Tenth Annual Data Harmony Users Group: Call for Papers
The Tenth Annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting has been scheduled for February 10-14, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You are cordially invited to join us for this milestone meeting.
Internet of Things Forum Continues Planning
Three more impressive names have been added to the roster for the BLN Internet of Things Forum 2013 (BLN IoT13) scheduled for June 27, 2013. Dr. John Davies, Head of Semantic Technology at BT, Stan Boland, CEO of Neul, and lastly Cees Link, CEO of GreenPeak Technologies.
Legislation Could Impact ICD-10
After years of planning and complaining, healthcare organizations are beyond knee-deep in preparing for the ICD-10 coding classification transition due by October 1, 2014. Ironically, there is now legislation introduced in the U.S. House would prohibit the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) from mandating that physicians use ICD-10 diagnosis codes.
Making Data Accessible
EBSCO and Data-Planet have reached an agreement that will put statistical DataSheetsthat within a discovery service. This growing collection of more than 5,000 summary-level data records from Data-Planet will be available within EBSCO Discovery Service allowing mutual customers to link directly to Data-Planet DataSheets.
Semantic Search is Challenging the Norm
Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Search is the evaluation of enterprise search software. A group of analyst evaluate different providers based on criteria such as market penetration, ingenuity, and strength of implementation. Those being evaluated are then placed in one of four categories: Challengers, Leaders, Visionaries, and Niche Players. Mindbreeze was one of those being evaluated and they were categorized as "challengers".
Trekkie Taxonomy
You know my fascination with unique applications of taxonomies. What you don't know is how much of a sci-fi fan my husband is. So if I failed to report on this little gem, well, I might have to sleep on your couch for awhile. As the third story in a multi-part series on taxonomy and speciation, this look at the infamous tricorder and how it relates to taxonomies, is an interesting read.
Technology Leaders Recognized for Contribution
Coveo is the recipient of the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) TechFUTURES "Audience Favorite" Award for spring 2013. This honor was given for their discussion about the future of knowledge and content management on May 8 at the Technology Services World (TSW) 2013 Best Practices conference in Santa Clara.
Dynamic Search Results Sought
Algebraix Data Corporation has launched an automated implementation of Schema.org. Algebrize is a cost-effective, W3C compliant Software as a Service (SaaS). Website owners can realize increased traffic and conversion rates with semantic technology at work.
Robots Using Semantic Technology To Learn
The geniuses at the Personal Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University are working to humanize the movements and behavior of a personal-assistant robot. They want their robot to learn to recognize objects all by itself, as "naturally" as humans. Semantic Web brought this news to our attention in their article, "New Robot Has Semantic Learning Capabilities."