ACM Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining announce recipients of 2011 Innovation and Service Awards - August 22, 2011
The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD) has announced that Dr. Ross Quinlan is the recipient of the organisation's 2011 Innovation Award and Dr. Bharat Rao is the winner of its 2011 Service Award. The awards were… Read More
Scope eKnowledge Center to exhibit at Frankfurt Book Fair - August 22, 2011
Content enhancement and knowledge services provider Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), India, has announced that the company will be exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 12-16, 2011. During the Fair, Scope will showcase its new services including its unique content abstraction/summarisation solution; author data clean-up… Read More
US Android users spending more time on mobile apps than mobile web, says Nielsen - August 22, 2011
The average Android consumer in the US spends 56 minutes per day actively interacting with the web and apps on their phone, according to Nielsen Smartphone Analytics, a report by consumer research firm Nielsen Company, US. Of that time, two-thirds is spent on mobile apps while… Read More
IEEE Standards Board approves projects to create four new standards - August 22, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has approved projects for the creation of four new standards. They will address quality assessment of 3D displays, contents and devices; network communication at nanoscale; the digital microscope analysers, whole slide… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource announces Free Webinar to discuss impact of new reimbursement models on hospital pharmacies - August 22, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, is hosting a complimentary webinar with L. David Harlow III, RPh, on 'Accountable Care for Pharmacy Executives and Decision Makers.' The webinar is scheduled for August 24, 2011,… Read More
Vital Source Technologies and Chegg announce e-textbook programme - August 22, 2011
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., part of Ingram Content Group Inc, US, and textbook rental firm Chegg, US, have announced a comprehensive e-textbook programme to complement Chegg's traditional physical textbook rentals. The new e-textbook programme from Chegg will allow students the option to purchase or rent… Read More
