Technology

Blue Cross, WellPoint add e-prescribing tool

Technology 08/20/2008

PROVIDENCE and INDIANAPOLIS – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) and WellPoint NextRx announced this morning that Rhode Island physicians now...

Astro-Med net income up 30% in 2Q

Technology 08/20/2008

WEST WARWICK – Despite the weakening economy, the specialty electronics manufacturer Astro-Med Inc. said yesterday that its sales reached a new record in the...

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed talks about renewable energy during an event last week marking the awarding of $1.5 million to the University of Rhode Island’s Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, which will use the federal grant to study switchgrass as a biofuel. Reed extolled renewable energy sources as a way to combat rising energy costs. /

Virtuous life (science) cycle

Technology 08/19/2008

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed talks about renewable energy during an event last week marking the awarding of $1.5 million to the University of Rhode...

Connecting school to work is necessary

Technology 08/19/2008

Rhode Island employers frequently complain about the state’s educational system, saying that new hires do not have the necessary skills to be productive right...

Radio ratings method panned after WPRO incident

Technology 08/19/2008

Arbitron’s recent ratings revision in the Providence radio market due to tainted listener diaries reveals how unreliable the traditional paper-and-pencil method of tracking...

ROB MCKERNAN has been named president, North America, for APC by Schneider Electric after working for more than 15 years in the sales and marketing department. /

APC names new North American chief

Technology 08/19/2008

WEST KINGSTON – APC by Schneider Electric has named company veteran Robert McKernan its new senior vice president and president, North America, promoting him...

OUTSMARTING THE REST: David Piccoli was a receptionist at Discovery House when he set out to develop electronic medical records products to improve efficiency. /

Firm works to purge paperwork

Technology 08/19/2008

David Piccoli had been working as a receptionist at the treatment clinic Discovery House in South Providence for only six months in 1991 when...

"IF PEOPLE LEARN how to learn at a young age, they'll have the tools they need to educate themselves, with curiosity as their guide, for their entire lives," said Providence Geeks co-founder Brian Jepson. /

Five Questions With: Brian Jepson

Technology 08/18/2008

Brian Jepson is a well-known figure in the Rhode Island tech community, particularly for his involvement with the Providence Geeks and AS220, as well...

‘Spidering’ expands state’s online job listings

Technology 08/18/2008

Rhode Island Red, a free online job-search tool created by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, more than quadrupled its job listings recently...