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Enabling Knowledge-Based Software Engineering Through Semantic-Object-Relational Mappings

Domain-specific conceptualizations are increasingly specified as formal ontologies, as part of ongoing e orts for enabling the semantic web. However, experience has shown that semantic models and their incarnations into OWL structures, though powerful for expressing complex abstractions, remain difficult to utilize in conventional software projects. This paper presents the...

Tags: Software, Software Engineering, OWL, Knowledge, Domain, Ontology, University Of Vermont, Semantic Rich Development Architecture Methodology, Semantic Web, Strategy, Internet, Management

White papers 2007-03-16

Data Domain Case Study: University of Vermont

University of Vermont is one of the nation's leading public universities, offering the faculty-student relationships of a small liberal arts college and the resources of a major research university. Growing data was stressing the university's tape backup system, slowing backups and restores. Cambridge Computer, a Data Domain channel partner, recommended...

Tags: University, Data Domain, University Of Vermont, Backups

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We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)

Very solid adviceThanks for preaching common sense. It is sorely lacking these days but coming back in fashion with the recession. PEOPLE... PLEASE ask yourself REALLY for what you will use your computer. Typically web surfing, term paper writing, some basic audio video (which you can accomplish quite nicely with...

Tags: Desktops, recession, Apple iPod, student loan payment, stupid argument, Apple Macintosh, payment, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customers

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customersWhy, just Why?Why would anyone willingly subject themselves to becoming Comcast customers? Where I live even DSL is not available so my only choice is Comcast and they are terrible, their customer service is terrible, their installers are unreliable and they...

Tags: INTERNET, Cable, Network technology, TVs, Broadband Internet, comcast, Comcast Corp., voice customer

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Cut the crap. Stop the off-gassing of the cows. Sure, but how?

A French cow in The Camargue. Doing what cows everywhere are known to do. Methane is being emitted daily by cows and horses across this land, pigs too. Manure's another problem. But it could also be a solution. Right now the...

Tags: Cow, Harry Fuller, Livestock, Management, Manure, Methane, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-11-12

An Event Apart 2008: Day 1

The antique Palace Hotel in San Francisco houses An Event Apart, a collaboration of interactive presentations about web standards, user experience design, and best practices. The two-day conference features well-known speakers from around the world, including AEA's hosts Jeffrey Zeldman and Eric Meyer. ...

Tags: Web, Framework, Web Design, Interfaces, Craftsmanship, D, Channel Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Innovative model brings fiber to rural Vermont

Innovative model brings fiber to rural VermontDownside to living in the BooniesPeople who choose to live out in the middle of nowhere should expect limited utility services. It is expensive for Telcos and Cable Companies and other utilities to provide the infrastructure for their services to a smattering of...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, fiber, Innovative model, broadband

Discussion threads 2008-04-14

Medsphere hires marketer as chief medical officer

A technology company's choice for chief medical officer is important. If he's a celebrity, he can bring cache. If he's truly involved, he can aid in development. If he's highly ethical, he adds lustre. What if he's a marketer? Medsphere has hired a marketer...

Tags: Billing, Physician, Open Source, Medsphere, E-health, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-14

Global Neighbor makes the grass greener

Cutting the grass was one of those household chores that had a special significance for my brothers and me in high school: My father owned about eight acres in New Jersey, a full five of which were covered with grass. For some reason, I always pulled push-mower...

Tags: Neighbor, Grass, Global Neighbor, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-09-13

You want machines second-guessing you?

One of the most frustrating things a doctor, or patient, can face is someone second-guessing a diagnosis.The drama inherent in this is obvious. But what if it's a machine doing the second-guessing? To be more precise, a computer program named Isabel?IsabelHealth, the company which makes this program, is currently trumpeting a...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Isabel, What-If

Blog posts 2007-09-06

PocketBilling 4.0 (Mobile)

PocketBilling 4.0 is the leading charge capture solution for physicians. Use your handheld to track hospital and ambulatory charges! Key BenefitsPocketBilling is the leading stand-alone charge capture and tracking handheld software.It is the fastest, easiest, and most intuitive method for physicians to capture charges for inpatient billing and tracking. Excellent...

Tags: Physician, Mobile, Southern Illinois University, PocketMed, PocketBilling 4.0

Software downloads 2007-06-18

College limits use of Wikipedia; good idea, site says

The history professors at Middlebury College in Vermont voted this month to ban the use of Wikipedia as a source for student citations in academic work, reports Inside Higher Ed The professors justified the ban by saying that that although Wikipedia is a very convenient source of information, it...

Tags: Education Technology, Higher Ed, Wikipedia

Blog posts 2007-01-29

Trouble letting go? College webcams are keeping the folks in touch

For parents who just cant let their children wander off into the wilds of college life, there is a service on many campuses that will let a parent check in on junior now and again, reports The Christian Science Monitor The "Hi, Mom!" webcam at Cornell University is...

Tags: webcam, Higher Ed, Education Technology

Blog posts 2006-12-05

DNA Day webcast helps inform students about biotech

Teachers and students can celebrate the discovery of DNA on April 25, by logging on to a webcast called "Genomics: Towards a Healthier You," produced by the National Human Genome Research Insitiute. The webcast and live chat are part of a larger outreach project to celebrate National DNA...

Tags: National, National DNA Day

Blog posts 2006-04-24

Best states to work in: Delaware, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont

Delaware is the best state for workers in the United States, getting high marks for job opportunities, job quality and workplace fairness, according to Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, followed by New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont and Iowa. Louisiana ranked last, while Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi,...

Tags: Delaware

Blog posts 2005-10-26