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At software powerhouse SAS, the good life is under siege

But that good life is under threat today as never before. SAS’ specialty, a lucrative niche called business intelligence software, is becoming mainstream. Free, open-source alternatives to some of the company’s products are increasingly popular. On the ...

From STEVE LOHR, livemint.com,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IBM,  Oracle,  Microsoft Corporation,  SAS Institute,  CBS News

At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege

James Goodnight, co-founder and chief executive of SAS, has a message for rivals: “No one can match our toolbox.” More Photos » A TOUR of its carefully tended, 300-acre corporate campus here leaves little doubt why surveys, year after year, rate the ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: SAS Institute,  Morley Safer,  Oracle,  Microsoft Corporation,  Gartner, Inc.

Andy Grove's Prescription for Health Care

Andrew S. Grove, the 73-year-old former chief executive of Intel, has long brought a piercing intellect and a personal passion to the subject of health care. In 1996, Mr. Grove famously wrote a cover story in Fortune magazine, “Taking on Prostate ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andy Grove,  David Gallagher,  AT&T Inc.,  Intel,  Damon Darlin

Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records

The nation is set to begin an ambitious program, backed by $19 billion in government incentives, to accelerate the adoption of computerized patient records in doctors’ offices and hospitals, replacing ink and paper. There is wide agreement that the ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Harvard University,  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,  Department of Health,  Kaiser Permanente,  Mayo Clinic

HP will acquire 3Com for $2.7 bn

Technology firm Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) said on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire 3Com Corp., a provider of computer network gear, for $2.7 billion (Rs12,555 crore) in a deal that HP plans as a springboard for an assault on the ...

From STEVE LOHR, livemint.com,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hewlett-Packard,  Cisco Systems, Inc.,  Thomson Reuters

Unboxed: Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall

FALLS are so harmful to the elderly and so costly to society that if falling were a disease, it would be deemed an epidemic. Philip and Dorothy Martin are participating in research intended to help prevent falls. At home, sensors gauge their walking ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  European Union,  General Electric

Cisco’s Results Offer More Hope to Tech Industry

Cisco Systems, the computer networking giant, supplied more evidence on Wednesday that technology sales are picking up as the global economy begins to recover. Cisco is the latest in a series of large technology companies that have recently reported ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Cisco Systems, Inc.,  Tandberg,  Intel,  Google Inc.,  John T Chambers

Best Buy Prepares for the Post-DVD Era

Some very useful advice on extending the life of a battery. - Damon Darlin Book-related iPhone apps are quickly becoming a popular category in the App Store. - Jenna Wortham The magazine's new issue on electronics evaluates the latest LCD, ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Best Buy,  Damon Darlin,  Facebook Inc.,  Snapfish,  Duane Reade

Innovation Spending Looks Recession-Resistant

Thomson Reuters IP SolutionsA look at patent activity and economic slumps back to 1925. Enlarge This Image Companies may have chopped capital investment, marketing and payrolls during the steep recession, but new studies suggest that research and ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Thomson Reuters,  Facebook Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Motorola, Inc.,  Sports Illustrated

GE's Bid to Connect Computerized Health Records

There are all sorts of obstacles to moving the nation’s health care system, choking on paper records, into the computer age. The cost and complexity of making the transition are daunting, though the government’s $19 billion in incentives for doctors ...

From STEVE LOHR, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Facebook Inc.,  Damon Darlin,  General Electric,  eHealth, Inc.

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