Seamless Connectivity

I'm not your average consumer of technology, I'm neither Mac, PC, Linux, or Tablet. I'm all of them. I love my HP PC, my MacBook Pro, and my Ubuntu Server. I love my Windows Phone, and my iPod Touch. I love my Xbox 360, and my Wii. I love my friends' iPads, and I cannot wait for my own Kindle Fire to arrive.

My only wish is to connect all my technology seamlessly.

My Xbox, Windows PC, and Windows Phone, all interconnect.
My iPod and MacBook Pro are seamlessly intergrated.

The only current interconnectivity is through Amazon: My Kindle, Kindle Fire, and Kindle Apps (on iPod, Windows Phone, and all laptops) are all interconnected. I can read my books anywhere.

I will offer a conjecture that the tech company that can seamlessly integrate across all screensizes, formats, and user experiences will thrive in the volatile technology market. Using Amazon's WhisperSync to connect all my reading material can only be the first step, I would like interconnect every instance of my Angry Birds, Microsoft Word, and my financial analysis apps. (finviz, BofA, Charles Schwab, etc.)

Information Players in the Healthcare Industry

Here is one view of an industry map of the Healthcare industry. Because of the many linkages that exist, we see the potential for disruption coming from the players that best use Technology to create and capture value.

Our team will examine companies who are positioned to offer Software and Analytics capabilities. Specifically:

Allscripts	(Katy Perkins)
Athena Health	(Nader Mousa)
Microsoft	(Wishwas Mohan)
Verisk	(Eli Mather)

Additionally non-profit institutions have a cause and effect relationship with potential disruptions. Therefore, we will also explore the analytics capabilities of

MassHealth.

(Chris Glenn)

Do you agree with our view of the industry? Can you think of other companies that are positioned to enter or exit the industry? Do you think incumbency or capability will win out in the next 5 years?

Foldit Gamers Solve Riddle of HIV Enzyme within 3 weeks

I came across this article from Scientific American that represents the intersection of technology, gaming and healthcare. Foldit harnesses the power of crowds to solve 3-D puzzles of protein folding with the goal of treating diseases.  This latest solution that gamers achieved in 3 weeks had stumped researchers for a decade! It will help prevent the reproduction of HIV

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=foldit-gamers-solve-riddle