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Officials at PAETEC Holding Corp. - about one-quarter of whose employees live in New York state - say that the New York State Society for Human Resource Management will include it on its "Best Large Company to Work For" list. Last year, PAETEC was listed tenth on that list. This year's results will be releases April 21.

Summa Health System, integrated delivery systems in Ohio, has reportedly deployed eClinicalWorks electronic medical records solution for its 223 physicians serving 33 specialties. Dr. Cliff Deveny, president of Summa Physicians, Inc. said that the company selected eClinicalWorks because of Summa Health System's previous relationship with the system and they knew they were obtaining an EMR system with solid functionality that will lead to better documentation and care management. He said that by implementing eClinicalWorks meets a significant piece of their strategic plan of improved communication to better manage large groups of patients.

Smartphones have made it easier to access Internet while on the go, but securing the data from virus attacks is the need of the hour.

Due to the recent earthquake at Haiti and lack of availability of terrestrial communications networks, satellite communications reportedly has become a critical alternative attempt to coordinate relief efforts.

The level of sophistication and cunning in the recent highly-publicized hack attacks from China against Google and other high-profile companies, a.k.a. Operation Aurora, is eliciting grudging admiration from experienced anti-virus professionals.

Twitter is launching tools to let third party Web sites more easily integrate Twitter features directly into their sites and services, in what some are calling their response to the massively popular Facebook Connect.

JustAskGemalto.com reportedly released the details of precautions that users have to take to maximize digital security when accessing the Internet in public places using Wi-Fi.

Social networks will be one key breeding ground for cyber attacks, says McAfee. As sites like Twitter and Facebook continue to grow in popularity, especially among the business crowd, cyber crooks will increasingly employ their usual bag of tricks to try to ensnare users.

IBM, a multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation, has reportedly announced that it has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract with Qwest Communications for management of the company's information technology operations. This new agreement is an extension of an existing IT operations contract that was signed earlier in 2003. Company officials said that the new contract is focused on the delivery of cost effective and flexible services, access to technology innovation, and reduction of risk.