Knowledge management news and trends
30.9.05
China Printing subsidiary to sell a "lite" versione of its XO Office
China Printing subsidiary CYIOS
Corporation announced today that it is in final negotiations to wholesale a
"lite" version of the company's XO Office product for international
distribution. This unique opportunity would be worth an estimated $500,000
and would be fulfilled over a two-month period beginning November 1, 2005.
The product will be delivered on compact discs that customers would install on
their servers. While this "lite" version will be similar to the soon-to-launch
online solution, some features will not be made available. XO Office is state-
of-the-art business management software developed to handle all aspects of
managing a business online, anytime.
The company will launch its complete online version by October 30, 2005.
Specific features of the online product include document editing and
management, timesheet management, project and task management, email/wireless
notification, meeting management, performance-based contract management, and
more. XO Office has been offered in limited release for testing and evaluation
over the last several months. The company is now finishing major upgrades and
graphics features to the site in preparation for a complete market launch to
the general public. Initially, the target market for XO Office will be small
to medium sized businesses that are in need of project management, especially
other U.S. Government contractors. For a full list of features and pricing,
please visit http://www.XOOFFICE.com.
About CYIOS
CYIOS Corporation is a leading Systems Integrator and Knowledge Management
solutions provider supporting the Department of Defense and other Government
Agencies for over 10 years. During this time, CYIOS launched the first Army
Knowledge Online (AKO) prototype (currently the world's largest intranet) and
now offers XO Office (http://www.XOOFFICE.com). XO Office manages Performance
Based Contracts (the government's new accountability contracting method) and
positions businesses to become knowledge-centric organizations. XO Office is a
user-friendly project and document management tool that allows collaboration
and manages the workforce, streamlines processes, and increases information
flow. ¶ 07:05 0 comments
Corporation announced today that it is in final negotiations to wholesale a
"lite" version of the company's XO Office product for international
distribution. This unique opportunity would be worth an estimated $500,000
and would be fulfilled over a two-month period beginning November 1, 2005.
The product will be delivered on compact discs that customers would install on
their servers. While this "lite" version will be similar to the soon-to-launch
online solution, some features will not be made available. XO Office is state-
of-the-art business management software developed to handle all aspects of
managing a business online, anytime.
The company will launch its complete online version by October 30, 2005.
Specific features of the online product include document editing and
management, timesheet management, project and task management, email/wireless
notification, meeting management, performance-based contract management, and
more. XO Office has been offered in limited release for testing and evaluation
over the last several months. The company is now finishing major upgrades and
graphics features to the site in preparation for a complete market launch to
the general public. Initially, the target market for XO Office will be small
to medium sized businesses that are in need of project management, especially
other U.S. Government contractors. For a full list of features and pricing,
please visit http://www.XOOFFICE.com.
About CYIOS
CYIOS Corporation is a leading Systems Integrator and Knowledge Management
solutions provider supporting the Department of Defense and other Government
Agencies for over 10 years. During this time, CYIOS launched the first Army
Knowledge Online (AKO) prototype (currently the world's largest intranet) and
now offers XO Office (http://www.XOOFFICE.com). XO Office manages Performance
Based Contracts (the government's new accountability contracting method) and
positions businesses to become knowledge-centric organizations. XO Office is a
user-friendly project and document management tool that allows collaboration
and manages the workforce, streamlines processes, and increases information
flow. ¶ 07:05 0 comments
22.9.05
Sakhr & LayoutME set the standards knowledge investment for decision support at the 3rd Conference on Documentation & Electronic Archiving | Layout Mi
Sakhr & LayoutME set the standards knowledge investment for decision support at the 3rd Conference on Documentation & Electronic Archiving | Layout Middle East: "The Arabic search engine which can fully grasp the unique characteristics of the Arabic language; the successful scanning of any document which has the capability to recognize text and convert numbers & letters into editable text; and instant translation capabilities between languages to meet the demands of the globalization era.
This statement was made at the 3rd Conference on Documentation & Electronic Archiving which commenced yesterday at the Dubai World Trade Centre where Sakhr and Layout ME are joint participants at the technology exhibition held on the sidelines of the conference.
Sakhr is showcasing its award winning ArabDox, the trilingual (Arabic, English, French) Document Management System developed by Sakhr which offers enterprises an integrated solution to manage increasing amounts of non-structured information in documents.
