Stories about: ISM

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IT key to successful e-health record rollout 04 March, 2010 06:36

Hospitals and physicians have four years to deploy comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) systems and the technology needed to support them if they hope to snag some of the billions of dollars the federal government has earmarked to reimburse them for the work. That's why they're already scrambling to figure out how to set up what are likely to be costly and complex systems.
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Ready for Windows 7? Here's how to deploy it right 06 October, 2009 03:54

Windows 7 is right around the corner. The official release date is Oct. 22, but some PC makers will ship it before then.
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Creative ways to fight data leaks 28 April, 2009 07:01

Data leakage has become a hot topic in information security. But what if you can't afford the tools that are specifically designed to keep employees from intentionally or mistakenly leaking private or valuable corporate data to the outside? It turns out there are some creative ways to use what you have (or can easily get) to tackle the problem.
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This is definitely not Rupert Murdoch's MySpace 30 April, 2007 12:52

A beta version of News's MySpace community site was launched this week in China, but users must be careful when typing the Chinese site's URL or may end up shopping for patio furniture.
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RFID UHF Standard gains ISO approval 17 July, 2006 13:09

The Australian Gen2 standard for the EPC (Electronic Product Code) global UHF interface protocol for RFID readers has received International Standards Organization approval.
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Wireless glossary 10 May, 2006 07:57

Unravel the words and acronyms from the world of wireless.
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Buckle up for the storage security ride 16 August, 2005 14:02

It might seem unbelievable, but there was a time when cars didn't come with locks on their doors, much less any of the complicated security systems we've grown accustomed to seeing today. I'm not old enough to have direct memories of those days, but owning and operating a car in that bygone era must have been a carefree experience. There was, after all, no worrying about seatbelt laws and little thought needed to be given to vandalism or theft.
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Unifying customer views 30 September, 2004 09:55

Robert Joyce understands complex relationships. A former salesman and now managing director of corporate relationship management at The Bank of New York, Joyce completed a CRM deployment in March that gives the firm's 1,650 sales employees in 30 countries a single, consolidated view of each customer's interactions with the bank.
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Creating brand awareness 30 September, 2004 09:48

Consumer goods manufacturers face unique challenges when rolling out CRM applications, compared with other industries such as insurance or finance. For one thing, they don't typically focus on supporting call centers or remote sales force automation processes, but rather on building better marketing and sales campaigns. And they generally don't have direct contact with the end consumer, but rather deal exclusively with a middleman retailer or product distributor.
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Turning data into dollars 23 September, 2004 14:59

A customer at electronics store Best Buy might not recall purchasing Shania Twain's CD Come on Over back in 1997, but the $25 billion retailer certainly does.
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Bridging the data divide 23 September, 2004 14:55

Introduced in 2003, Honda's so-ugly-it's-almost-cute Element was intended to attract young, hip consumers. In its first full year of production, the Element found more than 67,400 buyers, exceeding expectations. But alas, the SUV has gone over like a lead surfboard with the coveted Gen Y crowd; R.L. Polk & Co. shows that buyers are more likely to have attended Woodstock than the X Games.