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Bloggers give Obama marching orders for IT industry; Cisco CTO could be tapped by Obama

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Bloggers give Obama marching orders for the IT industry
In a roundtable discussion, bloggers from Network World and Computerworld expressed their wishes for the new administration including the new federal CTO, net neutrality, use of the BlackBerry and technology education. Read full story

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Cisco CTO could be tapped by Obama
Cisco's CTO Padmasree Warrior is one of the top two candidates for the first U.S. CTO, expected to be named any day now, according to published reports.
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Medical privacy affects us all, and Congress keeps missing the point
Monash: The New York Times reminds us that President-Elect Obama is committed to the automation of medical records. I think that's great, as there are many reasons why electronic health records a great idea. The specific focus of the NYT article is on legislative initiatives to assure privacy, of which there seem to be many. My feelings about that are more mixed -- I love the idea, but am not so wild about the implementation.

Obama's Blackberry equals National Security Threat; Here is why
Heary: In this blog I will lay out 3 major reasons why the security risk is just too great to allow President Obama to keep his beloved Blackberry.

Microsoft, CNN to make historians out of inaugural attendees
CNN.com has put out a call for the millions of people attending President-Elect Barack Obama's inauguration at noon on Tuesday. Anyone there can send in their digital pictures of the moment Obama takes the oath of office and, using Microsoft's Photosynth technology , CNN will stitch the photos together into what it's hoping will be "the most detailed experience of a single moment ever," according to a request for photos on CNN.com.

Fake sites spreading malware claim Obama won't take oath
Sites claiming President-Elect Barack Obama will refuse to take the oath of office Tuesday are serving up attack code believed to be programmed by the same hackers responsible for the notorious Storm bot Trojan, researchers said this weekend.

Complex IT challenges will hinder online healthcare move
President-Elect Barack Obama has made no secret that his administration intends to rapidly computerize healthcare records in an effort to reduce costs and errors. But the move to speed online medical record management and the administration of those systems is complex and could overburden medical IT staffs if not handled correctly.

Real-time access to Notes coming to iPhone, other devices
Fontana: IBM/Lotus for the first time ever will provide users of the iPhone and other mobile devices that support ActiveSync with real-time access to their email, calendars and contacts.
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Cyber data mining catching fire
The deep study and analysis of the vast amounts of online data continues to pick up steam. This week four research agencies teamed to develop an international competition they hope will heat up humanities and social science research using large-scale data analysis to develop international partnerships and explore vast digital resources, including electronic repositories of books, newspapers and photographs to identify opportunities for cyberscholarship.

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01/20/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Microsoft layoffs could come next week
  2. U.S. plots major upgrade to Internet router security
  3. Nortel's bankruptcy: A long time coming
  4. FAQ: What's in store for Nortel
  5. The presidential portrait goes digital
  6. Why Windows 7 will crush Linux
  7. Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours
  8. Microsoft/Nortel relationship again under microscope
  9. Windows 7 on Netbooks: Does Linux stand a chance?
  10. How Obama might get his way on BlackBerry


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