Layout ME is displaying the latest in scanning technology, the AGFA Microform document scanner which operates at high speeds reaching 160 pages per minute thus increasing productivity levels capable of highly detailed scanning operations which result in greatly increased optical recognition (OCR) of the Arabic characters.
'This conference is a good opportunity for us to get our visitors better acquainted with ArabDox, the first Arabic program acknowledged by the international giant Intel for document management. ArabDox exceeds the usual boundaries of document management systems by offering a trilingual knowledge management that was developed according to internationally recognized standards,' commented Moatasem Mohaisen, Regional Director, Gulf, Sakhr Software Co.
He added, 'We are aware that the needs of our clients are constantly on the increase, for this reason we chose to participate in this exhibition in collaboration with Layout ME to shed light on our company's latest developments, and the exceptional status this product enjoys, because it offers a fully integrated archiving system that includes applications, ArabDox, and hardware, the unique AGFA Microform scanners.'
'Our participation in this exhibition will allow us to expose our visitors to products which will help them achieve higher levels of performance in the field of documentation & electronic archiving,' commented Joe Karkour, Area Manager, Middle East & North Africa, Layout Middle East, Fz llc.
He added, 'Our collaborative experience with Sakhr has been highly successful in the field of providing comprehensive electronic documentation systems to some of the Arab World's most notable establishments & organizations.'
The exhibition will continue for a period of three consecutive days, until the 19th September 2005, and includes some of the major players in the fields of services, solutions and technical applications, as well as companies operating in IT, knowledge, and bookshops, electronic archiving, statistics and decision support systems, geographical information management systems, and more.
This exhibition is being held on the sidelines of the conference which addresses a variety of scientific issues, the challenges in the world of information & knowledge management, and other related topics of importance." ¶ 07:11 0 comments
This statement was made at the 3rd Conference on Documentation & Electronic Archiving which commenced yesterday at the Dubai World Trade Centre where Sakhr and Layout ME are joint participants at the technology exhibition held on the sidelines of the conference.
Sakhr is showcasing its award winning ArabDox, the trilingual (Arabic, English, French) Document Management System developed by Sakhr which offers enterprises an integrated solution to manage increasing amounts of non-structured information in documents.
Layout ME is displaying the latest in scanning technology, the AGFA Microform document scanner which operates at high speeds reaching 160 pages per minute thus increasing productivity levels capable of highly detailed scanning operations which result in greatly increased optical recognition (OCR) of the Arabic characters.
'This conference is a good opportunity for us to get our visitors better acquainted with ArabDox, the first Arabic program acknowledged by the international giant Intel for document management. ArabDox exceeds the usual boundaries of document management systems by offering a trilingual knowledge management that was developed according to internationally recognized standards,' commented Moatasem Mohaisen, Regional Director, Gulf, Sakhr Software Co.
He added, 'We are aware that the needs of our clients are constantly on the increase, for this reason we chose to participate in this exhibition in collaboration with Layout ME to shed light on our company's latest developments, and the exceptional status this product enjoys, because it offers a fully integrated archiving system that includes applications, ArabDox, and hardware, the unique AGFA Microform scanners.'
'Our participation in this exhibition will allow us to expose our visitors to products which will help them achieve higher levels of performance in the field of documentation & electronic archiving,' commented Joe Karkour, Area Manager, Middle East & North Africa, Layout Middle East, Fz llc.
He added, 'Our collaborative experience with Sakhr has been highly successful in the field of providing comprehensive electronic documentation systems to some of the Arab World's most notable establishments & organizations.'
The exhibition will continue for a period of three consecutive days, until the 19th September 2005, and includes some of the major players in the fields of services, solutions and technical applications, as well as companies operating in IT, knowledge, and bookshops, electronic archiving, statistics and decision support systems, geographical information management systems, and more.
This exhibition is being held on the sidelines of the conference which addresses a variety of scientific issues, the challenges in the world of information & knowledge management, and other related topics of importance." ¶ 07:11 0 comments
20.9.05
3-day Documentation & e-Archiving Conference concludes in Dubai
3-day Documentation & e-Archiving Conference concludes | Dubai Municipality: "The 3rd Conference on Documentation and Electronic Archiving, which concluded in Dubai on Monday, has called on Dubai Municipality to set up an international working group that can look into investing financial and technical resources for turning Dubai into a distinctive centre for knowledge and information management and its various applications."
