News tagged with social services agency

IBM buys Irish software company

US computer giant IBM said Monday that it has bought Curam Software, an Irish company that makes programs used by government agencies to deliver social services to citizens.

Technology / Business

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elder self-neglect and abuse associated with increased risk of death

Elderly individuals who have a report of self-neglect or abuse submitted to a social service agency have an associated increased risk of death, according to a study in the August 5 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and hu ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Facebook ads less than lucrative for many businesses

As the public joined the frenzy around Facebook Inc.'s Wall Street debut, well-connected institutional investors were hearing a more sobering message: The social network's main business, advertising, was sputtering.

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Regulators probe bank's role in Facebook IPO

(AP) -- Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative ...

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

UT releases groundbreaking study on state of economy in Appalachia

A strong community is not unlike a computer. It needs good hardware—transportation, housing and infrastructure—and software—education, health care, and workforce development.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount (Update 2)

(AP) -- Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of public trading on Thursday.

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Webcasts push solar eclipse to the masses

(AP) -- It was one of the best places in the western United States to watch the annular solar eclipse, and people drove for days just to get to this dusty stretch west of Albuquerque.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO

(AP) -- Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

UK surveillance could yield window into lives

(AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New tool to battle illegal trade in animals

Though the illegal trade in rare or endangered plants and animals is estimated to be worth billions of dollar, efforts to combat such wildlife crime are spotty at best. In many nations where the trade is most lucrative, there is ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: No real point to Foursquare, yet addictive

(AP) -- It took a return to the South to get me back on Foursquare. Months later, I'm still not sure why I need it, yet I can't seem to stay away.

Technology / Software

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social Security's IT system could benefit by joining the cloud, scientist says

The Social Security Administration (SSA) should restructure its already massive information technology (IT) systems so they can be readily scaled up, much like the systems used by Google and Amazon, William L. Scherlis, professor ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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