- The Internet: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow
With the span of actual Internet years between yesterday and today under a decade, tomorrow's virtual reality very soon may become actuality. The aim of this article is to demonstrate some current ideas that are dictating directions in online evolution. In contradistinction to the hordes of Internet histories that interleave ......
- Internet business method patents
The ease with which software and business models can be replicated in cyberspace, along with the culture that maintains "if it's online it is open to all," has pushed many companies to create or expand patent portfolios to capture and protect all aspects of their online business operations. In addition ......
- Staying Healthy
A survey conducted for the Pew Internet & American Life Project ( www.pewinternet.org ), released in May, found that eight in ten Internet users—that's some 95 million Americans—have looked for health-related information online. Not surprisingly, searching for information on a specific disease or medical problem remains the top information-gathering activity ......
- TheScientific World, Inc. announces new online services
TheScientificWorld, Inc., a company that delivers research information to the scientific community, has announced new features on its commercial Web site (http:// www.thescientificworld.com) that offer integrated access to scientific information, resources, and tools designed to enhance scientific and medical research. The upgraded site now provides new content, additional linking and ......
- Labor on campus: Academic library service to labor groups
HEADNOTE ABSTRACT HEADNOTE THIS PAPER EXAMINES ACADEMIC LIBRARY SERVICE TO LABOR GROUPS, particularly in the area of Internet training. An informal survey of fifty-three academic libraries in schools with labor study programs throughout the United States and Canada indicates that while many libraries provide support for labor study programs within ......
- new & product BRIEFS
Infotrieve, Inc. Completes $21.8 Million Financing Round Infotrieve, Inc., a provider of outsourced document delivery and information services to corporations, academic institutions, and individuals, announced the completion of a $21.8 million round of financing. Leading the financing was new investor Trident Capital with a $12 million investment. Signal Equity Partners, ......
- On-Line Resources and Applications For Competitiveness
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The Internet opened up new opportunities for fast, economical access to recent data that can be used for evaluating competitive strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Web-based information is often more recent than printed reports. Key word search options, on-line indexes, and custom search at electronic speed are more user friendly ......