The VAR Guy

Dozens of traditional IT companies — from Cisco Systems to Xerox — are generating PR coverage at this week’s huge HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference in Orlando. But so far, only a few savvy firms — such as IGEL Technology — are weaving open source messaging into this prominent vertical market event. Translation: The open source industry may miss yet another opportunity to prove its vertical market expertise.

If it’s good enough for Cisco Systems, it’s got to be good enough for wireless enterprises. That could be the collective reaction of CIOs who are taking a hard look at the emerging — though incomplete — 802.11n WiFi standard.