Stanford University Libraries Launches Federated Search

Press Release

March 27, 2008

If you think everything you’re looking for can be found through Internet search engines, think again. The “crawl” technology of search engines like Google identifies and indexes only a fraction of all the information that is available on the Web. The “invisible web” is made up of thousands of databases and searchable sources that contain highly targeted and valuable information, and whose content is inaccessible and therefore neither seen nor indexed by traditional search engines.

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New Federated Search Blog Consolidates Industry Information

    SANTA FE, N.M., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Search now has an
industry-specific, vendor-neutral research site: The Federated Search Blog
(http://www.federatedsearchblog.com). Before the blog, organizations
seeking federated search applications were forced to scour the Internet for
information on the rapidly evolving technology, shifting vendors and news.
The blog owner and host, Sol Lederman, spotlights topics such as the basics
of federated search, resources, conferences/shows and industry news. He
conveys insightful analysis with academic wit, providing an opportunity for
readers to take part and be interactive. Lederman states, "There's a lot of
confusion surrounding federated search, what it is, what it does, even the
right terminology. My goal is to create awareness within the industry of
the new developments, new resources, capabilities and problems with
federated search."

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Wolper and TDNet Form Strategic AllianceWolper Subscription Services (www.wolper.com) and TDNet (www.tdnet.com), a provider of ejournal/book access and management tools, announced an exclusive partnership designed to provide a one-stop solution that reduces cost and complexity and improves productivity for libraries and managers of corporate knowledge and information bases. The companies have similar customer bases and related needs. Existing Wolper customers and new prospects alike will now be able to consolidate their subscription ordering and collection building, using Wolper as their hub for all electronic ordering, access, and e-resource management, along with the more traditional print business.

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Hitachi Builds on Success in Content Services with Enhancements to Content Archive Platform

Customer and Partner Momentum Reaches New Heights amid Growing Demand for High-Performance, Highly Scalable Content Services

CeBIT 2008 - March 4, 2008

HANNOVER, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Building on its success and momentum in the active archive market, Hitachi today announced several industry-leading enhancements to its 21st century digital archiving solution, the Hitachi Content Archive Platform. The enhanced Hitachi Content Archive Platform is an integral component of the Hitachi Services Oriented Storage Solutions strategy and features new authentication services to ensure the secure, long-term preservation and retrieval of valuable information. Amid growing customer demand for a first class active archive solution, the Hitachi Content Archive Platform has gained strong momentum in the market, deployed across hundreds of customer sites with Hitachi’s rapidly expanding ecosystem of independent software vendor (ISV) partners.

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