Microsoft launches HealthVault to manage your health search and medical records — but it will hurt a bit
UPDATED: See below. Also, this is now part one of a two-part post; for the second part, which actually reviews the HealthVault service, click here.
Microsoft has finally unveiled its first stab at managing personal health records on the Web, and it’s an interesting, if underwhelming, attempt to realize a future in which individuals have much more control over their personal health information.
Called HealthVault, the Microsoft offering combines yet another healthcare-info search engine with the record-storage application… Continue Reading
Live.com to see executive shuffle?
Microsoft has continued to struggle with its new Live.com branding for its online consumer site offerings.
A source has told VentureBeat there’s about to be a management reshuffling at Live.
We ran this by Microsoft, and a spokesperson declined comment. So we’ll chalk it up to rumor until we hear more.
Meanwhile, Microsoft said yesterday it would offer movies and episodes of television shows for downloading through its Xbox Live online service in the United States, starting Nov…. Continue Reading