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Yearly Archives: 2017

Voice Search: Voice Input Improves Speed and Usability of Search

By Dick Weisinger

Search continues to evolve. Voice search is now becoming an important way to initiate searches. Search assistants like Alexa, Siri and Cortana are popularizing its use.  Voice search is quick and the results are surprisingly accurate. 20 percent of searches now…

Health Care: While Electronic Health Records Failed, Analytics May Succeed

By Dick Weisinger

In 2009, as part of an effort to rebuild American infrastructure, the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act” went into effect.  One major goal of the law was to improve healthcare by digitizing health records. Eight years…

Blockchain Patents: Businesses Register Blockchain Patents

By Dick Weisinger

Bitcoin and BlockChain were first invented in 2009. Over the last few years, numerous patents have been filed for how blockchain can be applied to applications other than as a currency.  Especially in the financial industry, the Bank of America…

Cloud Computing: Huge Growth in Public Cloud Service and Infrastructure Spending

By Dick Weisinger

Which industries are adopting the public cloud?  A report from IDC finds that discrete manufacturing, professional services, and banking are the leaders. Industries where the spending growth is the greatest include media, retail, and telecom.  The US is still spending the most…

IoT + BlockChain = IOTA: A Second Generation BlockChain Implementation

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things  (IoT) is all about machines and devices that collect, transmit, and sometimes receive information on the internet. Blockchain is a unique way to make a secure record of a transaction and then publicly record the details…