Archive for 2011
Taxonomy Standardization is Going On Everywhere
The entire idea of using a controlled vocabulary, a.k.a. thesaurus, a.k.a. ontology, a.k.a. taxonomy, a.k.a. authority file, a.k.a. a pick list, a.k.a. attribute table –is to standardize the nomenclature an organization uses to tag, keyword, add descriptors, controlled vocabulary, subject heading, content tags, semantic indexing, etc., to their content so it can be found, searched, retrieved,… well, you get the idea.
Read MoreWine Application Also a Great Teaching Tool
Another piece of software using semantic technology to help our dining experience be just a little bit better. I don’t know about you, but this gets my attention.
Read MoreTeaching in the Web 3.0 World
How are the semantic web, mobile web, and the immersive Internet changing the way we learn and deliver learning? One author takes on that question and addresses how roles have changed in the process.
Read MoreStandards Are Necessary To Fight Cyber Theft
Security issues and cyber theft continue to grow in complexity as technology itself advances. Standard metrics and measurements are essential when assessing IT resilience.
Read MoreOntology Competition
Rearden Commerce has announced its sponsorship of a category of The World Championship for Automated Theorem Proving (ATP), Large Theory division. The competition showcases the latest advancements in logical reasoning.
Read MoreNew Partnership Brings Content Management and Social Software Together
Alfresco has joined forces with Jive Software to bring content management into social software’s neighborhood.
Read MoreWorkshop on Semantics and Services
Atwood Technology is hosting the third Atlantic Workshop on Semantics and Services (AWoSS3) at its headquarters in Miramichi, New Brunswick, on May 18, 2011.
Read MoreFrankfurt Conference Addresses Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the topic of a conference in Frankfurt, Germany scheduled for August 15-20, 2011. AICOL (AI Approaches to the Complexity of Legal Systems) 2011 is set to further develop models of legal knowledge, concerning its organization, structure and content, in order to promote mutual understanding and communication between different legal systems and cultures.
Read MoreThe Power of Data
At least weekly, we read a new article about the volume of data being created around the world. The increase of metadata has dramatically grown and the vehicles delivering it continue to multiply. To put numbers to the adjectives, Wal-Mart now handles more than one million customer transactions every hour and Facebook is reportedly home to some 40 billion photos.
Read MoreNASA Hosting Open Source Summit 2011
As we write, NASA is hosting its first-ever summit around open source technology. This obvious support of the open source community is being held at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The two-day Open Source Summit 2011 will gather engineers, policy makers, and members of the open source community to discuss how the agency can become a larger player in this sector.
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