This Vital Signs issue discusses the Danaher's acquisition of Cepheid for nearly $4 Billion in cash, and Orphan Drug Expenditures in the United States: A Historical and Prospective Analysis, 2007–2013.

This Vital Signs issue discusses the clinical diagnostics laboratory tests payment system, approval of a Zika test kit, the impact on innovation of mergers in the pharma/biotech industry, and national healthcare expenditure projections through 2025.

Recently, Frost & Sullivan published an ICT Beats article titled The Only Thing That Matters in Machine Learning is Data. The core of this article posits that open-sourcing machine learning code has proved, beyond doubt, that the most important asset in machine learning is data.

In November 2015, MasterCard announced its partnership with several hardware vendors to enable payment functionality in Internet-connected everyday objects such as wearable bands, rings, key fobs, and clothing. Connected objects are transforming all aspects of everyday life.

On 26 November, the Data Leadership 2015 conference took place in London for a third consecutive year. The welcome words highlighted the popularity of the event, noting that this year was the first time that registration had complete filled 6 weeks prior to the event.

As billions of connected devices join the Internet of Things (IoT) in the next few years, the network environment will transform into an astonishingly complex hybrid of distributed intelligence, virtualised functions, and multiplicity of access technologies.

To remain relevant in an increasingly connected world, IT service providers need to embrace the digital trends impacting customers. Cisco recognized this need early on and has been at the edge of innovation in leading digital transformation globally.

The growth dynamics of the South African smart card market are complex, affected by varying trends across technologies and industries. The markets for SIM, banking, and payment cards are also heavily impacted by emerging technological trends such as near-field communication (NFC) technologies, long term evolution (LTE), cloud-based services, and mo...