Microsoft Beats Google on Health Launch - WSJ

Microsoft finally beat Google at something. The company just released a “software and services platform” that will allow people to store their health information online. It’s the sort of project Google’s been making noises about for a while–but Microsoft delivered first.

It’s called “HealthVault.” The unsubtle attempt to make the system sound like Fort Knox makes sense, given both Microsoft’s long history of security problems and widespread worries over the vulnerability of online health info.

The site’s up now (healthvault.com), and it includes a fairly elaborate search function and a place for consumers to store health records online....