InSite One is presenting its InDex Release 6 as a foundation for the Enterprise Archive to attendees of the 2009 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting this week in Charlotte, N.C.

Despite renewed discussion around health IT investments because of the federal stimulus package, most budgets are still tight. Providers are looking to IT vendors for creative solutions to keep projects moving, however, such creative solutions are virtually non-existent, according to a new report from KLAS.

EMC Monday offered to purchase data-storage developer Data Domain for $1.8 billion in cash, surpassing its rival NetApp's previous offer of $1.5 billion in stock and cash. Data Domain has yet to accept either offer.

Improving the usability of the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) interface and integrating it with workflow may reduce the patient-safety risk of inconsistent communication, according to a prospective study published in the May 25 edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Ingenix, a health IT and consulting company, has acquired AIM Healthcare Services and its affiliated companies Netwerkes and Ingram & Associates.

IBM has teamed with University of North Carolina Health Care (UNCHC) to develop new treatments for diseases, such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis and cancer, using IBM software and hardware to support the Carolina Data Warehouse for Health.

Although federal agencies reported increased compliance in implementing key information security control activities for fiscal year 2008, inspectors general are still noting shortcomings with implementation of information security requirements, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

IBM has released InfoSphere Streams, a computing system that analyzes massive volumes of information-in-motion from a multitude of real-time sources.