Obamacare news: Microsoft Office president fixing Healthcare.gov
The Obama administration has chosen former President of Microsoft Office Kurt DelBene to oversee affairs for the error-plagued health care website. DelBene will succeed Jeffrey Zients, who is poised to become the director of the National Economic Council next year, according to a report in Politico. Zients was first brought…
Market monitoring: Bloomberg to impose strict instant messaging controls
Bloomberg is to impose strict rules on traders using its instant messaging. The data provider is distancing itself from being seen as a tool for market manipulation, after regulators imposed huge fines on banks caught rigging crucial financial tools. Following a wave of lawsuits that cited instant messages and emails…
Some e-commerce marketers are having a challenging holiday season, and they …
"Everyone knows their best customers are at Gmail, so that’s a problem," said Quinn Jalli, senior vice president of digital marketing services at Epsilon, a digital marketing firm. "It’s less clicks from the most affluent portion of society, so it has a disproportionate impact on the bottom line for retailers."…
Microsoft Makes Switching from Gmail to Outlook.com Much Easier
Microsoft announced that it’s making the process of moving from Gmail to its Outlook.com an easier process. We took a look at how to add Gmail to Outlook.com over a year ago, Microsoft has revamped the process, making it more streamlined. Here’s a look at how the process has become…
Microsoft Exec To Run HealthCare.gov
Former Microsoft Office division president Kurt DelBene will lead troubled healthcare insurance site through the first half of 2014. The White House has tapped Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene to lead the government’s federal health care insurance exchange site, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services announced today. DelBene, who most…
Microsoft Gets Its Tablet Strategy Right
For years, Microsoft tried unsuccessfully to make a foray into the tablet market dominated by Apple. In the last year the company had some success making its presence felt in this market, and IDC predicting better days ahead for the software pioneer. Windows-based tablets market share has risen from less…
JP Morgan, Deutsche: Bank Instant Messaging Headache Gets Worse
J.P. Morgan is planning a ban on traders’ instant messaging, a sign of the worsening headache that banks face around controlling staff communication. As traders use myriad communication methods, keeping track of what is said and enforcing proper policy is proving a serious challenge for IT and risk chiefs….
Former Microsoft exec Kurt DelBene to tackle Obamacare website fix
WASHINGTON Kurt DelBene, former chief of Microsoft’s Office division and husband of U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, was tapped by President Obama on Tuesday to take over the continuing fix for the troubled Affordable Care Act website. Kurt DelBene will assume his new assignment from Jeff Zients, who was brought…
Microsoft Releases Office 365 Admin Apps for Android, iOS
Microsoft (MSFT) has announced that its Office 365 Admin app is now available on Android and iOS. The company released the news on the Office 365 blog last week, saying that the app lets admins view the service health of their Office 365 environment on the go. The app was first launched Nov….
Microsoft Office chief DelBene to head up Healthcare.gov revamp
Retiring Microsoft Office President Kurt DelBene is going to be heading up the revamp of the troubled HealthCare.gov site. Politico reported the news on December 17. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed it shortly thereafter, as did Microsoft itself. Microsoft announced in July 2013 that DelBene, Kathleen…
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