The Seamless Enterprise

Drinks at the W in Atlanta for the HIMSS innovation awards were very cool, trendy, happening, hip, hop, exclusive, rad …….. whatever -  the place was tedious, trying too hard. In the spirit of full disclosure, the drinks were free, and under those circumstances I would recommend it to anyone! (more…)

Judging from the audience’s positive reaction, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse hit the nail on the head Monday when he presented on wireless technology in the health care industry. He couldn’t have chosen a riper industry. Even beyond all the political noise, this is an industry in transformation. Pressure? You got it–cost cutting and a huge push to increase the quality of care for starters.

Hesse says one key to all of this is wireless. He delivered his keynote address to the HIMSS (Health Information and Management Systems Society) annual conference in Atlanta. (more…)

I am so pleased to report on part I of a recent interview with William Compton, CIO and VP-Information Management for ConvaTec, a leader and marketer of medical technologies worldwide.

With Americans focusing on the universal healthcare debate in the United States, what an incredible opportunity to talk frankly with a CIO in the healthcare industry. Not only did we talk about William’s perspective on the impact of universal healthcare on IT, we addressed topics such as green IT, unified communications, and cloud computing impacting enterprises in all vertical industries.

As you read William’s point of view, I invite you to comment on the business challenges and IT concerns you deem most relevant to your enterprise in 2010. (more…)

I too, have been listening to the banter around 4G. The discussions are everywhere, and everyone has an opinion. The fact is, WiMAX is here today, and the timing is especially good as Gartner anticipates a 650% increase in enterprise data growth over the next five years calling it the data deluge. As good as 3G networks are, they were not designed for this much data. The 4G WiMAX network on the contrary, is especially designed for the high demands of data delivery and access in a mobile environment. And it is clearly the speeds in which data is downloaded, the low latency, and the accessibility that is making the promise real today.  For enterprises, there is much that can be done on the WiMAX network.  (more…)