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MONATSTHEMA: Geht es in unserem Umfeld, beruflich wie persnlich, nicht immer um Beziehungen? Wer kennt wen, wer wei was, was ist hnlich wie? Dabei knnte alles oft viel einfacher sein, wenn die Zusammenhnge offensichtlicher wren. Eine Lsung knnte Relationship Discovery heien. Entdecken wir das Wesen der Beziehungskiste neu

Semantische Systeme halten in der Medizininformatik Einzug. Dies ist eines der Themen bei der diesjhrigen Konferenz "USAB 2007 - Usability & HCI for Medicine and Health Care" am 22. November 2007 in Graz. Organisator Andreas Holzinger stand Tassilo Pellegrini Rede und Antwort zum Wechselspiel zw. der nchsten Generation des medizinischen Informationsmanagements und dem ethischen Umgang mit Patientendaten.

In partnership with the Universidad Autnoma de Madrid's Department of Informatics Engineering, researchers from the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid's Ontology Engineering Group, based at the Facultad de Informtica, have developed a tool that simplifies the use of the semantic web. The new tool, called Fortunata, can be used by developers, graphic designers and end users without an in-depth knowledge of informatics. The semantic web, or data web, is based on the idea of adding...

INTERVIEW: In order to get the PR industry on the Semantic Web bandwagon, says Markus Pirchner, one needs to squeeze the fuzziness of relationships into an ontology. Marion Fuglwicz-Bren talked to PR expert Markus Pirchner about online relations, PR 2.0 and the future developments in this market. Conclusion: The topic has appeared on the PR-radar, but still needs support.

Fans of the OpenPublish (news, site) packaged Drupal (news, site) distribution aimed at publishers will be pleased to know that creator Phase 2 Technology has some interesting updates coming, and big plans to complete...

Semantische Wikis beim Multimedia-Staatpreis: Die vom KDZ - Zentrum fr Verwaltungsforschung initiierte Plattform Verwaltungskooperation.at erhielt eine Juryauszeichnung in der Kategorie eGovernment und ffentliche Dienste. Bernhard Krabina, KDZ: "Beispiele fr den Einsatz von Wikis in der ffentlichen Verwaltung gibt es bereits einige. Wir hoffen nun, dass sich auch die Themen Semantisches Web und Semantische Wikis im Wissensmanagement im Bereich E-Government durchsetzen knnen."

Not that Google isn’t getting into travel business, but GigaOm suggests an ulterior motive behind the search giant’s planned acquisition of airfare info provider ITA Software. A few years ago, a research division of ITA started a build-your-own-database tool for web data dubbed Needlebase, according to GigaOm. “Needlebase, which started giving out free beta trials in...

"Not another social network!" - Patrick Chanezon explained the rules of social objects and the benefits of OpenSocial at the Google I/O developer gathering which took place in San Francisco in May 2008.

The Guardian recently reported (via Rajar) that smart phones have widened the reach of online radio with “20% of smart phone users” using a radio app. While there is a distinction made between regular radio services, personalized radio and podcasting, the Guardian leads with the headline “Smarphones revived the radio star”. Yet, can...

Arno Scharl heads the Department of New Media Technology at MODUL University Vienna. Andreas Blumauer (SWC) talked to him about the Geospatial Web, the US Election Monitor and semantic mashups.

Let me explain: Business SOA = SOA. Technical SOA is just a technical part of SOA services. We clearly see a tendency of Technical SOA occupying more and more territory of Business SOA implementing more and more intelligent technical solutions and replacing less intelligent manual operations in Business. The intelligent technical solutions are very costly because they are still accompanied by enormous amount of not that intelligent technical solutions...

Die Konvergenz von Social Software, Web 2.0 und Semantic Web: Die Grnder der Semantic Web Company legen ein weiteres Sachbuch vor: "Ein Update zur aktuellen Debatte ber die Entwicklung und Perspektiven des Internets im Allgemeinen und des World Wide Web im Speziellen", so die beiden Herausgeber Andreas Blumauer und Tassilo Pellegrini.

Google July 16 said it has purchased Metaweb, a semantic search provider whose Freebase open source database catalogs 12 million data sets. The technology will boost Google's ability to produce more relevant answers. Google July 16 said it has purchased Metaweb, whose Freebase open-source database catalogs 12 million movies, books, TV shows, celebrities, locations and companies, among...

Die fhrende internationale Konferenz fr Wissensmanagement, Wissenstechnologien und Semantische Technologien tagte vom 3. bis 5. September 2008 in Graz.

