Government & Public Sector

Edmonton is set to deploy a region-wide EMR and scheduling system. With partners Capital Health, and Madison, Wis.-based Epic Systems, the city is aiming to have a common database to support clinicians and physicians, and ultimately benefit patients by October.

A human rights watchdog urged governments in U.S. and Europe to adopt new legislation that would prevent Internet companies from censoring their content or keeping records of users' online behavior in China, the group said in a report released on Thursday.

When I started to pen this column on network neutrality -- the notion that all content on the Internet should continue to be treated equally -- I thought I was on the side of grassroots coalitions like Save the Internet and Hands off the Internet.

They've been aptly nicknamed 'JitterBugs'. They are tiny devices that attach to a keyboard and record what users type, and piggyback onto network connections to discreetly send passwords and other sensitive data over the Internet.

Despite the defeat of a 'Net neutrality amendment in the U.S. Congress in early June, the heated debate about whether network operators should be able to charge some Web sites and content providers more than others isn't going away.

A desktop PC containing the personal information of up to 36,000 U.S. military veterans has gone missing from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) subcontractor Unisys Corp., the VA announced.

Online predators rely on the anonymity and open access offered by the Web to lure young victims. But a new system dubbed NetIDMe

Due to increased public demand the B.C. Ministry of Transportation recently added 40 highway Webcams to ensure commuters a smooth ride.