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- Tech changes find their place in health care IT
Technologies such as voice recognition, touch-screen displays and machine automation are bringing about change in several industries, including health care IT. "The big thing in radiology is how can we go through as many studies as we possibly can. Turn-around time is incredibly important, as is the accuracy of the report," said Rasu Shrestha of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Network World
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- Profit margins are taking a back seat with SaaS vendors
Gaining customers and product-improvement efforts are top goals for software-as-a-service providers, which have pushed profit gains down the priority list, Kevin Kwang writes. "The companies focus on bookings growth and cash, and then invest everything they can back into the business to drive further growth," says Jillian Mirandi of Technology Business Research. "In the fast-growing SaaS market, vendors want to expand their customer footprint before their competitors do." ZDNet
(11/23)
- KPMG: Time for upper management to take the reins on cybersecurity
Senior executives at Britain's largest firms are failing to take the lead on cybersecurity strategy, says Stephen Bonner of KPMG. He says many boards are content to pass the buck to departments lower on the food chain. "It may be tempting to allow IT to dictate cyberstrategy, but to do so is to delegate responsibility for the business's whole security, as well as that of every customer and supplier," Bonner says. HRMagazine.co.uk (U.K.)
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- Your employees should never hear these words
Don't remind them how much better off they are compared with employees at other companies, and don't point out that you pay their salary, Alan Hall writes. "A good boss will praise in public and if a constructive reprimand is necessary, provide it sparingly, privately, and with benevolence," Hall writes. Forbes
(11/24)
- The value of IT investment becomes clearer for CFOs
Chief financial officers are realizing that IT can be used for business and strategic advantage, according to a Gartner survey of U.S.-based CFOs. Top IT-investment priorities are information and financial analysis, followed by information management and knowledge sharing. The survey also found that an increasing number of CFOs are becoming involved with the IT department. CIO.com.au (Australia)
(11/21)
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- U.S.: We didn't launch a cyberattack on France
A French newspaper report says the U.S. conducted a cyberattack on the country's government computing systems right before France's presidential election, but Department of Homeland Security officials say the report is false. "We categorically deny the allegations by unnamed sources that the U.S. government participated in a cyber attack against the French government," DHS spokesman Matthew Chandler wrote in an e-mail. CSO
(11/23), InformationWeek
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CompTIA IT SmartStat: Nov. 26, 2012
 46% of businesses say that human error is more of a factor in security incidents today compared to two years ago. CompTIA IT SmartStat
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