Norway

INTERVIEW: Hermann Maurer, Experte fr Wissensmanagement und Science-Fiction-Autor, sprach mit dem Magazin personal manager ber zuknftige Wissens- und Lernszenarien im Netzzeitalter.

Leipzig / Germany

INTERVIEW: Tom Heath from Talis and an active member of the Linked Data Community discusses the growth and future of the Web of Data with SWC's Andreas Blumauer.

Graz/Austria

Herbert Hrachovec unterrichtet nicht nur am Wiener Institut fr Philosophie an der Fakultt fr Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft; der stellvertretende Institutsvorstand ist auch einer der Pioniere im Bereich der Digitalisierung. Zu seinen Arbeitsgebieten zhlt die Philosophie der Neuen Medien. Einen E-Mail-Diskurs rund um Semantik, das Web und die Rolle der Philosophie in der Technologie fhrte mit ihm Marion Fuglwicz-Bren.

Kingsley Idehen is CEO of OpenLink Software and probably one of the most profound experts on integration issues. In business for more than 20 years he has observed the evolution of the Semantic Web from the beginning till now. Andreas Blumauer took the opportunity and asked the Semantic Web pioneer 7 questions about Linked Data, its relevance for business and the technological paths ahead.

Despite of impressive efforts and innovativeness of the open source community little attention has so far been paid to alternative financing models of software development. CoFundOs - a project from the University of Leipzig - addresses this problem. Tassilo Pellegrini (SWC) talked to project leader Sren Auer about the status quo and future prospects of community-funded open source software and its spiritual relation to a Social Semantic Web.

From June 9 - 11, 2010 the EuroITV Conference discusses latest advances and research of media technology, HCI, media studies, and the content creation community. Tassilo Pellegrini talked to Lyndon Nixon, STI International, about the future role of semantic technologies in the television industry and how a Social Semantic Web might influence the traditional television experience.

In September 2008, the Austrian research project 'DYONIPOS Use case BMF' won in the category Science Award Most Innovative E-Government Application which was part of the 8th e-Government competition under the patronage of the German Ministry of Internal Affairs. The use case was carried out at the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) in collaboration with Know-Center Graz and m2n - consulting and development. It focused on the implementation of an intelligent knowledge management system that reduces the amount of effort needed for search and analysis within administrations. The competition within the Science Award was open to federal, state and local administration in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Tassilo Pellegrini, Head of Transfer & Media at SWC, spoke with Michael Granitzer (Know-Center), Doris Ipsmiller (m2n) and Josef Makolm (BMF), who were involved in all stages of the use case.

Started in 2005 the Semantic Technology Conference has become one of the international community hot spots for the commercial application of and trend scouting in semantic technologies. Tassilo Pellegrini talked to the organizer Eric A. Franzon, VP of Wilshire Conferences and Semantic Universe, about what to expect from the upcoming event and how semantic technologies are becoming mainstream.

WOD-PD keynote speaker Danny Ayers talks about the odds that might prevent the Web from becoming what it should be. As a Semantic Web evangelist and community manager for the Talis Platform, he sees people as a the Webs key component but is not surprised that the evangelists themselves often have outdated FOAF-profiles.

Leipzig is one of Germany's Semantic Web hotspots. From May 5-6, 2010 the annual Semantic Web Day provides the opportunity to catch up with latest developments especially in the domain of Linked Data and the foundation of the German chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation. Organizer Sren Auer gave us some background information.

Richard Cyganiak, a researcher at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) in Galway, talks about the benefits of semantic web indices, data dictionaries and the similarities between the Linked Data initiative and the Semantic Web's orginal impetus. The interview was led by Andreas Blumauer.

Juan Sequeda, co-chair of the Triplification Challenge 2010 and one of the core figures in the Linked Data movement, gives us his view how the Semantic Web might evolve. His central message: "Once there is an incentive to create quality links, these links will start to show up. And then users will start linking to the data hubs of their interest."

Ryan Kennedy and Jiri Kopsa from zembly talk about their new 'Wiki for Code' where users can share, clone and modify widgets and applications for Facebook, Meebo, iPhone and more. Does the world need more Facebook apps that will never reach a critical mass? Read their answers in the interview .

A group of Cologne-based libraries has taken a big step towards open data. In an concerted action they have relased their catalogue data for reuse on the web. Project manager Adrian Pohl comments on the initiative and what role the Semantic Web will play for libraries in the future.

TRIPLE-I, a joint venture of the conferences I-KNOW, I-SEMANTICS and I-MEDIA, explores current trends like Enterprise 2.0, SOA, and Web Services. 550 participants from more than 30 nations are expected in Graz in September.

