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Searching Extreme Amounts of e-Data a Challenge
How many electronic records does it take before it becomes unsearchable? During a hearing last December, defense lawyers argued that the extreme amount of electronic data provided — the equivalent of 8,000 to 10,000 boxes of paper — was so mammoth and disorganized that it couldn’t be effectively searched for information that might help the defendants. In a ruling afterward, the judge agreed, ordering the prosecution to “re-disclose” any relevant material in a more organized fashion.
Read MoreSynthesys v3.0 Released
Digital Reasoning Systems Inc. released their flagship solution for cloud-scale analytics in government and commercial markets – Synthesys v3.0.
Read MoreWikiLeaks: Good Use of Taxonomy?
You can’t turn on a television or radio without hearing about WikiLeaks. I personally haven’t looked at the site or read any reports republished by various news outlets. However, it has occurred to me that with the vast amount of information supposedly on this site, a strong taxonomy has to be place to access and retrieve the data.
Read MoreBusiness Intelligence Focuses on Data Integration
Business intelligence and analytics are moving to the big time with new support features for Apache Hadoop. Pentaho’s Business Intelligence support for Hadoop includes tools and wizards for Business Intelligence design, deployment, staging and management.
Read MoreNew Scientific Research Source Available
OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe) was launched so researchers, businesses and citizens can have free and open access to EU-funded research papers.
Read MoreCan You Distinguish BI Information From Data?
No one is suffering from the lack of data. It is everywhere, flooding in our businesses, our homes, and our minds. How do we discern information that is intelligent and useful? For years businesses have been using Business Intelligence technologies for gathering and analyzing data as a key milestone in searching for better business decisions.
Read MoreCollaborative Content Is Popular
Virtify, Inc. has released its new structured content management software product, Virtify for Submissions a collaborative, component-based platform for regulatory submission document creation and management.
Read MoreEBSCO Chosen by US Government Printing Office
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is making its metadata searchable through EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). This leap into the metatagging realm will enable EDS subscribers to search for federal records from the GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. This includes the Congressional Serial Set Catalog, GPO Access Publications, and Internet Publications.
Read MoreJumo Seeks Connections for Nonprofits
December 8, 2010 – We knew this was coming. They’ve talked about it for months. An online community for nonprofits and charitable organizations – or more specifically, the people with and interested in those organizations. Jumo is the brainchild of Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook and the chief digital organizer for Barack Obama’s…
Read MoreNew Local Discovery Service
WHERE, Inc., has launched its new local discovery service, making it easy to find the right places to eat, drink or play by offering personalized recommendations and high-quality guides from local experts.
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