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February 26, 2014

Microsoft Health Users Group recognizes Innovation Awards recipients for healthcare information and management systems

As the Microsoft in Health blog reports, these recipients were chosen for enhancing the quality of patient care, improving clinician productivity, electronic medical record (EMR) optimization and streamlining clinical and business processes.

February 26, 2014

‘Dead Rising 3’ new downloadable content ‘Chaos Rising’ now ready for your zombie-killing pleasure

The zombie-slaying fun continues with the release today of “Chaos Rising,” the new “Dead Rising 3” downloadable episode that puts you in control of renegade biker Hunter Thibodeux, who must escape from prison, seek revenge and fight for control of his gang.

February 26, 2014

Return on investment isn’t solely about the money, healthcare leaders discover

Leaders from Advocate Health Care, the largest integrated healthcare system in Illinois, challenged their peers to discover their hidden return on investment this week during the HIMSS 2014 conference. Fresh off success in achieving dramatic business and clinical results from a unified communication initiative, the folks from Advocate had this message: it wasn’t just what they did, it was how they did it.

February 26, 2014

Healthcare network turns to Office 365 for emergency first, then full-scale adoption

When Hurricane Sandy hit, the nonprofit Community Healthcare Network lost its on-premise email communications, wreaking havoc on the network’s community health centers throughout New York. More than 75,000 people use CHN’s medical, dental and social services. After a few days, Jason Pomaski, CHN’s assistant vice president of technology, turned to the cloud to activate a free trial of Office 365, which helped CHN restore its email capabilities and again focus on serving patients.

February 26, 2014

Party on and game faster with Xbox One update

Update coming in March will bring lots of new multiplayer-focused features, including faster access to your friends’ list and the ability to customize its views.

February 26, 2014

Windows Server R2 update coming this spring

The server update includes minor user interface enhancements and bug fixes as well as previously released monthly security fixes. Keep an eye on the Windows Server Blog for more information.

February 26, 2014

Startup Azuqua, an alum of Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure, is live

Nikhil Hasija, Azuqua CEO, says the company’s platform lets customers connect and automate their cloud services in seconds, “so it is critical that we build on infrastructure that moves as fast as we do. Our choice of node.js on Windows Azure was an instrumental part of our ability to build our service quickly on a robust, scalable platform.”

February 25, 2014

Use CourseSmart eTextbooks app to help you lighten your load

Students have lots of pressures on them and need all the time they can get to study. With the CourseSmart eTextbook app, you’ll lighten that backpack load, and it’s a great complement to a CourseSmart eTextbook subscription.

February 25, 2014

Indie game developer surpasses 3.5 million downloads on Windows devices in less than a year

James Valls knows what’s key in creating game app success: “User experience is everything,” he says. Valls is a senior producer at Rebellion, an independent game developer with three games, games, “Dredd vs. Zombies,” “Zombie HQ” and “Guns 4 Hire,” that have exceeded 3.5 million downloads on Windows devices in less than a year.

February 25, 2014

Windows Phone Award Shows collection gives red carpet treatment to celebrity news, videos and photos

With the close of Oscar balloting and the Academy Awards March 2, it’s the perfect time to catch up on celebrity news with the Award Shows collection in the Windows Phone Store. There are a dozen apps in this group, but the following selections will give you a taste of the goodness you’ll find there.