Business Information Alert articles from July 2003

Business Information Alert archives from July 2003

An introduction to RSS.(Illustration)
July 1, 2003... Think about all of the web sites that you access weekly, daily, or hourly to collect up-to-date information on a topic. These sites might be major news sites, such as CNN or MSNBC, or they could be less formal--the millions of blogs on the...

From the Editor.
July 1, 2003... Since I have now taken over as editor, I wanted to give you a brief report on the doings at SLA held on June 7-12 in New York. Terese Mulkern Terry also tells you about what she saw and learned at the annual conference. With four program...

Special Libraries Association 2003.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Special Libraries Association members traversed a hazy path between the two mid-town New York City hotels hosting the SLA conference on a drizzly week in June. However, the atmosphere inside the Hilton was clear and invigorating, as three...

What's new?(News & Trends)
July 1, 2003... An Australian firm introduced its first U.S. venture, IBISWorld USA. Its only other product is IBISWorld Indonesia. The database offers NAICS-linked U.S. industry statistics in an easy-to-use and attractive format. The company plans to have...

Once around the block.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Just when you thought it was safe to answer the phone again, a prominent online security firm has discovered that its leading spam blocking systems, including a top processor of e-mail worldwide, Yahoo!, are blocking e-mail confirmations from...

Great consulting challenges: and how to surmount them.(Consulting)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Alan Weiss. 2002. Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons. Hardcover. 304p. ISBN: 0-7879-5510-8. $40. Great Consulting Challenges: And How to Surmount Them is an excellent book that will find a valued place on consultants' and small business...

National competitiveness and economic growth: the changing determinants of Economic performance in the World economy.(Economics)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Timo J. Hamalainen. 2003. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. Hardcover, 380p. ISBN: 1-84064-454-0. $110. Timo Hamalainen, director of Innovative Operations at the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development, expands on his doctoral...

Emerging Issues in International Business Research.(International Business)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Masaaki Kotabe & Preet S. Aulakh, eds. 2002. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. Hardcover. 320p. ISBN: 1-84064-836-8. $90. The 12 essays contained in Emerging Issues in International Business Research were first presented at an April 2000...

Trio of self-help: essentials of ...(Intellectual Property)
July 1, 2003... Those familiar with, and enamored of, Nolo Press publications be pleased to see these corporate equivalents--the Wiley Essentials Series. Its motto "because the business world is always changing... and so should you," gives you your first...

Essentials of patents.(Intellectual Property)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Andy Gibbs & Bob DeMatteis. 2002. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Softcover. 288p. ISBN: 0-471-25050-3. $29.95. Note:purchase all three for $79.95. The title of this book is a bit misleading. Being a part of Law Firm Land, I assumed that this...

Essentials of trademarks and unfair competition.(Intellectual Property)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Dana Shilling. 2002. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Softcover. 274p. ISBN: 0-471-20941-4. $29.95. Again, this paperback is aimed at corporate folks. Shilling explains the bare essentials of trademark law and unfair competition. As an...

Essentials of intellectual property.(Intellectual Property)(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Alexander I. Poltorak & Paul J. Lerner. 2002. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Softcover. 260p. ISBN: 0-471-20942-2. $34.95. Accepting that this series does not purport to teach the law, I found that this title of the Essentials of... series...