning to Apache Spark to build their data pipelines and analytical applications, MapR Technologies has released an Apache Spark distribution that packages the complete Spark stack, patented features from the MapR Platfor

U.S. Cyber Command struggles to retain top cybersecurity talent

Top official in Defense Department's cybersecurity unit says organization is doing an u2018effective jobu2019 at recruiting, but keeping up with the evolving threat landscape remains a challenge.

7 things you need to know about the Galaxy S7 Active

Samsung's Galaxy S7 Active smartphone is water- and shatter resistant, and it's more stylish than past generations of ruggedized Galaxy S phones, but all potential GS7 Active buyers should consider these seven facts before making a purchase

HP’s OpenSwitch becomes a Linux Foundation Project

Yet another promising open source project goes to the Linux Foundation.rn

CoreOS takes on container storage with Torus project

Torus is a fully open source project by CoreOS, hosted on GitHub.rn

Federal CIOs need help with legacy-to-cloud transition

Government IT leaders stress value in private-sector partnerships, repeatable contracting provisions as they look to incremental modernization strategies.

Microsoft brings advanced security management to Office 365

Microsoft aims to give IT more visibility and control into Office 365 environments with advanced security features that leverage behavioral analytics and machine learning for threat detection.

Why I won’t use Dropbox’s Project Infinite if it’s not open source

If Dropbox wants to get into the kernel, they should open source their client side software so the community can audit their codern

U.S. CIO aims to cut legacy spending, proposes IT modernization

With three-quarters of all government IT spending going to support legacy systems, administration is seeking to borrow a page from private sector with a dedicated modernization fund.

Top emerging IT careers for recent college grads

It's that time of year when college seniors are graduating and entering the workforce. Recent graduates, or those who have entered the workforce over the last few years but may be interested in a career pivot, should explore options in IT. The t

Ansible 2.1 comes with Windows and Azure support

This is the second update to Ansible since Red Hat acquired it. rn

State Department argues against ‘cyber arms’ treaty

Senior State Department official says cyber is fundamentally different than any sort of conventional military or diplomatic arena, urges ongoing and multilateral development of u2018normsu2019 in global Internet talks.

Twitter’s tiny tweaks do little to address big issues

Twitter plans to make some changes to its social network later this summer, but the overdue modifications demonstrate the company's ongoing struggle to innovate.

Open source is a positive sum game, says Cloud Foundry CEO

Why Android on Chrome could have big impact on business

Businesses that have overlooked Chromebooks due to software limitations now have a new reason to reconsider their decisions. Chrome OS devices will soon be able to run Android apps.

Accenture aims to accelerate AI adoption

The global services company is creating a new artificial intelligence practice around IPsoft's Amelia cognitive agent, with an initial focus of deploying virtual agent technology for clients in the banking, insurance and travel industries.

Apprenda acquires Kismatic, releases a new Kubernetes distribution

The platform as a service provider gains container smarts

Google doubles down on the enterprise at I/O

Google says the enterprise represents a largely untapped opportunity for the company, and at this week's Google I/O conference it shared its strategy to corner the business market.

FCCs heavy-handed regulations splits party lines

Positions harden within the Federal Communications Commission as agency officials and lawmakers complain about heavy-handed regulation of cable sector.

CIO.com and Drexel to honor 50 analytics innovators (deadline extended)

Deadline extended to August 15. The Analytics 50, a collaboration between Drexel University's LeBow College of Business and CIO.com, will recognize 50 of the most innovative analytics executives.

FCC’s ‘relentless regulatory assault’ threatens cable industry

Former FCC Chair Michael Powell, who now leads cable's top trade group, warns that the commission's actions are creating a two-tier regulatory regime that favors tech firms over broadband providers.

Open Data Platform Initiative looks to ease fears

In an effort to address concerns that the ODPi is a vendor organization designed to exert undue influence on Apache Hadoop ecosystem projects, the Linux Foundation organization announced a gold sponsorship of the ASF.rn

Big data essential to cancer ‘moonshot’

Vice president Joe Biden says data analytics, common standards and cultural changes will be critical to success of administration's efforts to improve cancer treatment.

Making healthcare bills easier to understand

As part of a broader health IT push, the Department of Health and Human Services secretary rolls out challenge to bring transparency to opaque medical billing practices.

5 key requirements of successful big data projects

In her keynote presentation at Apache: Big Data North America, Amy Gaskins, a data scientist with more than a decade of experience, shared five key requirements that can make or break big data projects.

SAP design chief talks details of Apple deal

SAP's chief design officer says modern workers have high expectations for the enterprise apps they use each day, and the company's recent deal with Apple is designed to elevate business software and enhance the overall SAP user experience.

Public sector embraces bigger, longer outsourcing deals

Public sector outsourcing deals are growing as the U.S. government seeks shared services efficiencies.

6 important announcements from day 1 of CoreOS Fest, Berlin

New technologies, more open source, more funding

What does the future of the Apache Software Foundation hold?

At Apache: Big Data North America in Vancouver next week — alongside a huge array of keynotes, panels and tutorials — the ASF and ODPi will host a Q&A session about their collaboration and address concerns about project independence.

Apple’s SAP deal means more iOS enterprise apps

Apple continues to make headway in the business world. This week it landed a significant partnership with SAP that could have a major impact on mobile productivity.

Toys “R” Us hires CIO to boost ecommerce, customer tech

The toy retailer, battling Amazon.com and other ecommerce-savvy players, hires Phil Newmoyer from Serta Simmons Bedding as its new CIO.

Analytics comes to IT service management

ManageEngine, a division of Zoho, is looking to leverage its IT management domain expertise to offer a self-service IT analytics solution to help IT better utilize the data it generates.

LogMeIn creates CMS-like platform for IoT connected products

With the next generation of its Xively Connected Product Management Platform, LogMeIn is aiming to make it easier for companies to deploy and manage connected products in the Internet of Things.

CII’s Best Practices badge program is making open source projects more secure

Curl, GitLab, the Linux kernel, OpenBlox, OpenSSL, Node.js and Zephyr have received badges

Why your outsourcers’ cost of living adjustments don’t work

Cost of living increases are intended to keep IT outsourcing staff happy and working hard on your account. However, only a fraction of the money makes it into the pockets of those workers. Here are three ways to fix that.

Cloud Foundry launches fellowship program

The Cloud Foundry Foundation Fellowship program will serve as a think tank for the industry.

Twitter dives as Facebook continues to thrive

Facebook continues to defy expectations with incredible growth in virtually every important area of business success, and its accomplishments stand in stark contrast to Twitter's decidedly tepid performance.

Samsung explains why it’s all in on VR

Virtual reality was the star of the show when Samsung executives took the stage this week at its annual developer conference.

What Apple’s first down quarter in 13 years really means

All eyes are on Apple after the company suffered its first period of revenue decline since 2003. The next iPhone release will be a defining moment for the company, according to analysts.

IBM Watson teams up with Elmo

Apps built on IBM Watsonu2019s cognitive computing platform could make Sesame Streetu2019s Elmo a personalized tutor for preschoolers, reading and analyzing cues in real time and responding with engaging educational activities.