Preparing for an IPO, Jive Software said social business software users reported nearly a 40 percent increase in "employee connectedness," presumably validation for Jive’s business. – Social business software users reported a nearly 40
percent increase in quot;employee connectedness, quot; while 42 percent
reported a boost in communication with customers.
The findings stem from a survey social
business software vendor Jive Software commissioned of 500 people in more than 300…
Preparing for an IPO, Jive Software said social business software users reported nearly a 40 percent increase in "employee connectedness," presumably validation for Jive’s business. – Social business software users reported a nearly 40
percent increase in quot;employee connectedness, quot; while 42 percent
reported a boost in communication with customers.
The findings stem from a survey social
business software vendor Jive Software commissioned of 500 people in more than 300…
By buying HIE provider Medicity for $500 million, Aetna is enabling medical professionals to have greater access to patient information. – Health
plan firm Aetna has
purchased HIE (health information exchange) provider Medicity for about $500
million to allow doctors and hospitals greater access to electronic health
records across multiple networks, Aetna
reports.
Medicity operates one of the largest enterprise HIEs and is availa…
The successful launch of Microsoft’s motion control Kinect platform for the Xbox 360 console boosted industry sales. – The video game industry enjoyed an eight percent bump in sales in
November, raking in $2.99 billion across hardware, software and
accessories categories. It marked the best November on record for the
industry, besting the previous record, set in 2008, by roughly $30
million. Microsofts Xbox 360 …
Facebook is adding an application dashboard for mobile users that will give them a more detailed view into what applications are accessing their data. – Facebook is bringing new privacy controls and visibility
to the more than 200 million people accessing the social network through
their mobile devices.
During the next few weeks, Facebook plans to roll out a new application
dashboard to mobile users. According to Facebook, the dashboard wi…
Google will process copyright takedown requests for content on Google.com and Blogger within 24 hours in 2011. The changes follow YouTube’s Content ID protection scheme. – Google Dec. 2 said it plans to improve its copyright and piracy protection
procedures, including processing copyright takedown requests for content within
24 hours.
The search engine said it is building tools to improve the submission
process to make it easier for rights-holders to submit Digita…
Sugar-sweetened coffee may be the best way to prepare the brain for a busy day ahead, say scientists. Researchers at the University of Barcelona in Spain found that taking caffeine and sugar at the same time boosted the brain’s performance more than taking them on their own. They now believe each one boosts the effect [...]
Google Nov. 15 refreshed its Google Product Search service, Google Shopper App, and added popular products and aisle tabs in time for Black Friday. – Google Nov. 15 unveiled an improved Google Product Search service,
partnering with retail giants such as Best Buy and Williams-Sonoma to surface
goods for online shoppers who are nearby.
The search engine partnered with more than 70 retailers and software makers
such as Oracle, JDA and Epicor to…
Sound Global (E6E.SG) +1.7% at $0.890 after firm says it signs plant project agreement for treatment of industrial, domestic sewage in Jiangsu, China, according to Dow Jones.
Build-operate-transfer project scale at 60,000 tonnes/day; phase one investment about RMB130 million ($25.1 million), operational service tariff is RMB2.38/tonne with 28-year concession period.
Oracle is acquiring Passlogix, which adds enterprise single sign-on technology to its advanced identity management and security offerings. – Oracle will buy single sign-on vendor Passlogix to boost
its security portfolio, the company said Oct. 5.
Expected to close by the end of this year, the financial
terms were not disclosed.
quot;Driven by regulatory mandates, organizations are being
pressured to provide stronger authentication …
Google has added two-factor authentication for Google Apps, allowing admins to require user passwords and additional verification from a user’s mobile phone. Google Apps also notched its 3 millionth business customer. – Google Sept. 20 said it has added two-factor
authentication for Google Apps, a move that should make the cloud collaboration
software more palatable for enterprises requiring greater security.
Two-factor verification is a boon at a time when
passwords are often the weak link in the security fen…
Intel announces Intel Parallel Studio 2011, a new version of its tool set for building applications for parallel systems. – Intel
has announced a new version of its tool set for developers working to create
applications for parallel systems, Intel Parallel Studio 2011.
Bill
Savage, vice president and general manager of the Developer Products Division
of Intel’s Software and Services Group, told eWEEK Intel Paralle…
Zenprise adds selective wipe, remote lifeline and profile features for Apple iPhones and iPads used by corporate employees. – Zenprise Aug. 17 launched a new version of its MobileManager software,
adding selective wipe, remote lifeline and profile features to spruce up
security in Apple iPhones and iPads used by corporate employees.
IT administrators use MobileManager to manage and secure smartphones and
other mobile g…
Ruckus Wireless announced that 15 additional medical facilities have adopted its Smart WiFi technology to increase clinician communication, protect patient data and overcome obstacles to wireless signals. – Ruckus
Wireless, a mobile networking company based in Sunnyvale,
Calif., announced on Aug. 9 that
15 additional medical facilities have adopted its Smart WiFi technology as part
of a massive move toward WiFi in the health care industry.
quot;We’re
seeing a big uptick in WiFi in hospitals,…
The iPad has not only launched Apple into the top-five worldwide PC vendor rankings, but its encouraging a new tablet market thats expected to overtake netbook sales by 2012. – The Apple iPad is at the front of a changing mobile device market, affecting PC sales and consumer purchases, research firm Canalys announced in a July 26 report.
According to Canalys figures, Apple is now among the top-five PC
vendors worldwide, following the iPads capture of approximately 6
p…
Capacity to Russia and the U.S. will increase, with flights on the Singapore-Los Angeles and Singapore-Moscow-Houston sectors operating daily, the airline said in an e-mailed statement today. The new schedules are for the northern winter period of Oct. 31 to March 26, the airline said.
Printer maker Xerox educates school districts on how they can reduce their printing costs through Enterprise Print Services (EPS), part of the company’s managed print services (MPS) portfolio. – The Rialto Unified School District signed on for imaging solutions specialist Xeroxs Enterprise Print Services
in a plan to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in document-related
costs. Using Xeroxs print governance feature, the newest addition to
the companys managed print services (MPS) port…
