EContent articles from January 2005

EContent archives from January 2005

Big time.(edit this)
January 1, 2005... i'm biased on so many levels. I was practically born reading and writing. I've been doing this journalism thing since my days editing the WA-HI Journal, and getting paid for publishing since college, not to mention this whole editing EContent...

Aristotle anyone?(EMail)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I enjoyed your column, "The Social Butterfly Effect" [EDIT THIS, July/August, p. 5]. One has to wonder why computers have proliferated so much, and I have to wonder if it's becoming innate in the human condition to desire more time away from...

Fair use?(EMail)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I read your December column, "Lend Me Your Ear" [EDIT THIS, p. 9]. While I understand your concerns about violating EContent's copyrights, I'm not sure you should worry too much about it. If, as you describe, it's done by companies that simply...

Find a voice.(EMail)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... Great article about The Northwest Voice in the September issue [pp.7-8]. Is it posted to your Web site yet, or will it be? I can't find it online and would like to point to it from the www.poynter.org Tidbits blog. I also enjoyed your column,...

EContent 100 corrections.(EMail)(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2005... * Two letters in Entrieva's name were transposed. * Cadmus Communications was founded in 1984. We sincerely regret these errors.

Calling P2P: peer-to-peer networks coming to a phone near you.(content news)(peer-to-peer)
January 1, 2005... napster, KaZaA, and Gnutella have fuelled consumers' passion for downloading and swapping MP3 music files--and BitTorrent and eDonkey are doing the same for video. Now, a handful of upstart vendors are poised to move peer-to-peer (P2P)...

Google and libraries partner.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Google Inc. has announced that it is working with the libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and The New York Public Library to digitally scan books from their collections so that users worldwide...

Groove Networks introduces Rapid Solutions Exchange.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Groove Networks has introduced Groove Rapid Solutions Exchange, a collection of 25 downloadable workspace templates for Groove Virtual Office soft ware, which are designed to provide ready-to-use solutions for a range of collaborative processes...

Untethering Tempe: a city goes wireless.
January 1, 2005... WiFi access has been cropping up in some unexpected places lately. While access at airports and other hubs of activity is useful, if not terribly surprising, WiFi is slowly making its way to more off-beat locales. New York has made Bryant Park...

ProQuest to acquire Voyager Expanded Learning.(ProQuest Information and Learning Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ProQuest Information and Learning has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Voyager Expanded Learning, a provider of in school core reading programs, reading intervention programs, and professional development programs for...

LexisNexis acquires Interface Software and Gould Publications.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... LexisNexis U.S., a provider of legal, news, and business information services, has acquired Oak Brook, IL based Interface Software, Inc., a provider of client relationship management (CRM) products to legal and professional services firms in...

Spam bounties: legitimate email marketers at risk.(regulations on email marketing)
January 1, 2005... legitimate email marketers have turned a wary eye towards a new proposal gaining momentum at the Federal Trade Commission that would award hard-cash bounties to ordinary citizens who help arrest the bane of email marketing today: spam. ...

Networks In Motion.(Doug Antone appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Networks In Motion has hired Doug Antone, former Ingram Micro and Borland executive, as president and CEO. Stephen Petilli, chairman of Networks In Motion and former CEO, and former president, Michael Sheha, are taking on new positions. Petilli...

Information Handling Services Inc.(Jeffrey R. Tarr appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Information Handling Services Inc., a provider of content integration and decision support tools, technical standards, codes, and product specifications, has named former Hoover's chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Tarr as the new president and COOof...

Ingenta plc.(Simon Dessain and Mark Rowse change their positions )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Ingenta plc has announced changes to its management team and structure. Simon Dessain, currently CO0, has been appointed CEO, and Mark Rowse, founder and current CEO, is taking up a non-executive position on the board and will continue to work...

Elsevier's Science & Technology.(Herman van Campenhout replaces Arie Jongejan )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Arie Jongejan, the current CEO of Elsevier's Science & Technology division, has left the company to pursue new interests. Herman van Campenhout joined Elsevier as CEO, Science & Technology, from Reed Business Information (RBI) in the...

Hummingbird Ltd.(Barry Litwin replaces Fred Sorkin )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Hummingbird Ltd., a provider of integrated ECM solutions, has announced that Fred Sorkin has stepped down as CEO, and Barry Litwin, the current president, has been appointed CEO. Fred Sorkin will remain chairman of the company. Hummingbird was...

