Computers Learning Like Humans
Scientists are trying to find a new way for computers to learn over time and start analyzing information in more human-like ways. A little scary, but sounds a lot like semantic technology to me.
Where Are They Now?
Tech companies come and go. There are always tech savvy entrepreneurs with big ideas looking to fill a need in the market and investors looking to get the huge returns that only come from investing in tech startups. But tech is risky, markets are volatile, and oftentimes what seems like a good idea is not always as good once implemented in the real world. A good example of this is the dot com boom and subsequent bust in the early 21st century. You could get funding on a back of the envelop business plan. Billions of dollars were invested in tech startups with big ideas and big dreams. Many of these dreams were shattered when investors realized they were not getting the same returns they had hoped.
10gen Conference Focused on NoSQL
10gen is dedicated an entire day event to the high-performance “NoSQL” document-oriented database. If 10gen sounds familiar, they are the company behind the open source MongoDB project. This is the tenth conference 10gen has organized on MongoDB, and will be the largest MongoDB event of the year.
Crowdsortium Goes Public
A group of leading crowdsourcing companies has joined forces to create a trade organization the Crowdsortium, to serve as a resource to crowdsourcing funders, practitioners, customers, researchers and eventually the crowd themselves. This goal is accomplished through best practices, education, data collection, advocacy and public dialogue.
Former AT&T VP Joins Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Co. is making headlines with the appointment of new CEO and chairman, Léo Apotheker, but they are also adding staff in other areas. Former cloud evangelist Joe Weinman has joined the cloud development team at the technical superpower.
REViSITE ICT4EE Revving Up For Industry
Revisite, a catchy acronym for Roadmap Enabling Vision and Strategy for ICT-enabled Energy Efficiency, is a new project that will tie together four industrial disciplines. Manufacturing, construction, lighting, and grids in a cross sectored research community in Europe. Each sector is represented by various initiatives including the European Technology Platforms or ETPs. Included in this group are Artemis, ECTP, Manufacture, Photonics21, and Smartgrids. All of this is brought under the umbrella of ICT for Energy Efficiency or ICT4EE.
Social Media Provides Medium for Access
Papros Inc. has made supply chain communications easier to access, record and archive for suppliers and customers alike by leveraging the power of social media and resulting in better educational outreach and eliminating multiple requests/responses from customers.