Honestly the security features on a lot of things Tablets are lacking, and probably will not satisify MASS CMR 201.17 for data encryption of EPHI/PII, along with leaving you open for more issues within HIPAA and the HItech Act, therefore you might want to seriously reconsider using these to view store EPHI/PII. If they get lost without that data encrypted, you have a breach on your hands and all the nasties that come along with it.
So for those in the healthcare/medical areas, be very very careful, Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:[email protected] Cell:401-639-3505 From: Gary Slinger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IPAD vs Android tablets iPad. It just works. "The cost is ridiculous"? That's subjective. Either accept it, or wait three to five years for market commoditization. There's no right or entitlement to the tech and service being available now. Redefine the need, scope and phasing, and go with what works. (Not an Apple fan per se, btw. /all/ my "full" computing needs are non-Apple. But 3G/Wifi tablet? Apple). ________________________________ From: "Mike Gill" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 12:38:43 -0800 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: IPAD vs Android tablets Really take a close look and spend some time with the Android devices. As someone else mentioned, they may not have the official Android Market Place available on that device. I purchase a smaller screen Cruz Micro reader from Borders (Android 2.2) and it was a complete joke. Not even Beta quality. The Cruz market only had hundreds of apps, and many that I downloaded didn't work or told me they worked best using the roller ball of the phone. Search of the market was non-functional, alarms could not be unset once set, the resistive touch screen worked 2/3rd the time. I could go on. At least they took it back. This is a good read: http://liliputing.com/2010/09/google-android-isnt-designed-for-tablets-y et.html So there are a couple tablets out there that may have potential, but my guess is most will leave people shaking their heads. -- Mike Gill From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 8:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IPAD vs Android tablets We are being asked to look for a tablet that is close to an IPAD. 10 inch screen, 6 to 8 hours of battery, 3G/Wifi, decent speed, 2.2 OS, mainly being used for remote desktop to servers for Dr's in hospitals and clinics. The keyboard on the IPAD is really good, and the Bluetooth add on KB works pretty decent. The Doctors like the IPAD, but the practice does not want to spend 800 a device. Swappable battery would be HUGE! Anyone have comparisons or used alternatives that might meet this application. The Verizon tablet may be a good fit, but the smaller screen is not high up there with the DOCS. Thx Greg Sweers CEO ACTS360.com <http://www.acts360.com/> P.O. Box 1193 Brandon, FL 33509 813-657-0849 Office 813-758-6850 Cell 813-341-1270 Fax ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
