<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>------- Forwarded message follows ------- </color>Date sent: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:15:26 +0100</color> From: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>digicult-forum <</color> To: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>IFLA_L <</color> <bold>Subject: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>[IFLA-L] DigiCULT: Technology Watch Report 3 - Now Available</bold></color> <underline><color><param>0000,8000,0000</param>[ Double-click this line for list subscription options ]</underline></color> DigiCULT: Technology Watch Report 3 - Now Available "Core Technologies for the Cultural and Scientific Heritage Sector", January 2005 As in previous TWRs, this volume examines six core technologies. Those covered here underlie a wide range of future applications, and include: Open Source Software, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval technologies, Location Based Systems (especially GIS and GPS), Visualisation of Data, and Telepresence, Haptics and Robotics. This report builds on our earlier two reports: TWR1 (2003) examined Customer Relationship Management Systems, Digital Asset Management Systems, Virtual Reality, Human Computer Interface technologies, Smart Tags and Labels, and Games. TWR2 (2004) examined Application Service Models, the XML family of technologies, Cultural Agents and Avatars, Mobile Access technologies, Rights Management and Payment technologies, and Collaborative Mechanisms and Technologies. Download Technology Watch Report 3: Hi-Res (30 MB) http://www.digicult.info/downloads/TWR3-highres.pdf Lo-Res (6 MB) http://www.digicult.info/downloads/TWR3-lowres.pdf DigiCULT Publications offer a valuable resource of mission-critical information in the selection and use of digital technologies for Europe's heritage organisations: - Thematic Issues: results of expert forums http://www.digicult.info/pages/themiss.php - DigiCULT Technology Watch Reports: in-depth technology evaluation http://www.digicult.info/pages/techwatch.php - DigiCULT.Info Newsletter: articles about services, studies, technologies, and activities http://www.digicult.info/pages/newsletter.php Subscribe to the Newsletter DigiCULT.Info http://www.digicult.info/pages/subscribe.php (c) DigiCULT Forum 2002-2004 <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>------- End of forwarded message ------- <nofill> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------