Authentica, Inc.(Norman Meisner appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Authentica, Inc., a provider of enterprise digital rights management software, has appointed Norman Meisner as VP, business development. Meisner will report directly to Authentica CEO John Bruce. Most recently, Meisner led the global sales...

Auto industry tries to steer consumers to car content.(content news)
January 1, 2005... as automotive entertainment and information options grow from your basic AM/FM radio and CD player to include GPS devices, backseat DVD players, satellite TV and radio, and even hard drives, the industry is on the lookout for content that...

NewsStand Inc.(appoints board of advisors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NewsStand, Inc. has formed a board of advisors that includes seven business executives and academics from the United States, Canada, and Switzerland. They are: Don Babick (Alberta, Canada)--former president and COO for Southam Publications;...

RedDot Solutions.(Daniel Kraft appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... RedDot Solutions has announced a number of new hires including the appointment of Daniel Kraft as VP, corporate development. Prior to RedDot, Kraft spent five years as associate director for Commerzbank Securities. Kraft will report directly to...

INSCI.(David L. Fitzgerald appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... INSCI has appointed David L. Fitzgerald to the position of SVP, sales and services. Fitzgerald will report to INSCI president and CEO Henry Nelson. Most recently Fitzgerald served as COO at Pragmatech Software, Inc.

Canto.(Cliff Kaplan, Chris Bowd and Michele Taylor appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Canto has announced three additions to its executive team. Cliff Kaplan joined as SVP, business development at Canto Software Inc. Chris Bowd has been appointed resident director at Canto KK in Japan. Michele Taylor is Canto's new director of...

Endeavor Information Systems.(David Richter appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Endeavor Information Systems has announced that David Richter joined the library software developer as VP, global sales. Richter was most recently general manager of SPSS Inc./ShowCase, a business intelligence and predictive analytics software...

Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company.(appoints Tim Brandner and Bob De Laney)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company, has announced several management additions to its professional services team, Factiva Consulting Services. Tim Brandner, most recently director of strategic sales for North America at OneSource...

TACODA.(Tacoda Systems Inc. appoints Seth A. and Mark R.E. Pinney )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... TACODA has hired Mark R.E. Pinney as CFO, reporting to CEO Dave Morgan, with whom Pinney founded Real Media in 1995. Both positions are newly created. Pinney comes to TACODA from Acorda Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, where he was CFO....

Thought Equity.(Paul Weiser appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Thought Equity, a provider of video management and stock footage licensing services, has appointed Paul Weiser as VP, sales. Wesier most recently served as EVP, sales and marketing for Media.net.

Composite Software.(Wister Walcott appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Composite Software, a provider of enterprise information integration solutions, has appointed Wister Walcott as VP, marketing. Walcott comes to Composite from Siebel Systems, a provider of business application software, where he most recently...

xrefer.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... xrefer, provider of the xreferplus online reference services to libraries worldwide, has appointed Albert L, Stevens to the newly created position of CTO. Stevens most recently was president of Kaon Interactive.

HighBeam Research Inc.(Christopher Locke appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... HighBeam Research, Inc. has partnered with blogger Christopher Locke to help the company develop a new resource for bloggers and aspiring bloggers. Locke's role has been called "chief blogging officer."

Access Innovations, Inc.(Gary L. Garrison appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Access Innovations, Inc., a provider of database, content management, and information technology services, has named Gary L. Garrison as its new sales director for U.S. and world markets. In addition to his new duties with Access innovations,...

EDGAR Online, Inc.(Morton Mackof appointed )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... EDGAR Online, Inc. has appointed Morton Mackof to the position of EVP, sales. Prior to joining EDGAR Online, Mackof worked as an independent consultant specializing in business development to companies in the Internet field, including EDGAR...

Jay Habegger.(joins TechTarget)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Concurrent with TechTarget's acquisition of Bitpipe, Bitpipe CEO and co-founder Jay Habegger has joined TechTarget as EVP, media products. In his new role, Habegger is responsible for strategic direction and management of TechTarget's portfolio...

Cambridge Information Group.(James P. McGinty and Andrew M. Snyder appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... James P. McGinty has been named vice-chairman of the Cambridge Information Group, and Andrew M. Snyder has been appointed as president. McGinty will be responsible for overall strategic planning, executive development, and exploring...

SiteScape.(Bruce Bancroft appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Bruce Bancroft has been appointed to the position of VP, worldwide sales, at SiteScape. Bancroft assumes responsibility for the company's geographic sales regions, including North America and Europe, and reports to Brian Hays, president and...

