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Five Reasons Why Windows 8 Has Failed

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | March 4, 2013

The numbers are in and they don't lie. Windows 8 market adoption numbers are well behind Microsoft's greatest previous operating system failure, Vista. Read More »

Five Ways Advanced Social Intelligence Guides Pharma Strategy

Mark Langsfield | PharmExec.com | June 4, 2013

Within the billions of daily comments from individuals across open social sources lies deep intelligence into markets, brands, patients, caregivers, healthcare providers and competitors. Several leading pharmaceutical companies are already using big data solutions to extract insights from the social realm... Read More »

For HIX Success, First Fix Government IT And Set Expectations

Anthony Brino | Government Health IT | January 20, 2014

Health insurance exchanges should strive for several goals to prove their mettle and recover their public perception, according to the founding director of the Massachusetts Health Connector, an exchange that was once a national model and is now struggling to function. Read More »

For Homeless Veterans, a REACHable Goal

Jonah Czerwinski and Peter Levin | VAntage Point | June 5, 2012

In March, the VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2) launched Project REACH with Jon Bon Jovi and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to put information about local homelessness resources into the hands of people who can help others in need.  We’re excited to announce the finalists today.

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ForgeRock Spring 2013 Open Identity Stack Enables Easy And Secure App And Access Management

Peter Bernstein | TechZone 360 | February 19, 2013

One of the hardest nuts to crack has been for the industry to develop a capability for IT professionals that makes identity authentication easy while at the same time making it more secure... Read More »

Four Key Trends Changing Digital Journalism And Society

Alex Howard | O'Reilly Radar | September 28, 2012

It’s not just a focus on data that connects the most recent class of Knight News Challenge winners. They all are part of a distributed civic media community that works on open source code, collects and improves data, and collaborates across media organizations. Read More »

France Probes App Stores Over “Lock-In,” Confirms Raid On Apple

Jeff John Roberts | GigaOM | July 1, 2013

French competition authorities confirmed to GigaOM they are reviewing the app stores of Apple, Google and Amazon for possible antitrust violations. The agency also said it conducted a raid on Apple last week. Read More »

FrontlineSMS Bring A Free, Innovative Solution To African Broadcasters

Russell Southwood | AllAfrica | August 29, 2012

As TV and radio broadcast markets intensify across several liberalized African countries, broadcasters need to find solutions to create more interactive with their audiences and build loyalty among them. SMS is one of those. Read More »

Funded vs. Unfunded Standards Development

Keith W. Boone | Healthcare IT News | August 26, 2013

I've noticed a trend of late.  A significant number of standards efforts are being pushed forwards by funded projects, instead of through unfunded initiatives.  I'd call them "volunteer-led" initiatives, but in an SDO, there are few real volunteers.  I get paid by my employer to participate in standards activities, as do most people I know who are involved.  It is simply a matter direct vs. indirect economic benefit. Read More »

Geoghegan-Quinn: 'Open Access Is The Default'

Staff Writer | DW | September 10, 2012

European Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn tells DW why Open Access to new scientific research is vital for the public, and why traditional publishers know it's time to change. Read More »

Global Cloud Computing Visionaries to Take the Stage at GigaOM’s Structure: Europe Conference

Press Release | GigaOM, GigaOM Events | September 12, 2013

GigaOM, a global technology media company, will host its second-annual Structure: Europe conference September 18-19 in London. Under the theme of building the global cloud, Structure: Europe will bring to the stage more than 60 cloud computing experts who are setting the pace for cloud innovation in Europe. Read More »

Google Antitrust Suit Said To Be Urged By FTC Staffers

Sarah Forden and Jeff Bliss | Bloomberg | October 13, 2012

U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigators are circulating an internal draft memo that recommends suing Google Inc. (GOOG) for abusing its dominance of Internet search in violation of antitrust laws, three people familiar with the matter said. Read More »

Google Logic: Why Google Does The Things It Does

Michael Mace | Mobile Opportunity | July 1, 2013

“What does Google want?” A favorite pastime among people who watch the tech industry is trying to figure out why Google does things. [...]  But the topic also comes up regularly in conversations with my Silicon Valley friends. Read More »

Google: It's Time To Take Action Against Patent Trolls, Privateering

Rachel King | ZDNet | April 5, 2013

Google bands together with BlackBerry and Red Hat as it continues its offensive to defend itself against patent suits. Read More »

Google’s Iron Grip On Android: Controlling Open Source By Any Means Necessary

Ron Amadeo | Ars Technica | October 20, 2013

Six years ago, in November 2007, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) was announced. The original iPhone came out just a few months earlier, capturing people's imaginations and ushering in the modern smartphone era. While Google was an app partner for the original iPhone, it could see what a future of unchecked iPhone competition would be like... Read More »