Be a Presenter at Taxonomy Boot Camp
Taxonomies are a critical part of the information architecture. It makes your information work. But you already know that. So how about sharing your successes and experiences at a unique networking event?
Taxonomy Ranks #1 in Best Practice
Sixty CIOs and IT leaders gathered together to learn from their peers about how to transform their organization into a service oriented organization and how to run their department like a stand-alone business. At the end of all the presentations, five best practices were indentified and taxonomy development was first on the list. Are you really surprised? We weren’t.
DocuXplorer Offers Taxonomy Consulting
DocuXplorer has hired Rachel Lurie, MLS, to head the taxonomy division of its Consulting Services unit. According to their spokesperson, this new position will now provide clients with “customized taxonomy training.”
Actonomy Releases Empowered Search
Belgium based software provider, Actonomy, has released its xMP ‘empowered search’ - a search technology that analyses, understands search queries and delivers superior results compared to results of standard search engines.
Told You So!
The IBM "supercomputer" Watson left its opponents, arguably the best Jeopardy players of all time, in the dust in last week's competition. IBM engineers spent 4 years and dedicated computing power equal to 2800 desktop PCs to the effort. They ended up with a machine that learns as it ingests and "experiences" answers and successful questions (the Jeopardy format).
Qualys Unveils SaaS Platform
Qualys has unveiled its second-generation security-as-a-service platform that uses Java and a number of open-source technologies.
Search Optimization – Beneficial?
Universal search – useful tool for making Web searches more contextual or too complex for overall search engine optimization? Getting a good ranking in universal search results can help boost a company's overall search visibility and brand awareness, but many b2b marketers aren't taking advantage of it. Why?
SLA Partners with Information Today for Conference Discount
Planning on attending the upcoming Computers in Libraries conference in D.C. next month? The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has partnered with Information Today to provide members with an exclusive discount. SLA members who register before February 25th will pay the reduced rate of $249 for the full three-day conference on March 21-23, 2011.
Business Intelligence Platform Gets Enhancement
Alteryx is enhancing the DemographicsNow business intelligence platform with web wizards that will easily allow businesses to add geo-location and spatial dimensions to business intelligence and analytics solutions.
New Partnership Provides New Study Tools
Data scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, are beginning a large-scale collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanography Institution (WHOI), utilizing a more than $2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.