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Technology: Patent Reform Imminent?

By Dick Weisinger

The US Patent system has been under fire for some time.  Patent laws have not been updated since 1952 in the US, and recently there have been problems.  Especially over the last 15 years there have been numerous cases of…

Technology: Making Sense of Unstructured Data

By Dick Weisinger

There’s another standard that’s in the works for the world of unstructured data: Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA). It is a technology that was developed at IBM and has recently been approved as a standard by OASIS. Wikipedia describes UIMA…

Technology: Which Way For Java?

By Dick Weisinger

Java Developers had mixed feelings about the news this past week that IBM plans to buy Sun Microsystems. Sun has long been criticized by developers in mismanging Java as a technology. They’ve been slow to open-source Java and heavy-handed in…

Enterprise Software: Does Top Brand = Best Solution?

By Dick Weisinger

It’s less risky to choose a Tier 1 vendor when choosing Enterprise Software, but often Tier II vendor software is cheaper and provides a better fit with requirements. That’s the conclusion of a study by Panorama Consulting. Specifically the survey…

Content Management: Age of the Knowledge Librarian

By Dick Weisinger

Digital storage is redefining exactly what a library is and the role and tasks of librarians. Electronic information in libraries requires almost no space to store, can be rapidly searched, and can be frequently updated. And access to library information…