What type of IM Software do you use at the office?(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... What Type of IM Software Do You Use at the Office? Free IM software 78% downloaded from the Internet (AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger) Employer- 52% provided IM system (Enterprise...

Challenges with Web-enabled applications according to U.S. organizations *, 2004.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... Challenges with Web-enabled Applications According to U.S. Organizations *, 2004 (as a % of respondents) 68% Increased security challenges and/or risks 62% User response time/performance 51% ...

Global Enterprise Security Solution Market estimated revenues 2003-2007.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... Global Enterprise Security Solution Market Estimated Revenues 2003-2007 (in $ millions) 2004 19,660 2007 31,978 Note: Table made from bar graph. Source: Datamonitor "Evolving enterprise security spending...

Attitudes of U.S. companies toward the benefits of Web services adoption, July 2004.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... Attitudes of U.S. Companies Toward the Benefits of Web Services Adoption, July 2004 (as a % of respondents) 77% Web services enhance my organization's ability to collaborate with external parties 66% Web services...

Online content spending by category of content.(consumer spending)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... Online Content Spending by Category of Content 1H 2004 1H 2003 Personals/Dating $227.9 $214.3 Entertainment/Lifestyles $182.8 $102.5 Business/Investment ...

SemioTagger and Skyline.(Decision-Maker)(Product/Service Evaluation)
January 1, 2005... i examined SemioTagger and its results using SemioSkyline interactively. To do so, I approached this review with the mindset of a member of an IT-business project team. My fast-growing theoretical company has 500 employees. In two short years...

Supersize that hard drive!(storage management)
January 1, 2005... Last summer, I turned 50. We Baby Boomers are intent on making fashionable whatever life stage we're going through, so I expect that tri-focals and colonoscopy pictures will soon be all the rage. I already have become accustomed to regular...

In search of the blog economy: it has taken nearly a decade for the vast majority of Web content to prove the old mantra that media money always follows the eyeballs, but it won't take that long for Web logs to find reliable business models.
January 1, 2005... These diary-like collections of links and commentary--also known as blogs--have so effectively grabbed passionate, highly targeted audiences in so many different niches (and their one-person overhead is so low) that sporadic success tales are...

Faces of econtent.(Intelliseek Applied Research Center)
January 1, 2005... Job Function: What ideas are some of the Internet's most prolific bloggers sharing with the world? Who's hot and who's not? Natalie Glance, a research scientist at Intelliseek Applied Research Center, knows. "There's both a stream of data...

The emerging search economy.
January 1, 2005... Within just a few short months last fall, a search engine world dominated by Google and Yahoo! (and soon MSN as well) got a lot more interesting as several experiments in new styles of search launched: Clusty.com, Blinkx, Snap, A9.com,...

Open source CMS edges toward the mainstream.(content management software)
January 1, 2005... as the Open Source Movement gains momentum, led by the growing popularity of the Linux operating system, it should come as no surprise that the number of open source content management products on the market is growing. What separates companies...

(Communities of) practice make perfect.(content management)
January 1, 2005... there's a lot of talk in business circles about best practices. But what exactly makes a practice "best"? In particular, who are the arbiters and judges who set the standards of practice in our industry? And where are said practices to be found...

Finding the formula for successful CM: managing financial content: Aon Risk Services, a subsidiary of one of the nation's largest insurance brokerage companies, adds about 100,000 documents a month to a base of 1.8 million documents. Its content management system handles 90,000 insurance requests annually, with 4,000 requests opened or closed each day.(content management)
January 1, 2005... This is a far cry from only five years ago when most of the firm's documents were still in paper form--meaning all insurance applications, risk assessment reports, and other content were printed on paper. To share this data among service...

The aggravations of aggregation.(discontent)
January 1, 2005... "feed me! Feed me!" That's the cry of many of your visitors, particularly those trying to find nutritional content despite junk-info overload. You can probably help by taking advantage of emerging content delivery options, but be sure to take...

Jabber: communicating in real time.(Company Profile)
January 1, 2005... for the uninitiated, trying to understand what Jabber is all about is a bit like trying to follow Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's legendary "Who's on First?" comedy routine. But then again, given the shorthand dialect, a lot of IM conversations...

The Web isn't a newspaper, it's a city.(blogs)
January 1, 2005... the influence of business and political blogs has become too large to be dismissed by the econtent industry. Blogging provides experts and wannabes with an easy way to make their voices heard in the Web-based marketplace of ideas. Companies...