Information World Review articles from June 2008

Information World Review archives from June 2008

the kings of content.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Phil Muncaster the kings of content The last few months in the enterprise content management (ECM) and enterprise search space has been something of a settling-down period. Acquisition fever has abated and the key suppliers are...

A way through the maze of information legislation.
June 2, 2008... Byline: T caldwell A way through the maze of information legislation Tracey Caldwell gets her bearings from an invaluable guide to data laws ' book review The number of information rules and regulations is rising all the...

But does it wipe the floor with Wikipedia?
June 2, 2008... Byline: K Thomas But does it wipe the floor with Wikipedia? An encylopaedia written by academics must be better than one written by the crowd, mustn't it? Kim Thomas takes a look ' website review Views on Wikipedia tend to...

China joins the innovation greats.
June 2, 2008... China joins the innovation greats Kim Thomas China has almost doubled the number of patents it has filed annually during the course of the last five years, according to a report from Thomson Reuters' scientific business. The World...

HP buys into records management business.
June 2, 2008... HP buys into records management business Tracey Caldwell HP is moving into records management with the acquisition of specialist Tower Software to help plug the compliance and corporate governance gap in its information management...

A double-edged sword.(The Freedeom of Information Act)
June 2, 2008... Byline: peter williams A double-edged sword While MPs might be fuming that the public can now see a detailed checklist of their expense claims, few people outside the Palace of Westminster will see it as anything other than a victory...

High Court quashes bid by MPs to secure FoI get-out.
June 2, 2008... Byline: peter williams High Court quashes bid by MPs to secure FoI get-out Peter Williams MPs have lost a key freedom of information battle after the High Court decided that expenses payable to MPs representing constituencies...

Guidelines to clarify vexed copyright issues.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Kim Thomas Guidelines to clarify vexed copyright issues Kim Thomas New guidelines on the use of copyright have appeared from the British Academy and the Publishers Association. The guidelines on copyright and academic...