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Advanced Global Name Recognition Technology

Despite many remarkable advances made in other areas of business automation, automated processing and matching of personal names in databases has languished for decades without significant theoretical or practical advances. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the issues, requirements, and technologies available for automated advanced name recognition.

Tags: IBM Corp., Name Recognition, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-06-01

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The emerging case for open business methods

The Internet has been the genesis of countless useful business innovations over the last several decades. These include a globally unified e-mail network, the advent of search engines, the rise of rich user experiences and SaaS, and most recently cloud computing to name but a few. But perhaps...

Tags: Network, Industry, Business, Business Strategy, Business Method, Reasons Organization, Dave Bort, Internet, Strategy, Open Source, Management, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-12-04

2008 Lexus RX 400h

Photo gallery:2008 Lexus RX 400hAlthough the Toyota Prius popularized hybrids, the Lexus RX 400h was the first luxury hybrid on the market. Packaged as an SUV, it brings qualities you wouldn't expect from this type of car, such as good mileage, a finely appointed cabin, and a comfortable ride. It...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Lexus RX, Lexus

Product reviews 2008-12-02

Fortune 500 series: How Newell Rubbermaid uses social media

Fortune 500 series: How Newell Rubbermaid uses social mediaSharpie LoveGreat interview, thanks. This resonated a lot with me as on our site, Experience Project, a fairly large sharpie-lover community arose organically (http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/Love-Sharpies/20106) something that goes to further the point about how people love the brand and will talk about it...

Tags: Branding, social media, Newell Rubbermaid, brand

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Has technology evolved our language beyond recognition?

Has technology evolved our language beyond recognition?Huh?What does Fry's sexual orientation have to do with anything?RE: Has technology evolved our language beyond recognition?Sorry, this is nothing new. Every new thing, and every new idea is built on things and ideas that came before.If you doubt this consider how many...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Grammer

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

2009 Infiniti FX50S

Photo gallery: 2009 Infiniti FX50SWhether the Infiniti FX's bulbous curves can be considered beautiful is debatable, but one thing we know for certain is that--in FX50S trim--it certainly is imposing. With muscular front fenders, a large dark chrome grill, and a pair of the most aggressive headlights we've ever...

Tags: AVM, Infiniti FX50S, camera

Product reviews 2008-12-01

Has technology evolved our language beyond recognition?

You pick up your Blackberry in the morning because your notebook has a virus. You connect to your cloud storage and retrieve a few documents to store on your drive, and grab yourself a cup of Java. I get emails every day, mostly ordinary commentary from like-minded...

Tags: Legend, RIM BlackBerry, Virus, Computer, Internet, E-mail, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Handhelds, Online Communications, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Taleo: Management's comments regarding their November to forget

A Different and More Optimistic View - Execs Confirm Many Prior Assumptions Last week, Taleo's Katy Murray, CFO, and Nate Swanson, Investor Relations, were kind enough to spend a few minutes with me to discuss my recent post on Taleo. The overall tone was positive and not...

Tags: Taleo Corp., Operational Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Sales Strategy, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Sales, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Social media marketing opportunism during tragedy = fail

Social media marketing opportunism during tragedy = failNot everybody there is AmericanEven in your hometown blogs foreigners are implying that they are Americans.that's normal behaviourWe are bombarded too with TV ads to buy Obama coins for $10 +S&H...that's what I call a domestic tragedy!RE: Social media marketing opportunism during tragedy...

Tags: tragedy, Social media marketing opportunism, Social Media Marketing, opportunism, social media

Discussion threads 2008-11-28

Lenovo IdeaPad Y530

When you're shopping for a low-priced media laptop, the Lenovo brand is not likely to come immediately to mind. After all, the company is best known for its serious, business-oriented ThinkPad line. But Lenovo has been doing some interesting things with its consumer-oriented IdeaPad line, from creating a stunningly beautiful...

Tags: Notebooks, IdeaPad Y530, Lenovo Group Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-11-26

Facial recognition systems for border security

Facial recognition systems are used around the world to check very quickly if an individual's photo appears in a database of known or suspected criminals. Unfortunately, the systems often acquire poor facial images in real-world environments such as airports. Now, researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Tags: Facial Recognition, Border Security, Image, Camera, NIST, Facial Recognition System, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?

The assistant superintendent came to me on Thursday with a very sad laptop; it was malware city, population 1. Although it's his own laptop, he uses it all the time for school-related work, so I was happy to fix it up for him. Well, not happy, exactly, but...

Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Malware, Hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-23

Taleo's November to forget

An HR Soap Opera This month hasn't been a good one for Taleo. Here's the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. On 11/3/2008, the company announced its Q3 earnings and they didn't delight Wall...

Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Stock, Revenue Recognition, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Teaming Up to Crack Innovation and Enterprise Integration

There is a thought provoking piece in the November issue of the Harvard Business Review written by James I. Cash, Jr., Michael J. Earl, and Robert Morison. Morison is an executive vice president and director of research at nGenera Corporation, while Earl and Cash are...

Tags: Innovation, Enterprise Integration, Morison, Distributed Innovation Group, Leadership, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-11-21

(Gallery: HP offers multi-touch consumer notebook/tablet)

(Gallery: HP offers multi-touch consumer notebook/tablet)Me wantThis is my computer. Only feature left to complete before the implant is to make it all roll-up or fold to pocket size.But... this'll work in the mean time.RE: (Gallery: HP offers multi-touch consumer notebook/tablet)me want 2!RE: (Gallery: HP offers multi-touch consumer notebook/tablet)Does the...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, multi-touch, multi-touch consumer notebook tablet, consumer notebook tablet, Gallery, Hewlett-Packard Co., notebook

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Advantages of the Storm over the iPhone (updated)

(Update: I took the number out of the headline, because it keeps changing.) I got to play with a Blackberry Storm earlier this week and a couple of features immediately jumped out at me that beat the iPhone hands down: Copy and Paste...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Apple Inc., Blackberry Storm, Keyboards, Engineering, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-20

'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accent

'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accentMakes sense I approximateSince Apple has a business agreement on the iPhone with AT&T for now.Who's having sex with Einstein in the kitchen sink?Blimey.........! :DRE: 'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accentI dread to think what it'd do with my accent. I'm...

Tags: voice recognition function, accent, Apple iPhone, English Speakers, British accent

Discussion threads 2008-11-19

'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accent

The new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, according to a report by Agence France Presse. The free application, which allows iPhone owners to use the Google search engine with their voice, mistook the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Web Site, Accent, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?

Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?It might be about time for OLPC to get out of hardware manufacturing, and,make sure that their software is easily adaptible to any x86 or Arm platform. But, looking back in 10 years, OLPC will be credited with starting a revolution that will have profound economic...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, Negroponte, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-19