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Article Description: By Issie Lapowsky @ wired.com - thoughts on blackberry's investment in nantHealth

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Content: use HTML Edit Content <h1 style="text-align: center;">title</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol> <li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/04/blackberry-invests-nanthealth/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/2014/04/blackberry-invests-nanthealth/</a>&nbsp;- blackberry aquiring minority stake in NantHealth, which was founded by biomedical billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, runs a cancer-focused cloud-based platform for healthcare providers. Services offered range from tumor genomics to medical decision-making tools to patient wellness programs. According to Reuters, the two companies are now working on a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-nanthealth-blackberry-idUSBREA3E0SE20140415">smartphone-like device</a> specifically tailored to the healthcare field specially made to view CT scans and 3-D images.</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol> <li>]&nbsp;&ldquo;Healthcare is one of the key industries in which we have unique advantages and this investment reflects our commitment to maximize our opportunities there,&rdquo; said Chen in a <a href="http://press.blackberry.com/press/2014/blackberry-invests-in-nanthealth-for-integrated-end-to-end-healt0.html" target="_blank">statement</a>. Those advantages boil down to the fact that BlackBerry has a reputation for strong security. That strength, Chen is hoping, will make BlackBerry more appealing to regulated spaces like healthcare, financial services, and even governments.</li> </ol> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>] src = hn, <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7597071" target="_blank">comments</a></li> </ol> <h1 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h1>