Told You So!
The IBM “supercomputer” Watson left its opponents, arguably the best Jeopardy players of all time, in the dust in last week’s competition. IBM engineers spent 4 years and dedicated computing power equal to 2800 desktop PCs to the effort. They ended up with a machine that learns as it ingests and “experiences” answers and successful questions (the Jeopardy format).
Read MoreQualys Unveils SaaS Platform
Qualys has unveiled its second-generation security-as-a-service platform that uses Java and a number of open-source technologies.
Read MoreSearch Optimization – Beneficial?
Universal search – useful tool for making Web searches more contextual or too complex for overall search engine optimization? Getting a good ranking in universal search results can help boost a company’s overall search visibility and brand awareness, but many b2b marketers aren’t taking advantage of it. Why?
Read MoreTaxonomy Information Sources
I am often asked where can I find out more about software and taxonomies to reuse? There are a number of attempts to organize taxonomy resources on the web. Some are more up to date than others.
Read MoreSLA Partners with Information Today for Conference Discount
Planning on attending the upcoming Computers in Libraries conference in D.C. next month? The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has partnered with Information Today to provide members with an exclusive discount. SLA members who register before February 25th will pay the reduced rate of $249 for the full three-day conference on March 21-23, 2011.
Read MoreBusiness Intelligence Platform Gets Enhancement
Alteryx is enhancing the DemographicsNow business intelligence platform with web wizards that will easily allow businesses to add geo-location and spatial dimensions to business intelligence and analytics solutions.
Read MoreNew Partnership Provides New Study Tools
Data scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, are beginning a large-scale collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanography Institution (WHOI), utilizing a more than $2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Read MoreMarkLogic Keynote Speakers Announced
The 2011 MarkLogic User Conference will be held in San Francisco, CA, at the Palace Hotel on April 26-29, 2011. The event will be keynoted by Gartner Analyst Donald Feinberg and best-selling author Bob Sutton.
Read MoreAtempo Digital Archive Receives metaSAN Certification
Atempo Digital Archive (ADA) has been certified for metaSAN, a high-speed file sharing SAN (storage area network) management application from Tiger Technology.
Read MoreTaxonomy Guide Released by the University of Toronto
Gary Price has launched a new resource site sharing his knowledge of the search and information industries, called InfoDocket. One of his recent posts caught our eye, “A Glosssary of Taxonomy Terms and List of Taxonomy Materials (Books, Sites, Etc.)”
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