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CloudDocs Releases eGistics
eGistics has released CloudDocs, a cloud-based e-document storage management solution for businesses of any size, in any vertical market.
Read MoreFlickr as a Folksonomy
Remember when you took film to be developed and then shared your packets of memories with friends? It seems so nostalgic, but this routine was occurring only a few years ago. Then came the age of digital photos which led to online photo sites, of which Flickr was born.
Read MoreWatson Creator Receives Honorary Recognition
Watson creator, David Ferrucci, has received one of IBM’s most prestigious honors – he has become an IBM Fellow.
Read MoreScrabble Attempts to Go Hip
It is a sad, sad day for word lovers’ around the world. Scrabble has announced it is adding slang words to their dictionary. I think I’d like to challenge that.
Read MoreXplana Selects Access Innovations for Semantic Enhancement
Xplana.com, a digital content and social learning education platform, has selected Access Innovations as its semantics partner for the next release of its Xplana learning platform, to be launched in August 2011.
Read MoreThe Accidental Taxonomist Now Available on Kindle
We have talked about the evolution of the e-book, e-readers and digital content. We have often referred to Heather Hedden’s contribution to the world of taxonomy and specifically her book, The Accidental Taxonimist. Now we can talk about both in the same article.
Read MoreNew Tool Offers Satellite Mashup Capability
Map Software developer and Interior Department contractor, Esri, has launched a commercial tool that will enable programmers and non-techies alike to manipulate Interior’s library of Earth surface images and data captured by satellite over the past four decades.
Read MoreIEEE Seeking Findability
We reported on IEEE’s collaboration with Access Innovations awhile back, but couldn’t help pointing out an interview they did explaining their project that actually began in 2006.
Read MoreOracle Releases New Features
Oracle has announced several technical and feature enhancements to Oracle Clinical, Oracle Remote Data Capture and Oracle Thesaurus Management System. These upgrades will help clinical trial sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) launch and conduct global clinical trials more efficiently and effectively.
Read MoreThat’s What She Said?
Did you ever think a computer could tell a joke? Or even have a sense of humor? Semantic technology continues to progress as two University of Washington researchers put their coding skills to the test. They developed a computer program that can identify whether a seemingly benign sentence might turn risqué if you add on “that’s what she said.”
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