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Social Services Turns To Wi-Fi
News Barnet are one of the first social care services in the country to use wireless email and PIM. Social workers are using wireless technology to speed up communications on the front line. Barnet Council's Children and Families Service has rolled out...
[August 31, 2005, 16:30]
The Dutch City Of Almere Transforms The Way It Works To Improve Social Services And Cut Costs
White Papers Netherlands Social Services Department needed to improve the management of un-employment benefits-related budget and transform from a department-oriented to a process-based entrepreneurial culture. The challenge was to place the unemployed in jobs...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Health And Social Services Organization Aims To Lower Costs With New Software
White Papers Time-intensive administration also limited the IT department's ability to deliver key services to employees. Northern Ireland's Belfast Health and Social Care Trust experienced rising costs due to the complexity of managing computers across many...
[July 3, 2008, 1:01]
Implementing State Contracts For Social Services: An Assessment Of The Kansas Experience
White Papers Like other states, Kansas has opted to "privatize" or contract several components of its social welfare services. The study examines contracting for case management services in the Medicaid program. This report examines how the State of Kansas...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
TEKsystems Case Study: A Worldwide IT Services & Solutions Company And Its Customer, The Social Security Administration
White Papers A worldwide IT services and solutions company was asked to provide LAN components and intelligent workstations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) as part of the SSA's Intelligent Workstation/Local Area Network Workstation (IWS/LAN...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
IBM Launches Social Networking Services
News On Monday, IBM tried to grow its presence in the collaborative software market by announcing a series of new and extensively revised products, including its first product aimed at the field of social networking.
[January 23, 2007, 9:20]
Web Services Revolutionize Swiss Social System
White Papers Suva (Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsgesellschaft) is the leading statutory personal accident insurance institution in Switzerland, constituting an important part of the Swiss social insurance system.
[July 3, 2008, 1:01]
County Of Santa Clara Improves The Quality Of Social Services With Simplified IT Management
White Papers With diminishing resources and increased demand for transparency, the County and its agencies must be able to report on their services and outcomes and justify how public money has been allocated. To ensure its IT services can withstand public...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Overview: Oracle Integrated Case Management Solution For Social Services
White Papers Many agencies tasked with enforcing legislation are using information management systems designed built in the 1970's and 1980's. Relying on inadequate, conflicting or inaccurate information, these agencies are required to successfully screen...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
A Major International Financial Services Institution Uses The Information Gleaned From IBM's Social Network Analysis Solution To Streamline Its IT Support And Infrastructure Operations
White Papers The financial services institution's operational structure comprised three separate divisions each of which had different requirements in terms of IT hardware, software and support. The institution turned to IBM ODIS - a partnership between IBM...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Social Security Administration: Strategic Workforce Planning Needed To Address Human Capital Challenges Facing The Disability Determination Services
White Papers SSA oversees and fully funds primarily state-operated DDSs that determine whether applicants are eligible for disability benefits. The disability examiners employed by the DDSs play a key role in determining benefit eligibility.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Yahoo Reaches Out For Friends
News Yahoo on Wednesday dropped hints of growing interest in social networking services for search, coming after announcements of efforts from rivals Google and Microsoft. A lot more will come from that," said Cadogan, a former executive at Overture...
[April 8, 2004, 8:40]
Social Networks Start To Charge
News After months of anticipation, fees for social networking services, which let people create linked networks of personal profiles for social or professional ends, will make their debut on Tuesday, when Tickle starts charging for access to some...
[January 27, 2004, 13:35]
EC Launches Tech Scheme For Elderly
News The European Commission has outlined plans to use technology to improve the lives of older people and create more personalised health and social services. The use of technology is seen by the EU as allowing older people to remain active and...
[June 18, 2007, 9:05]
Discussion Paper: Background On Charitable Choice And Welfare Reform
White Papers The charitable choice provision of the 1996 welfare reform law allows states to contract with faith-based organizations to provide employment and social services with welfare reform block grant funds.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Council Turns Its Back On BlackBerry
News Worcestershire's Social Services has rolled out PDAs to its workers, but decided to use Microsoft Pocket PC software because of "interoperability issues". Worcestershire Social Services senior management, Childrens
[December 8, 2005, 10:35]
Government Plans Key Role For IT In Health Services
News The programme will involve education authorities, social services and the NHS. Ministers have suggested that digital TV and text message services could be used under the strategy in order to give children health and social care advice.
[September 16, 2004, 16:05]
Building On An Existing SAP Landscape To Create An Integrated Electronic Social-Care System
White Papers By building on its SAP landscape, the borough has become a proving ground for an advanced social-care system infrastructure that may help transform social services throughout the United Kingdom. With 10,000 employees, Trafford Metropolitan Borough...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Government Data Sharing May Harm Public Trust
News Speaking on Thursday at a Eurim event addressing social-inclusion issues, he said that schemes such as the National Identity Register — on which the government plans to hold the personal data of every UK citizen — could lead to an over-intrusive...
[November 9, 2007, 14:27]
Yahoo Highlights VoIP With IM Beta
News Yahoo has introduced a beta version of its instant-messaging (IM) software that promotes VoIP services and the Internet media company's new social network. Both media companies are eyeing opportunities to leverage their large, loyal audiences to...
[May 18, 2005, 10:10]
