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Monthly Archives: May 2010

links for 2010-05-26

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

StrikeIron Blog: The Advantages of Web Services APIs
Bob Bauer wrote: If an organization is utilizing external data sources to improve business processes, there are a couple of different approaches that can be taken. The first option is to acquire, update, and maintain these external data sources yourself. The other option is to "plug in" to [...]

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links for 2010-05-23

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Two Approaches to Promoting Data Standards | Blogs | ITBusinessEdge.com
Loraine Lawson wrote: “The wonderful thing about standards is there are so many to choose from.” Fridsma knows the struggle of standards first-hand: He is overseeing the effort to sift through standards for electronic medical records as acting director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards [...]

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links for 2010-05-10

Monday, May 10, 2010

SAS Kicks It Up A Notch
To bulk up against Big Blue and its 4,000 consultants, SAS has teamed up with Accenture, who is also feeling the heat from IBM, but in consulting services. Together, SAS and Accenture will spend $50 million initially to develop new analytics products for six industries. For its part, Accenture [...]

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links for 2010-05-09

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Software Patent Absurdity
Brad Feld wrote: As long time readers of this blog know, I’m strongly against software patents. Succinctly, I think they are (a) invalid constructs, (b) totally unnecessary, and (c) a massive tax on and retardant of innovation.
The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the Supreme Court’s review of [...]

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