Search

The article presents news briefs related to the computer industry in the U.S. as of March 2006. A group of publishers, librarians and learned societies launched the Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe technology. SirsiDynix released the newest version of its Unicorn library management system. Unicorn GL3.I. SirsiDynix announced that it has established the Building Better Communities Awards.

The article presents information on U.S. company Plone. A key element of the Plone Content Management Systems is its international pedigree. It was designed from the ground up to offer multilingual support, and is now available in more than thirty-five languages including Chinese, Japanese, and right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew. Plone was also designed to provide high levels of usability and accessibility. Plone developers are currently working on Version 3.0, scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2007.

Discusses the COMDEX/Fall '99 conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada in November, 1999. Products featured; Keynote speakers, including Bill Gates, Scott McNealy, chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems, and Bob Young, chairman of Red Hat; Portable devices and related appliances featured.

The article deals with the trends in the computer industry in the U.S. Large mergers this year at the top of the content technologies marketplace have led some to opine that these markets are finally maturing. Hence, most major Enterprise Content Management suites consist of platforms and toolkits, but customers are often led to believe that a prepackaged solution exists for their particular business scenario. Portal technology vendors target divergent use-cases, and no single platform excels across the broad spectrum of potential portal applications within the enterprise, leaving customers facing difficult trade-offs.

The article presents news briefs related to the computer industry in the U.S. The Software & Information Industry Association has launched its Corporate Content Anti-Piracy Program. The association will also present its first Certified Content Manager course to educate users on ways to manage their content assets. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $2 million grant to Web-Junction to enhance the usability of the Web site and keep it in pace with its audience and growing content.

This section presents news briefs related to the computer industry in the U.S. The PlayStation3 from Sony Corp. is offering online play for free. Trinity Health's Michigan Stroke Network provides the 22 member hospitals with education and training for staff on stroke care, access to emergency transportation and access to stroke specialists through a Remote Presence Robot.