Q&A with Anthony Hess Unisys: the Future of Healthcare IT
Dr. Anthony Hess, vice president and managing partner for the Healthcare and Natural Resources group at Unisys Federal Systems, sat down with WashingtonExec to discuss advances in healthcare IT. With a background in chemistry and 25 years of experience, he talked about ways to control healthcare costs, the emerging field of personalized medicine, and getting
VA Selects Avaya and Standard Communications for Hospital Communications Update
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a respected veterans hospital in Washington, D.C., will update its communications network with the Avaya Aura platform. Avaya Government Solutions will work with Standard Communications, Inc., a service disabled veteran-owned small business, to install and support the software by the end of the year. The upgrade will allow healthcare professionals
Q&A with Leif Ulstrup: the Future of Cloud Technologies and Big Data
President of Federal Consulting Practice at CSC, Leif Ulstrup, leads a team of consultants for the company’s North American Public Sector. Ulstrup says it’s clear that cloud-based computing will become the way of the business world. He thinks government leaders can learn from a generation of digital natives new ways to use the cloud, big
Paragon Software Joins Open Dictionary Alliance
Paragon Software Group has joined the Open Dictionary API Alliance (ODAA), an open community of dictionary publishers, allowing mobile app developers help users around the world read information in their own languages – for free. “Paragon Software brings the API Alliance and third-party software developers its 19 years of mobile dictionary, multi-language handwriting recognition and
EM&I Releases New App for Pet Owners
Pet owners can help their animals and pets around the world receive veterinary care with PetCentral, a new app from project management and technology consulting firm, Engineering, Management and Integration, Inc. (EM&I). Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play for Androids, the mobile device application allows users to organize health information, appointments and
Grpyhn Offers Secure Texting App
Mobile software company Gryphn, which just opened its new headquarters on L Street in Washington, D.C., is planning to make its secure text messaging tool available to organizations in the health, financial and defense industries soon. ArmorText is currently available from the Google Play store in a beta version for free. The app allows users
Iridium Announces Its New Iridium(R) AxcessPoint Mail & Web App
Recently, Iridium Communications Inc. announced that its Iridium(R) AxcessPoint Mail & Web App is now available for Apple operating system (iOS) devices. This development makes it possible for Apple devices to connect over the world’s furthest reaching communications network, Iridium. The company launched the Iridium AxcessPoint Wi-Fi hotspot with BlackBerry support, as well as with
New Mobile App Created to Enhance Innovation and Tech Policy Advocacy by TechNet
TechNet has entered the world of mobile communication and social networking with the launch of its newest TechNet app. The free TechNet app was developed by TechNet member company match2blue. Users can utilize the app as a personalized newsreader and policy research tool for TechNet members. The personalized newsreader function allows the users to pre-select
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