| Magazine |
SPS** |
Outline/Quotes |
| Database
Trends and Applications |
Walt Jordan
Automating E-Government |
British Columbia’s Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services’ Corporate Account-ing Service (CAS) manages the production, maintenance and development of the corporate financial accounting and financial management applications and serves as the shared financial infrastructure for the entire provincial government. “We are the financial system for British Columbia,” said Brent Iverson, a software engineer who supports the system. “We provide this system to all the ministries in the government.” |
| D-Lib Program |
Ann Apps and Ross MacIntyre
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The improvement of access to scholarly literature caused by electronic journal publishing quickly led to the wish for seamless linking to referenced articles. This article looks at the evolution of linking technologies with a particular focus on OpenURL, now a NISO standard. The implications for stakeholders in the supply chain are explored, including publishers, intermediaries, libraries and readers. The benefits, expectations and business drivers are examined. The article also highlights some novel, existing and potential future, uses........ |
| DB2
Magazine |
Deb Jenson
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How will DB2 Viper's hybrid XML-relational data server work in the real world? You can join the customers and partners who are revving the engine, kicking the tires, and checking performance and handling. Here's what to look for when you take it out for a spin.
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| Data Management Review |
DM Review Editorial staff
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IT is creating an unstoppable whirlwind of change that will bring about a level of transformation in people's personal lives, within the enterprise, and within society that is possibly greater than at any time since the industrial revolution, according to Gartner, Inc. |
| Datamation |
Chris Nerney
Fighting Bacteria With Washable Peripherals |
To combat the spread of infections in the workplace, a company named Unotron has come out with a line of washable keyboards, mice and smart-card readers. |
| Design
& Publishing |
Dan Tanenbaum
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When speaking of your own website, the answer is no. That is, until you do something about it. You've spent all that time and energy building or buying the sweetest looking website out there, but how will people know about it? Either you are a skilled networker and use your social contacts to create interest in your website, or you engage in some of the many search engine optimization (SEO) strategies used to rank high in natural search results, or you spend time and money marketing your website through traditional channels............ |
| Digit (UK) |
Todd R Weiss
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High-end workstatiion vendor Silicon Graphics has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US as it continues recent efforts to revamp itself and regain profitability. In an announcement, the company also said it has reached an agreement with major lenders to reduce its debt by approximately $250 million (?135 million) as part of the restructuring. |
| Digital Web Magazine |
Jonathan Follett
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As we adopt the next wave of networked technologies—everything from wireless handheld devices, to Voice over IP, to digital video on demand, to connected home appliances—we are expanding the pool of technology users well beyond its old limits, beyond the privileged, technically minded few. Right now, we have the opportunity to craft language that makes these tools accessible to more people. |
| Digital Video Editing |
John Virata
The Making of TechnoStorks |
In-vitro fertilization is often the last resort for couples who wish to have a baby of their own. While there are countless books that explain assisted reproductive technology, there wasn't a film that discusses virtually all aspects of the procedure, as well as the mental and physical, and not to mention monetary toll it can take on those who choose to embark on the journey in an effort to have children........... |
| Dr. Dobb's Journal |
Stacy Cowley
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Sun Microsystems on Tuesday said it plans to open-source Java once it works out the logistics.
"At this point, it's not a question of whether. It's a question of how," said Rich Green, Sun's recently returned software chief, in an opening keynote address at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco. |
