Sharon Linsenbach

QuestaWeb announced Oct. 29 the release of TradeMasterQW 4.0, the latest iteration of the companys Web-based, integrated trade and logistics management software that aims to unify dozens of import/export activities and reports. TradeMasterQW unifies import, export, logistics, compliance and financial processes that include U.S. Customs clearance, landed costs, Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications, export licensing, denied […]

Microsoft is buying Global Care Solutions, a privately held enterprise health information software company based in Bangkok, Thailand. The acquisition, announced Oct. 29, will allow international hospitals to achieve improved workflow and patient safety through information technology, Microsoft said in a statement. GCS employees will join Microsofts Health Solutions group, which will manage production and […]

Ingram Micro is taking steps to ensure its VAR partners are taken care of during the wildfires raging throughout Southern California. Officials with the Santa Ana, Calif.-based distributor Oct. 23 made phone calls and sent letters and e-mails to all southern California partners offering whatever assistance was necessary, they said. “Whether you are in need […]

With flames lapping at the eaves and 500,000 people sprinting for safety in Southern California this week, it might make sense to literally pull the plug on the server, toss the rack in the trunk and drive out to the desert to avert the loss of equipment and data. Thats just what one business did, […]

Siemens PLM Software is calling the Teamcenter for Medical Devices solution it developed with Tata Consultancy Services the first fully integrated product lifecycle management solution for the medical device industry. The solution provides management for medical device lifecycles. All product activities, including medical device histories, compliance requirements and quality assurance standards from device concept to […]

The Lloyd Group is not a managed service provider. Co-founder, President and CEO Adam L. Eiseman wont even let the staff of his New York-based solution provider use the words. “We banned managed services from our vocabulary years ago,” Eiseman told audiences Oct. 15 at the Ingram Micro Venture Tech event, in Las Vegas, Nev. […]

Small businesses will soon be able to buy a Dell PCs, once only available directly from the manufacturer, at Staples 1,400 office supply stores and from the retailers Web site. Dells deal with Staples, announced Oct. 22, follows the Round Rock, Texas OEMs moves earlier this year to change from a direct-only model to one […]

Intel will phase out its Verified by Intel initiative, designed to ensure standardization and interchangeability of notebook parts across suppliers, by the middle of 2008, the company said Oct. 11. The notebook market has matured to the point that the VBI program is no longer necessary for system builders, said Steve Dallman, manager of worldwide […]

Removable disk storage maker ProStor Systems is rolling out what officials claim is the worlds first removable disk archive system designed specifically for small- and medium-size enterprises. Best known for its RDX technology sold to such major OEMs as Dell, Tandberg and Imation, ProStor released the InfiniVault appliance Oct. 9 as its first self-branded storage […]

GE Healthcare and Sprint Custom Network Services are partnering to provide North American hospitals with wireless communications. The system gives caregivers the ability to monitor patient status from anywhere on a hospital campus, and lets patients and their families remain connected to their own support network, improving the quality and the quantity of patient care, […]