Is the cloud the right prescription for health care IT?

One of the darlings of the health care IT software sector, Allscripts, announced a tough first-quarter this week. Bookings were off year-over-year -- slipping to $194.6 million for...
Get ready for the ‘bizumer’

The high-tech media, myself included, has been pontificating plenty about the affect of consumer technology on what people are willing to use -- or at least tolerate -- in a work environment. There is the affect of social media, of course, although that is the subject for another rant. To me,...
Gartner: Tablet shipments on pace to double from 2011 to 2012

Sometimes I feel like I can't turn around without seeing another update on how tablet computers are doing. I tend to be morbidly fascinated with this particular topic because I have been covering tablets since Slate was bought by Compaq Computer sometime in the 1990s. Yep, I am really dating...
Gartner, IDC update IT spending forecasts

Research firm Gartner reduced its expectations for 2012 IT spending this week, even as IDC suggested that small and midsize businesses could spend a record amount on IT technologies and services. First the not-so-great news: Gartner now...