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15.9.05
Information boom: International School of Information Management
According to Prof Urs, the domain of information/knowledge has occupied centre stage with the emergence of knowledge based economy and knowledge centric society. Knowledge and information have become the key resource of every organisation and society. “But managing this key resource demands a new breed of professionals with the requisite knowledge and skill sets drawn from a multitude of disciplines across the information landscape,” she explains.
The Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have brought about paradigmatic changes and shifts in the world of information. “This new domain is multidisciplinary spanning the sciences, the technologies and the management of information and has many stakeholders — the academia, the knowledge industry and the scholarship and society at large,” she adds.
“At the turn of 20th century, the emergence of industrial society engendered the growth of the field of management sciences; the 21st century is witness to the dawn of a new domain – information/knowledge management,” Prof Urs, who heads the Library and Information Science Department at Mysore University, points out.
The universities in the USA, Canada and other countries have established I-Schools either de novo as in the case of School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California, Berkley, USA or some other schools such as the I-School at the University of Washington, School of Information at the University of Michigan, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, which have integrated the different existing schools and morphed them under one umbrella, she explains.
These universities have formed a consortium of I-Schools and the first I Conference of the fifteen I-School deans is being organised at the Penn State University between September 28 and 30.
I- SIM model
Explains Prof Urs, “The I-SIM would be an innovative centre for a newly emerging new discipline based on a new model of global partnership across the academia and industry. I-SIM is modelled as a Collaborative Knowledge Enterprise - a cluster of partners and alliances.”
The partners are institutions or agencies in different sectors- such as academia, industry and the government and non-governmental agencies. The ISIM cluster is international, she adds.
Speaking to Deccan Herald, Prof Urs said I-SIM promoted by the University of Mysore, will be physically located at Mysore in University of Mysore campus. But specific activities could be in any of the partner/alliance institutions.
“The centre will be an independent autonomous entity formed on the basis of ‘core-alliance’ principle. The founding partners form the core and establish the Governing Body to drive the cluster forward, set and review objectives and manage resources.
I-SIM Programmes
I-SIM will offer a Masters Programme in Information Systems Management. “The curriculum would be in tune with the curriculum offered at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and University of Michigan, USA and progressively move towards joint degree programmes. Admission to the programmes would begin by the end of this year once the founding partners work out specifics for launching the courses,” she says.
She said the I-SIM will join the American I-School consortium. Faculty and student exchange between partner institutions would provide international setting for the students of I-SIM.
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The Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have brought about paradigmatic changes and shifts in the world of information. “This new domain is multidisciplinary spanning the sciences, the technologies and the management of information and has many stakeholders — the academia, the knowledge industry and the scholarship and society at large,” she adds.
“At the turn of 20th century, the emergence of industrial society engendered the growth of the field of management sciences; the 21st century is witness to the dawn of a new domain – information/knowledge management,” Prof Urs, who heads the Library and Information Science Department at Mysore University, points out.
The universities in the USA, Canada and other countries have established I-Schools either de novo as in the case of School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California, Berkley, USA or some other schools such as the I-School at the University of Washington, School of Information at the University of Michigan, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, which have integrated the different existing schools and morphed them under one umbrella, she explains.
These universities have formed a consortium of I-Schools and the first I Conference of the fifteen I-School deans is being organised at the Penn State University between September 28 and 30.
I- SIM model
Explains Prof Urs, “The I-SIM would be an innovative centre for a newly emerging new discipline based on a new model of global partnership across the academia and industry. I-SIM is modelled as a Collaborative Knowledge Enterprise - a cluster of partners and alliances.”
The partners are institutions or agencies in different sectors- such as academia, industry and the government and non-governmental agencies. The ISIM cluster is international, she adds.
Speaking to Deccan Herald, Prof Urs said I-SIM promoted by the University of Mysore, will be physically located at Mysore in University of Mysore campus. But specific activities could be in any of the partner/alliance institutions.
“The centre will be an independent autonomous entity formed on the basis of ‘core-alliance’ principle. The founding partners form the core and establish the Governing Body to drive the cluster forward, set and review objectives and manage resources.
I-SIM Programmes
I-SIM will offer a Masters Programme in Information Systems Management. “The curriculum would be in tune with the curriculum offered at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and University of Michigan, USA and progressively move towards joint degree programmes. Admission to the programmes would begin by the end of this year once the founding partners work out specifics for launching the courses,” she says.
She said the I-SIM will join the American I-School consortium. Faculty and student exchange between partner institutions would provide international setting for the students of I-SIM.
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