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The Rest of the Story
Last week we discussed the valuable information and story that data, specifically DNA data, can reveal. I shared our experience with canine DNA and what story our dogs’ DNA told us. We did the canine experiments several years ago and valued the information provided to us by the company about breed specific diseases, behaviors, etc.…
Read MoreDNA Tells a Story
Nothing tells a story like your DNA and with the widespread DNA testing shedding light on the ancestry of millions of people, there are lots of stories being shared. A growing number of companies now offer DNA tests that promise to pinpoint a customer’s heritage and identify genetic relatives. Millions of people have signed up for…
Read MoreData Harmony Users Group Starts This Week
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to host the 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting this week in Albuquerque. DHUG brings together current and prospective users of the Data Harmony software to present case studies, network, and share ideas. DHUG also includes a software features update and release of the updated software follows shortly after…
Read MoreA Little Fuzzy
When I bought my first and only rice cooker a decade ago, many of the higher rated models bragged about fuzzy logic technology. Fuzzy rice? I like fluffy rice, but not so sure about fuzzy. Even though I didn’t really understand it at the time of purchase, the reviews sold me that this genius intuitive…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Speaking at the 2018 iA Summit
Access Innovations will be bringing a little fun and a lot of technical expertise to the 2018 iA Summit, which is scheduled for March 21-25, 2018 in Chicago, IL. Bob Kasenchak, our Director of Business Development, will be giving a presentation entitled “Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? and Other Taxonomy Questions“. Bob will bring…
Read More2018 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) Keynote Announced
The 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting is just around the corner. The keynote speaker for Wednesday, February 7th is Martin Klein, Scientist in the Research Library at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His presentation is titled, “Towards Web-Centric Repository Interoperability.” In this talk Martin will outline the Signposting concept for repositories – a standards-based …
Read MoreClassifying the Un-classifiable
Traditional classifications of animals, medicine, diseases, and other vastly dense topics can feel like reciting pi – infinite data with infinite possibilities. While there may be limits in a particular software, like SharePoint, to how many terms and levels can be in a taxonomy, the reality is there are subjects that are quite possibly endless.…
Read MoreThe Semantic Family
Artificial intelligence gets a lot of press these days. However, it is easy to overlook a key component to it and other applications. Semantic technology helps users understand text, speech and relationships between data elements. Without it, other big data applications cannot be the success they seek. Tech Target brought this interesting topic to our attention in…
Read MoreNavigating the Knowledge Management Process
Knowledge management is not new. It has been around since the early 1990s. The definition of knowledge management may feel a little ambiguous, but simply put, it is the process of capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge. The ability to manage knowledge is crucial in today’s economy. The creation and diffusion of knowledge have become…
Read MoreSearch and Find
Search has many parts, pieces and players in both the software and the technology. A search engine is different from search software. The terms are used interchangeably by people, but they are not the same. Search software is an application and a search engine is a collection of servers with large amounts of data on it…
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