By Melody Smith|August 31st, 20112011-08-31T18:27:29-04:00
Some think the next generation of the Internet, i.e. Web 3.0, has not progressed as fast as originally predicted. Is this delay caused by lack of technology or lack of business ventures? I think we can all agree that business models and marketing within the Web 3.0 environment will need snazzy, dramatic changes to be received by the new culture and technology. The openness of the web and the dynamic semantic search capabilities have changed the landscape, and expectations.
By Melody Smith|August 31st, 20112011-08-30T17:19:10-04:00
Rearden Commerce will be combining the company’s business, consumer and merchant applications onto one smart commerce platform – Deem™. This move will connect buyers and sellers by bringing together new analytics and semantic data tagging technology.
By Melody Smith|August 31st, 20112011-08-30T17:19:16-04:00
Embracing open source, the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom has chosen a proprietary software system to implement its goal and fulfill the government's election promise to eliminate bias against open source software.
By Melody Smith|August 30th, 20112011-08-29T18:04:21-04:00
The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ran a study examining ways to interpret data on electronic medical records to best address patient safety concerns. A developed a set of 20 measures, known as patient safety indicators, use administrative data to screen for potentially adverse events that occur during hospitalization.
By Melody Smith|August 30th, 20112011-08-29T18:01:39-04:00
Apache Lucene 4.0 has been released and is garnering quite a bit of chatter, especially with the impending ApacheCon 2011. So what are the new features and more importantly, what does it mean to users?
By Melody Smith|August 30th, 20112011-08-29T17:58:28-04:00
You would think on a site as complex and interlinked as the Internet Movie Database, metadata would reign supreme. But it has never been given the respect it deserves. This may change after the International Broadcasting Convention 2011 (IBC2011) next month.
By Melody Smith|August 29th, 20112011-08-28T17:02:23-04:00
In a blog post last week, I discussed Robert Darnton’s recently published article in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “The Chronicle Review”, where Mr. Darnton identified and debunked, “5 Myths About the Information Age.” The first myth he debunked was the notion that the book is dead. Not only is the book not dead, it is thriving. I commented on the relationship between the printed page and how it can be supported by digital content and vice versa. One can drive greater usage of the other, if the digital content is effectively designed.
By Melody Smith|August 29th, 20112011-08-28T16:57:21-04:00
QuadraMed has released a new version of Quantim® Facility Coding that supports both ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets.
By Melody Smith|August 29th, 20112011-08-28T16:55:16-04:00
The security of information has never been more important. With the evolution of technology, unfortunately that includes the virus technology, hackers can seemingly reach right into your purse, a.k.a. enterprise, and take what they want. Trends in information technology define the security evolution as well. What does the next 10-20 years hold if cloud computing and semantic web are the catalyst for technology advancement?
By Melody Smith|August 26th, 20112011-08-25T17:15:14-04:00
It is no surprise to anyone how much healthcare costs these days. Well, maybe it is still a surprise, but not in a pleasant one. The US spends far more per capita on healthcare than any other developed country -- $7,538 per person, compared to $3,129 in the UK, $4,079 in Canada, and $5,003 in Norway (the second-biggest spender), according to 2008 totals compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
