Technology
Feedback Wanted
Making content findable to users, researchers, professionals, academics, etc., is the goal of the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) organization. Launched in October 2012, this community effort has reached 1.5 million registrations. This interesting information came from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “ORCID Out of the Box.” Recently, ORCID asked for feedback. To help them achieve their mission…
Read MoreTechnology Predictions for the New Year
Every year at the Gartner Symposium, a list of top technology trends are predicted for the year to come. These aren’t meant to be business trends, this list is meant to be a bit more forward-looking and represents trends that are transitioning out of the emerging technology areas, but are not yet mainstream. This interesting information came…
Read MoreChanges in IT Leadership
Information technology (IT) leadership seems to be getting hit hard lately, especially in the government sector. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is the latest agency to make changes to its IT structure. They are losing two-long serving IT executives at a time when cyber, mobile and other capabilities are more vital than ever. Federal News Radio brought…
Read MoreNew Kid on the Block
I wouldn’t exactly call it the next buzz word because semantic technology has been around for quite awhile. However, it is certainly gaining in popularity. This interesting information came from Business Cloud News in their article, “Semantic technology: is it the next big thing or just another buzzword?” Most buzzwords come from a place of…
Read MoreA New Spark
IBM is not sitting by while others profit from managing and analyzing big data. The organization plans a bigger push into data crunching by opening a new technology center in San Francisco dedicated to a trendy technology. This interesting topic came from Fortune magazine in their article, “Why IBM is betting big on this new big data technology.”…
Read MoreImproving the Service
Semantico has announced what they are calling a significant upgrade to SAMS, the leader in access and identity management for the scholarly community. SAMS Sigma officially launches at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. This information came from their release, “Semantico launches SAMS Sigma: the next generation in access and identity management.” SAMS Sigma uses a software as…
Read MoreLearning Technology
Machine learning continues to find new and different applications. Many of those include analyzing big data to find solutions and opportunities based on challenges. This interesting topic came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Machine Learning Plays Role in Reinvention of Database Science.” Now machine learning is playing a role in reinventing the science of databases. Deep Engine…
Read MoreNew Acquisition for IBM
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced plans to buy Meteorix LLC. This new acquisition of Meteorix will expand IBM’s ability to help clients deploy Workday applications and transform traditional finance and HR. This interesting news was brought to us by RTTNews in the release, “IBM Plans To Buy Meteorix.” “The planned acquisition of Meteorix can make…
Read MoreConference in Italy
That title caught your attention, didn’t it? It may seem far away, but the 4th International Conference “Horizons for Information Architecture, Security and Cloud Intelligent Technology (HIASCIT 2016): Programming, Software Quality, Online Communities, Cyber Behaviour and Business” is scheduled for July 6 – 8, 2016 in Sanremo, Italy. This is the premier scientific meeting for discussing…
Read MoreVisual and Digital Data
With 3D printers and 3D scanners becoming much more familiar in the workplace and even at home, it feels like we have gone full circle — data moving to digital only and now becoming tangible again. This interesting information came to us from Business 2 Community in their article, “Digital Transformation: Undigitizing the Intangible “Digital Fridge”.”…
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