Brian T. Horowitz

Adara Networks, a vendor that has provided IT services to the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, is targeting the health care space with its end-to-end virtualization offerings. The company manufactures enterprise service buses, which allow compatibility among software applications in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and lead to interoperability for electronic health records (EHRs). A […]

Microsoft says it has added compliance to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and European Union data privacy regulations in its Office 365 cloud office-productivity platform. Under the HIPAA provisions in the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, companies must report data breaches within 30 days, and […]

Independa, a provider of remote-monitoring technology for the elderly, has introduced Artemis, a system of sensors that connect wirelessly to a cloud platform to monitor elderly patients’ health and activities. The company’s goal is for wireless technology to allow seniors to live as independently as possible in their homes or in assisted living. Independa demonstrated […]

IBM has introduced a new cloud analytics application to allow researchers to speed up their searches of massive amounts of patents and scientific journals to find information on pharmaceutical chemicals.Search algorithms in the IBM Strategic IP Insight Platform (SIPP), announced on Dec. 8, make extraction of drawings, figures and articles from scientific publications faster than […]

Microsoft and GE have announced they will form a joint venture in health care IT to build an interoperable platform that enables the management of patient populations and chronic diseases. The new company will inherit several existing health care products and their teams. Microsoft will contribute its experience in developing health IT platforms, while GE […]

Verizon Wireless will develop a new suite of digital health care products focused on treating and preventing chronic conditions such as diabetes and chronic heart failure, the company announced at the 2011 mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C. It also unveiled projects with the insurer WellPoint and telehealth provider Zipnosis to focus on virtual care. The […]

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) in Ottawa, Ontario, has announced it will use Aruba Networks’ WiFi Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) to connect 3,000 Apple devices at the medical facility, including iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch units. TOH is the largest acute care hospital in Canada with 1,163 beds, 11,967 staff members, 1,159 attending physicians and 3,886 […]

Qualcomm has announced it will form a new subsidiary, called Qualcomm Life, to manage the development of the company’s mobile health platforms. The new company, formerly known as Qualcomm Wireless Health, will focus on connecting mobile devices through machine-to-machine (M2M) technology. M2M connects remote-monitoring devices through wireless connections. Qualcomm announced the new subsidiary at the […]

Lenovo is rolling out its new ThinkPad X130e with rugged features to survive harsh use during a K-12 school day or bumpy ambulance ride. Rugged features include a rubber bumper in the top cover to absorb impact and reinforced and recessed ports to limit abuse. In addition, a 33 percent stronger corner breaks the device’s […]

Microsoft Surface Enables Collaboration Surface has the potential to improve the clinical workflow in health care, by allowing doctors to collaborate with staff and engage patients, according to Microsoft. Version 2.0 of Surface, developed with Samsung and called the Samsung SUR40, will allow companies to wall-mount the device with a VESA mount. Samsung, Microsoft Reduce […]