Technology

A New Page in Warfare

By |February 7th, 2011|Access Insights, Featured, Technology|Comments Off on A New Page in Warfare

When tanks first rolled onto the field of battle, the soldiers watched and knew that war would never be the same. When planes and submarines began to fly far above or lurk deep in the sea, people knew that the old ways were about to change. These paradigm shifts on the landscape of war trumpeted their arrival and everyone knew that another dog of war had entered the fight. But then, a new front appeared out of the blue.

New Treasury Websites Embrace Social Media

By |February 4th, 2011|News, Technology|Comments Off on New Treasury Websites Embrace Social Media

The recent launch of the new Treasury.gov web site and five other Treasury Department web sites (FinancialStability.gov, SIGTARP.gov, MyMoney.gov, TIGTA.gov, and IRSOversightBoard.treasury.gov), the first Cabinet-level web site migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a feather in Smartonix’s cap.

Thesaurus from – and for – the Farm

The USDA has announced release of the 2011 edition of the on-line NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (NALT). This release adds 3,441 new terms and 321 definitions to these vocabulary tools.

Can a Computer Win at Jeopardy Over the Human Brain?

By |January 28th, 2011|News, semantic, Technology|1 Comment

Maybe the questions should be, can a computer enhanced with semantic technology and natural language processing win at Jeopardy when positioned against the human brain? Especially considering the questions rely heavily on wordplay, puns, and well, semantics.

Managing the Technology

By |January 21st, 2011|Business strategy, News, Technology|Comments Off on Managing the Technology

Is the problem with your organization the technology or the management? Or maybe the management of the technology?

Data Integration in 2011

By |January 20th, 2011|Business Intelligence, News, Technology|Comments Off on Data Integration in 2011

2011 promises to be the year of data integration. Whether your interests are in business intelligence, information access, or operations, the trends are to link enterprise data to business-relevant content drawn from the social and online information tsunami.

Semantic Partnership Formed

By |January 20th, 2011|News, semantic, Technology|Comments Off on Semantic Partnership Formed

Provider of semantic technology-powered application development tools - Cambridge Semantics – has joined with Cray Inc. to collectively develop and market high performance data solutions.