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- Gartner sees slower growth for business-intelligence software
The pace of growth for business-intelligence software is slowing down, Gartner says in projecting a 7% revenue increase in the segment this year. "As more and more information is generated, business models need reinvention, and it's increasingly clear that mastering analytics on Big Data will be a key driver for the next economic cycle," Gartner's Dan Sommer said in a statement. Computerworld/IDG News Service
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 | Skilled IT Professionals Needed—Get Certified Now!
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- Report: Most IT workers are confident about their job status
About two-thirds of IT professionals are confident about their current job, and 39% plan to seek new job possibilities this year, a report by Reed Technology says. About three-fourths of companies say they're concerned about turnover, the report says. "Technology employers are feeling confident to invest in talent and it is encouraging that this has now translated into confidence for workers to look for new roles too," Reed's Andrew Gardner says. Computerworld UK
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Unified communications moves past fear of the unknown
Until the business case for a new technology or more advanced tool has been properly vetted, many organizations will sit on the sidelines and wait for others to experiment with their resources. The rise of unified communications is a perfect example of that delay and study approach, as many businesses and solution providers have waited for a real value proposition to appear. According to a number of IT industry professionals and a cross-section of respected business experts, that time is here. Read more here.
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The Imaging Channel
The Imaging Channel is the leading information resource for the managed print industry. In addition to the quarterly print publication, The Imaging Channel produces Total Print Solutions, a semimonthly e-bulletin, and TheImagingChannel.com, the go-to website for the industry’s leading bloggers, breaking news, hot-topic webinars and more. Sign up for your free subscription at www.theimagingchannel.com.
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Preparing for Upcoming HIPAA Changes and Their Impact to Your Business
This is a must-attend webinar if you perform IT or other consulting services or store information of customers that are health care providers such as doctors, dentists, hospitals, retirement/rehab facilities or other "covered entities" as defined in the HIPAA regulations. Learn how to best determine if you are a "business associate" covered under HIPAA. Find out about required Notices of Privacy Practices, penalties for noncompliance and the compliance date and transition timeline for the upcoming HIPAA changes. Register here.
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CompTIA IT SmartStat: Feb. 20, 2013
 35% of health care practices require encryption of data on a mobile device to ensure its security. CompTIA IT SmartStat
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