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South Shore Medical Center (SSMC), a private practice with locations in Norwell and Kingston, Massachusetts, has selected ZixCorp's PocketScript e-prescribing technology to enable its 48 prescribers to write and generate prescriptions directly to pharmacies. This implementation will be subsidized by the eRx Collaborative, a program that aims to
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Neelie Kroes, the European Union's competition commissioner, has told Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer that the company faces fresh financial penalties unless it complies soon with the EU's landmark antitrust ruling. The two leaders met in Brussels, a meeting that came more than a year after
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California Software Corporation, a leader in legacy extension and business intelligence software, has signed a new partnership agreement with Sonata Software Ltd., a Bangalore-based SEI CMM Level 5 services company and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The partnership aims to bring Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to IBM iSeries and Mainframe customers
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Microsoft is expected to introduce new Windows versions, which will accelerate the transition to 64-bit computing. This shift will have far-reaching implications for users, making tasks such as processing complex graphics and searching large databases significantly faster. The updated software has been optimized for 64-bit machines, allowing them to process
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The acquisition of Macromedia by Adobe Systems has significant implications for the digital media industry. By acquiring Macromedia's developer base and combining Macromedia's Flash products with Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) and Acrobat Reader software, Adobe aims to create a robust platform for rich
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Siebel Systems, a pioneer in the software industry, continues to struggle with falling sales and investor pressure, leading to the second CEO change in less than a year. George Shaheen, a veteran technology executive, has taken over as CEO from Mike Lawrie, who was appointed just eight months ago. The
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Microsoft has set aside more than $500 million to combat or settle future claims of abuse of its dominant market position. This move comes a year after the European Commission fined the company a record €497 million for anti-competitive behavior. The company has also reached settlements with Gateway and Burst.
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Microsoft's payments to escape antitrust trouble are set to reach $6.5bn, following a $150m settlement with Gateway, a PC maker, and a $550m provision against further legal claims. Adding to this, a $43m charge for a settlement with Burst.com and a $700m pre-tax charge in the
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DataLabs, a developer of Internet-based applications for clinical development, has announced its support for Microsoft's Digital Pharma initiative. This vision and solutions framework aims to enable pharmaceutical companies to drive innovation across the enterprise and address strategic value-chain capability requirements. DataLabs' flagship product suite, DataLabsXC, offers a
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a landmark decision, construing the term "component" in 35 U.S.C. s. 271(f) to include software, with far-reaching implications for the multi-billion dollar software and "fabless" semiconductor industries. In Eolas Technologies, Inc.
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Genomics researchers increasingly rely on leading information technology (IT) vendors to implement new technologies that advance genomics research. According to a recent survey, vendors such as Apple, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM, and Microsoft are widely perceived as best qualified to implement high-performance computing, collaborative software, and storage area networks. Other
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The European Commission has closed its investigation into the proposed acquisition by Microsoft and Time Warner of a small anti-piracy software company, ContentGuard, after the French technology group Thomson became an equal partner in the deal. The regulator initially raised concerns that the takeover would give Microsoft an undue advantage
