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UK’s NHS Connecting for Health selects DetachPipe for E-Mail Attachment Management

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 10.14.09 under ASP Member Companies, Communications

Melbourne, Australia – September 30, 2009 – DataMystic announces the UK’s NHS Connecting for Health has selected DetachPipe to assist 350,000 NHSmail users manage their email attachments.

DetachPipe is an add-on integrated into Microsoft Outlook for one-click saving, compressing and deleting of attachments. A convenient hyperlink is left in each email and attachments can be saved with the original or a new name and saved in a folder structure based on several email variables (sender, subject, date etc.).

Initially, 10,000 key NHS users had to urgently reduce their massive Outlook Mailbox/PST file sizes before they were migrated to the new NHSmail platform. DetachPipe can be rapidly deployed because training is not required – it leverages the familiar email workflow used every day.

DetachPipe can automatically save incoming attachments and re-attaches files if you forward the original email (just like normal). If you just reply to an email then the attachment links are removed. Outgoing attachments can be compressed or deleted (since you already have a copy). If you delete an email then the associated files are removed. Duplicate attachments are merged together – saving even more space!

DetachPipe can easily save attachment(s) from one or multiple messages (or folders) with a mouse click. An AutoDetach feature can also run daily at a predetermined time to take care of new attachments.

DetachPipe also includes sharing of large attachments via an integrated online service.

Pricing and Availability

DetachPipe requires Microsoft Outlook 98, 2000, 2002, XP, 2003 or 2007. DetachPipe runs on Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server, Windows Vista and Vista 64 with 4 MB free disk space and 64 MB RAM. The download file is 3.6 MB.

The DetachPipe add-on for Microsoft Outlook can be downloaded from the company’s website www.datamystic.com . The Lite version costs $19.95, Pro version $29.95. The Lite version restriction is that it cannot detach to remote or network locations. Multi-user discounts and software bundles are available.

About DataMystic

Founded in 1990, DataMystic has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, and has thousands of customers worldwide, including Bank of America, NASA, US Department of Energy. Its charter is to provide IT professionals with time saving data analysis tools, such as DetachPipe, TextPipe Pro, ExcelPipe, WordPipe and other productivity software for Windows. For more information please visit www.datamystic.com .

About NHS Connecting for Health

NHS Connecting for Health supports the NHS in providing better, safer care by delivering computer systems and services which improve the way patient information is stored and accessed. For more information please visit http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/ .

Family Guy uses Windows 7

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 10.14.09 under Business, Games & Entertainment

Microsoft and FOX One to Collaborate on Exclusive Windows 7 Brand Sponsorship of “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show” (Working Title)

Windows 7 to enhance viewing experience of original variety show special airing Sunday, Nov. 8, on FOX; broader multiplatform marketing initiative also encompasses 20th Century Fox Television, Fox Licensing and Merchandising, FOX Sports, FX, FOX.com, FOX Sports on MSN, and Hulu assets.

REDMOND, Wash., and LOS ANGELES — Oct. 13, 2009 — Today, Microsoft Corp. and FOX One announced an ambitious, unique marketing collaboration that will showcase the best of Windows 7, the newest version of Microsoft’s operating system that will be available in market on Oct. 22. The cornerstone of the effort is the exclusive Windows 7 sponsorship of an upcoming television event devoted to the comedy of Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show.”

Taking the idea of “commercial-free” to the next level, the original FOX variety special “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” (working title) airing Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8:30 p.m. EST and PST and starring MacFarlane and his “Family Guy” co-star Alex Borstein, will deliver simplicity for viewers — no commercial ad time, no network promotions and no commercial breaks — and instead will feature unique Windows 7-branded programming that blends seamlessly with show content. In a network first, MacFarlane and Borstein have teamed with Windows and their agencies, Universal McCann and Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, to develop, write and produce the customized branded integrations that seek to bring the old “Texaco Star Theater”-style sponsorships into the 21st century. The half-hour special will highlight the comedy duo’s subversive and unique humor with original animation, live-action performances of “Family Guy’s” most memorable musical numbers, comedy sketches and surprise celebrity guests. That night, FOX turns the reins over to MacFarlane for an all-MacFarlane lineup as he also hosts all-new episodes of his signature animated series.
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INTUIT TO TRANSFORM THE WAY PATIENTS PAY THEIR DOCTORS

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 10.10.09 under ASP Member Companies, Business

New Products Help Healthcare Providers get Paid Faster, With Less Effort; Increase Patient Understanding and Satisfaction

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) is helping healthcare providers get paid by their patients an average of 18 days faster with its introduction of Quicken HealthSM Bill Pay.

A breakthrough in medical billing, this new online service helps patients – regardless of insurance carrier or coverage – view their medical bill in easy-to-understand language that explains services performed. It also shows how the amount due is calculated after insurance payments are posted, and enables fast, convenient electronic payment directly from the product.

When patients have the knowledge and confidence that a bill is correct, payments are made faster. This reduces the time, money, and effort billing managers spend repeatedly sending statements and calling patients about payments due.
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Operation Phish Phry

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 10.10.09 under Government News, Security & Privacy

One Hundred Linked to International Computer Hacking Ring Charged by United States and Egypt in Operation Phish Phry

LOS ANGELES—The largest number of defendants ever charged in a cyber crime case have been indicted in a multinational investigation conducted in the United States and Egypt that uncovered a sophisticated “phishing” operation that fraudulently collected personal information from thousands of victims that was used to defraud American banks.

This morning, authorities in several United States cities arrested 33 of 53 defendants named in an indictment returned last week by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. Several defendants charged in the indictment are being sought this morning by law enforcement. Additionally, authorities in Egypt have charged 47 defendants linked to the phishing scheme. The United States government is extremely grateful for the extraordinary assistance provided by the Egyptian government in this matter.
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AVG Goes Back to Basics with AVG 9.0

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 10.06.09 under Business, Security & Privacy

New Product Offerings Deliver 50 Percent Faster Speed, Improved Performance, and Ease of Use

AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AVG Technologies, developers of the world’s most popular free anti-virus software, today announced that its family of free and paid internet security products, AVG 9.0, would be generally available to the market in October 2009. Boosted by significant enhancements in speed and levels of protection, AVG 9.0 is also easier to use and improves end user experience. AVG’s new technology products ensure that users are safe in whatever activities they undertake in today’s online world.

“AVG 9.0 will provide home computer users with a more powerful and more streamlined solution that adds protection without impacting user experience, taking us back to our core strength of low impact, high performance security,” said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. “We’ve always believed that everyone has the right to a safe online experience. With AVG 9.0, we are providing first-class assistance to our users in their development of tools and measures for their safety from all of the threats posed by cybercriminals and identity thieves, whether they’re working, playing, banking or shopping on the web.”
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FTC Regulating Endorsements in Blogs

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 10.06.09 under Government News

FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials
Changes Affect Testimonial Advertisements, Bloggers, Celebrity Endorsements

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved final revisions to the guidance it gives to advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act.

The notice incorporates several changes to the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, which address endorsements by consumers, experts, organizations, and celebrities, as well as the disclosure of important connections between advertisers and endorsers. The Guides were last updated in 1980.

Under the revised Guides, advertisements that feature a consumer and convey his or her experience with a product or service as typical when that is not the case will be required to clearly disclose the results that consumers can generally expect. In contrast to the 1980 version of the Guides – which allowed advertisers to describe unusual results in a testimonial as long as they included a disclaimer such as “results not typical” – the revised Guides no longer contain this safe harbor.
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