Wolters Kluwer Germany and Semantic Universe sponsor Triplification Challenge 2010

Sind die Massen weise? Ist der Einzelne dmmer als die Community? Erst die Vielfalt der Sichtweisen verleiht dem Internet Bedeutung. Das Weben am semantischen Web ist nicht nur ein Mitweben am sozialen Gewebe, sondern, wenn man die Aufgabe ernst nimmt, auch angewandtes Vernetzen einer ethischen Verantwortung.

Marco Neumann is an Information Scientist and CEO of KONA a consulting and technology service company based in New York City. The Semantic Web activist is an invited expert to the W3C HTML 5 working group. He recently started a discussion on the challenges and difficulties in bringing the Semantic Web into business. SWC asked him for some additional comments.

MONATSTHEMA: Das Ziel der Linking Open Data-Bewegung ist die Vernetzung von offenen, frei zugnglichen Daten im Web - Open Data. Neue Trends und Mashups entstehen, die Branche ist in Bewegung.

Uberblic.org connects structured data from the web. The Berlin-based inventor Georgi Kobilarov gives a brief insight into the mashup service and talks about the challenges when it comes to build applications upon linked data.

INTERVIEW: Ken North, member of the LinkedData Planet conference faculty, believes EU privacy laws can be thought leading on ethical issues related to publishing open data.

The Berlin based IT company Condat has recently started to experiment with Semantic Web and Linked Data in electronic program guides. Artificial Intelligence expert and Condat CEO Christof Peltason gives a brief outlook how this development might influence the television industry.

Wer suchet, der findet - doch ohne Semantik wird die nchste Suchmaschinengeneration nicht auskommen.

Libraries have long been suspicious about the Semantic Web but latest developments show that Linked Data paves the way for the adoption of Semantic Web standards in the library domain. Andreas Blumauer (SWC) talked to Bernhard Haslhofer from the University of Vienna about the cautious, but promissing relationship between libraries and the Semantic Web.

Ziel der strategischen Partnerschaft der beiden Unternehmen ist die Umsetzung neuester Wissens- und semantischer Technologien in der Wirtschaft.

Legal certainty is crucial when it comes to build business around new technologies. The Open Knowledge Foundation has started to tackle this problem with respect to Linked Data. Tassilo Pellegrini spoke to the Open Content Lawyer Jordan S. Hatcher about licensing issues in Open Data and got some practical advice to get started on a complex but crucial topic.

From September 3 - 5, 2008 TRIPLE-I 2008 will take place in Graz. TRIPLE-I is a joint venture of the conferences I-KNOW, I-MEDIA and I-SEMANTICS covering the topics Knowledge Management, New Media Technologies and Semantic Systems. The last years conference attracted 550 participants from 33 countries.

Before George Anadiotis took the position as R&D Director at the Greek technology company IMC in February 2009, he worked as a senior researcher in artificial intelligence at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Tassilo Pellegrini talked to him about the emerging Linked Data Movement, its merits and flaws, and the business value that can be derived from it.

Welche Rolle spielt Tagging in der Wissenorganisation? In Teil 2 des Interviews spricht Marion Fuglwicz-Bren (SWC) mit Stefanie Panke ber Perspektiven und Potenziale des freien Verschlagwortens und die Frage, inwieweit Tagging informelles Lernen untersttzen kann.

The European Semantic Technology Conference 2009 will take place in Vienna at the beginning of December 2009. Andreas Blumauer (Semantic Web Company) talked with Lyndon Nixon who is the program advisor of this conference.

The Leading Italian News Agency Uses Semantic Software to Meet Strict IPTC Standards NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - July 22, 2010) - Expert System, the leading provider of semantic software that searches, discovers, classifies and interprets text information, today announced that Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) has selected COGITO to more efficiently manage AGI's news content. Expert...

Graham Moore, CEO of Networked Planet, will be one of the main speakers at this year's TMRA 2009, the 5th International Conference on Topic Maps from November 11 - 13 in Leipzig/Germany. Tassilo Pellegrini talked to him about latest technological developments and how Topic Maps correspond with the idea of the Semantic Web and Linked Data.

Bo Hu is a researcher with a focus on applications of Semantic Web and Web 2.0 technologies in e-learning and e-healthcare. In this interview, he talks about the potential of Semantic Web and intelligent agent technologies in medicine and life sciences, a domain that he describes as uncompared "in terms of the amount of data to be processed, the diversity of data formats, and the time-critical and safety-critical requirements." The interview was led by Tassilo Pellegrini.