tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81483562008-10-11T17:13:42.706-04:00-- the spot for technology news and information for Pennsylvania government & Central Pennsylvania --RHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040615298263004462noreply@blogger.comBlogger727125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148356.post-46342111818959239782008-09-22T13:21:00.003-04:002008-09-22T13:26:43.411-04:00

Comcast has shared its plans with US regulators about how it will change the way it manages Web traffic over its Internet network without blocking any applications or content. Last month, the FCC voted to uphold a complaint that Comcast had violated open-Internet principles by hindering peer-to-peer traffic applications. Comcast says it would focus on managing the traffic of customers who are

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Comcast Corp. appealed a FCC enforcement order set last month to stop their discriminatory practice of blocking or interrupting certain Internet traffic. Comcast is arguing that while the FCC does have authority over Internet service providers, it has not enacted "enforceable rules or standards" on Internet-management practices. Unanswered questions remain with Comcast's treatment of Internet

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Comcast Corp. is purchasing "Daily Candy," a popular email-based newsletter aimed at stylish women for $125M. The purchase expands the Philadelphia cable giant's push into online-content properties that it hopes will draw traffic to its various entertainment Web sites. Comcast feels that the "Daily Candy" purchase fits well with its cable television properties, including the Style and E!

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FCC member Michael Copps said, "No matter who you are, or where you live, or how much money you make ... you will need, and you are entitled to have these tools (broadband Internet) available to you, I think, as a civil right" on Monday at Carnegie Mellon University. The commission's five members appeared for a public hearing on broadband expansion and regulations. According to the Census, only

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Comcast Corp. will collaborate with Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading independent Internet phone service, to make sure that Internet calling will work well for its subscribers. Comcast, the country's largest cable company, is being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission for a heavy-handed approach to management of its subscribers' Internet traffic. It has been hampering or

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To become the largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless has secured the purchase of Alltel Corp. Verizon bought Alltel for $5.9 billion, but it will also assume $22.2 billion of debt, bringing the total purchase price to $28.1 billion. Adding Alltel's 13.2 million subscribers to Verizon's 67.2 million, the combined company will surpass AT&T's 71.4 million subscribers. Depending on regulation

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Google is offering people electronic access to their medical records. Google announced the launch of Google Health on Monday. Google Health will allow users to import records from health care providers and pharmacies. Google tested the storing of medical records with volunteers before going live.

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EarthLink is pulling out of Philadelphia's trouble wireless high-speed Internet network. It was once thought of as a model for how big cities should deploy a wireless network. EarthLink could not find a buyer for the $17 million network and talks about giving it to the city or a non-profit all failed since it would cost taxes payers millions each year to keep it working. EarthLink will stay

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Comcast Corp. is considering setting an official limit on the amount of data that subscribers can download per month and charging a fee for those who go over. With music and movie downloads becoming more widespread, Internet service providers are trying to figure out ways to keep the traffic flowing so those who use excessive bandwidth do not slow down the network for everyone else. Comcast has

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Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. are combining their wireless broadband units to form a multi-billion dollar communication company. Clearwire, the name of the new company, will concentrate on rolling out a mobile network based on the emerging WiMAX standard. WiMAX promises faster download speeds than the latest networks run by cell-phone operators, and it's even seen as a potential

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With so much communication being done electronically, one might find asking your doctor a question to be just as easy. But many physicians prefer not communicate with their patients through email. Many people would like the convenience of email for non-urgent medical issues, but fewer than one-third of U.S. physicians answer their patients through email. Reasons include worry of an increased

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Comcast Corp., under federal investigation for interfering with the traffic of its Internet subscribers, wants to develop a "Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" for file sharing. Last month, Comcast said that the company will no longer single out file-sharing traffic and blocking some of it, but will move toward a system that treats all types the same. The document would codify "best practices"

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CyberPatrol, considered among the leading software products parents use to block Internet pornography, was purchased by a midstate investment group. CyberPatrol LLC, the company formed for the acquisition, is headed by Robert Bales, the president and CEO. Bales has been involved with several high-tech companies in recent years including PestPatrol and Exploit Prevention Labs, both Internet

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Pennsylvania jumped to seventh in the nation for states with high-tech jobs, according to Cyberstates 2008. Pennsylvania increased jobs in computer systems design and related services and also in the R & D testing lab.

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As part of Governor Rendell's Prescription for Pennsylvania health care reform plan, the Governor has signed an executive order creating the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange, which is a framework that will give health care providers improved access to clinical data and lead to safer and more efficient patient-centered care. The Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange, PHIX, will provide

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aspStation, a Bloomfield Internet service provider and data center has run Pittsburgh's Wi-Fi service for the past four months without pay. They signed a three-year agreement with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership at the end of January, but they were not ready to announce at that time. aspStation is providing the service free to the city, but it comes as a donation. They replace US Wireless

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A priority in 2008 for Somerset County is to achieve county-wide broadband service. County officials have partnered with local business organizations, including the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce’s technology committee. Bringing broadband to everyone in the county has been a goal of the Chamber for the past decade and they have made people aware of how important it is. Some communities in

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With several college shootings over the past few years, many campuses across the nation have deployed a cell phone alert system. But not many are signing up to receive the alerts. Leaders in this industry report an average of less than 40% of students, faculty, and administration have signed up for the service. Some of the reasons could be reluctance to give out personal information and

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Lightwire, a Lehigh Valley company, has developed a chip, using existing materials, that speeds up data flow between computers. It's a silicon-based optical transceiver that converts light to electricity and back at 10 billion bits of data per second. The combination technology is attractive because silicon chips process information well, while traditional optical chips are ideal for carrying

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T-Mobile, a cell phone carrier, is testing its hand as a landline phone company. They started testing a $10 per month wired phone service to their wireless customers in Dallas-Fort Worth and Seattle. The service, called Talk Forever Home Phone, will provide unlimited local and domestic long distance calls. It will piggyback on the customer's high-speed Internet connection. When customers sign

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Main Line Health, a five-hospital health system, has chosen Warminster, a Pa-based MobileMD's technology and outsourced services, to create a health information exchange (HIE). Warminister will establish connectivity between its health systems and affiliated physician practices. Those participating physician practices will be able to access lab results, radiology reports and transcribed reports

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Jefferson Regional Medical Center recieved a $87,000 federal grant to help the hospital become a "digital hospital." The grant money will help to eliminate an outdated patient records system that is based on paper records. The Jefferson Hills hospital has already invested money into an electronic system and will use this money towards the project. Electronic record keeping will help with

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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is undertaking a project that will involve the design and implementation of a wireless network. The final solution must provide a turnkey installation of wireless network access in designated areas.

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To keep up with the fast pace of technology, the suburban school districts in Allegheny County have agree to join its All Connect program, which aims at building a Wide Area Network. The network will allow districts to share resources -- including videos, classroom materials and software held by the Intermediate Unit -- over connections as fast as 1,000 megabits of code per second. The program

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Several Westmoreland County school districts will be able to speed up connecting their schools through a fiber optic network. They received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's E-rate program, which provides discounted telecommunication services. The federal share is $605,482, which was matched by a Pennsylvania Department of Education Technology Fund (E-Fund) grant. Jeannette School

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