Originally developed by Object Technology International (OTI) and purchased by IBM for use by internal developers
Released to open-source community in 2001, managed by consortium
Eclipse Public License (EPL)
Based on IBM Common Public License (CPL) Consortium reorganized into independent not-for-profit corporation, the Eclipse Foundation, in early 2004
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The 1,000,000 plant specimens stored at the National Herbarium of New South Wales are a major resource used by scientific botanists to confirm the identification of plants. The Digital Imaging project will provide an Internet- accessible electronic image bank of the herbarium collections. These data will be managed in the NSW collections database system. The images will be accessible through PlantNET on the RBG website. The first phase of the project will include all NSW native (including rare and endangered) and weedy species, subspecies and varieties. This web based database will provide a resource that can be used to confirm plant identifications by the community. This project will link images and enhance the continuing development of the EucaLink, WattleWeb and other similar projects that are part of PlantNet. It is also closely coordinated with the national Australia’s Virtual Herbarium (AVH) project being undertaken by all herbaria in Australia.
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Worldwide, around 70% of the Internet traffic is currently being generated through popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo. Increasing rankings in Google and Yahoo SERP’s (Search Engine Result Pages) has thus become the primary need for all online operators, be it online retailers, free content, tools, software and services providers, or personal website owners. Achieving the above objective is however not an easy task and more often online operators hire professional help such as Internet Marketing and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) services. This white paper aims to substantiate the important role played by SEO service providers and how they help website owners achieve the most from their online initiatives.
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When Symbian was formed 10 years ago, it inherited a browser from Psion. In the following years, the ability to browse real Web pages became a key differentiator of smartphones as compared to feature phones, and so Web technologies have played an important role in the story of Symbian. At the time of Symbian’s formation, there was much debate in the industry on whether the future of personal and enterprise computing would be in thick or thin clients – that is, in rich client software running mainly on the phone, or software hosted on a network server with a fairly simple browsing terminal. Ten years later and we see AJAX blurring the gap between the notion of thin and thick clients with rich browsing terminals backed with colossal arrays of servers dishing out email, photos, twitters and Facebook messages.
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Last month I was fortunate enough to be invited to a private roundtable of operator executives and entrepreneurs asked to share their ideas and opinions on the opportunities and challenges facing the mobile data industry. Now it’s a very rare day when these two constituencies can agree on anything, so imagine my surprise when both camps reached a consensus on the positive impacts that Web 2.0 services will have on non-voice revenues.
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The mercurial rise of social networking sites and user-generated content has rekindled users’ interest in accessing Web-based services on the move. That the mobile phone is an inherently personal device which is not only with us most of the time, but also contains a huge amount of personal data (contact lists of names and phone numbers, stored messages and emails etc.) makes it a logical extension for the social network and the host of other collaborative Web 2.0 applications gaining traction.
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Applications manufacturers today offer tools that allow companies to reap all of the potential benefits of Web 2.0. Behind most of these initiatives lies a simple yet very promising idea for the corporate world. Without installing “in house” software (that is under the cloud computing format), companies can capitalize on these free on-line services for a series of activities requiring coordination or collaboration. These include organizing meetings, sharing contacts and documents, and creating communities. Furthermore, integration with social networks allows companies to get to know their clients and their preferences better in order to choose the ideal candidates. In this sense, it seems logical to assume that Web 2.0 will undergo a strong new surge due to its commitment to mobility, and specific applications are already coming out on the market.
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Whether you want to build an AJAX-based web application, or a Windows game, the Academic Resource Kit is a great place to start. A Microsoft Romania initiative aimed at driving technology access and adoption, ARK is designed as a comprehensive collection of tools and resources addressing both the development and design aspects of building software solutions. I had the chance to chat with Microsoft Romania’s Todi Pruteanu about the ARK initiative, and the interview below will provide you with a great insight into the Academic Resource Kit.
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