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Science.Gov Beefs Up Content

By Melody Smith | February 10, 2011 |

February 10, 2011 – According to the USA.gov for Science site, “THOMAS Has Been Added to the Basic Search!”. This newest addition to the Science.gov database provides legislative information from the Library of Congress. Legislation from both the 112th Congress (2011-2012) and the 111th Congress (2009-2010) is available.

Data Alignment Directly affects the P&L

By Melody Smith | February 10, 2011

Ontology Systems and Capgemini Italia team to build and deliver Enterprise Data Alignment (EDA) solutions for Communication Service Providers (CSPs). The result allows them to search and align customer knowledge across their operational systems.

Data Harmony 3.8 Beta Released at Users Group Meeting

By Melody Smith | February 9, 2011

This week I am attending the Data Harmony Users Group Meeting in Albuquerque. Though the weather has been disappointing (snow in the desert?), the amount and quality of information has not been in the least. This meeting is serving as the launch of Data Harmony 3.8 Beta and there are many updated features to share.

eDiscovery Streamlines Data Access

By Melody Smith | February 9, 2011 |

Precise, Inc, provider of eDiscovery solutions and trial support services, has announced the launch of the eDiscovery Box. Collaborating with Digital Reef to change how eDiscovery services are accessed by the legal community, eDiscovery Box clients have flexibility to select the exact services they need in order to address specific project requirements.

arXiv Partners with EBSCO

By Melody Smith | February 9, 2011

arXiv has joined the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) entourage to make their content more visible. This e-print service that is a Cornell University product, offers an archive of scientific papers. Now, metadata from arXiv will be added to the EDS Base Index.

Publishing Online Content Utilizing Semantic Technology

By Melody Smith | February 8, 2011

Publishing Technology continues eleven-year partnership with Dutch academic publisher BRILL. This will include an upgrade to its online hosting solution to the pub2web platform.

Expert System’s Semantic Approach Lands Framework Agreement

By Melody Smith | February 8, 2011

Semantic software provider, Expert System, has been awarded a framework agreement by Buying Solutions for Digital Continuity. The agreement has been developed and delivered in collaboration with The National Archives and consists of six Lots. Expert System will provide solutions for Lot 5, eDiscovery Solutions, for the mining of unstructured information.

Digiscribe Honored for Service

By Melody Smith | February 8, 2011

Digiscribe has been inducted into Digitech Systems’ prestigious Circle of Excellence for the second consecutive year. Circle of Excellence members are selected from Digitech Systems’ Value-added Reseller community and it was their consistent excellent service that brought them to the dance.

Setting Up the Store: Taxonomies in E-Commerce

By Melody Smith | February 7, 2011 |

HowHow can a business set up an e-commerce platform that effectively utilizes taxonomies to contribute to its bottom line? In the third of a four-part webinar series co-hosted by Access and the American Society of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T ), Jay Ven Eman will use a case-study approach to guide participants on how to effectively utilize taxonomies for web delivery, web search and even store layout.

Privacy While Surfing the Web – Pipe Dream?

By Melody Smith | February 7, 2011

Tracking security and privacy issues are in every headline you read these days. Firefox started the buzz with their announcement of a “do not track” tool that empowers consumers to comprehensively request not to be followed wherever you visit on the Web. This came from a Federal Trade Commission request.