Cleary Gottlieb Adopts Enterprise-Wide Full-Text Searching. Effective knowledge management requires a multi-prong approach: collecting documents, identifying expertise, capturing context, the ability to browse and search the materials collected, among others. An important element of any KM system is the ability easily and effectively to conduct full-text search across multiple collections. A recent article describes how… Continue reading Cleary Gottlieb Adopts Enterprise-Wide Full-Text Searching
Author: Vince Kimball
A New Constituency for KM?
A New Constituency for KM?. In a Complex World, Even Lawyers Need Lawyers (New York Times, 2/3/04) reports that an increasing number of law firms are creating the position of general counsel to advise on ethics and other issues. It is possible that the GC could become a proponent of knowledge management. I do not… Continue reading A New Constituency for KM?
Working Virtually – Some Statistics
Working Virtually – Some Statistics. In my prior post, Working Virtually, I referenced an article I recently wrote for Law Practice suggesting law firms consider facilitating lawyers working from home. A recent Wall Street Journal article, “It’s 10 A.M. – Do You know Where Your Workers Are?” (1/12/04), has some interesting statistics about alternate working… Continue reading Working Virtually – Some Statistics
Working Virtually
Working Virtually. The January/February issue of Law Practice magazine includes an article that I wrote called The Future Law Office: Going Virtual. It explores how law firms should consider letting lawyers spend more time working at home or in satellite offices and, in return, rent less space in expensive downtown centers. A good example of… Continue reading Working Virtually
New York Times Spotlights Librarians, but Misses the Bullseye
New York Times Spotlights Librarians, but Misses the Bullseye. When a Search Engine Isn't Enough, Call a Librarian “For generations, reference librarians have been known as the source for answers to perplexing questions on almost any subject. In recent years libraries found other means for answering questions, offering reference services over the telephone, by e-mail,… Continue reading New York Times Spotlights Librarians, but Misses the Bullseye
Clay Exits Deanspace: When Smartmobs Mesmerize Themselves
Clay Exits Deanspace: When Smartmobs Mesmerize Themselves. Clay Shirky's brilliant and brutally honest post-mortem on the Dean phenomenon has a lot to say about the apparently delusional side-effects of the technologies that helped propel the Howard Dean campaign to prominence. Among other direct hits, Shirky put his finger on a shadow side of social capital:… Continue reading Clay Exits Deanspace: When Smartmobs Mesmerize Themselves
Enterprises Can Farm Out Security
Enterprises Can Farm Out Security. Denver-based Accucode, a systems integrator, has created a wireless security practice: Accucode will audit a customer's WLAN to identify risk and then perform penetration tests. Accucode will either update the security architecture or design a new system…. [Wi-Fi Networking News]
3rd Wave Hits Atlanta
3rd Wave Hits Atlanta. 3rd Wave, a provider of outsourced IT services for small- to medium-sized businesses in Atlanta, is building Wi-Fi networks without charge for venues around town as a way to drum up awareness of the company: So far, it has built hotspots in 12 venues and expects to have a total of… Continue reading 3rd Wave Hits Atlanta
Dean Says He'll Quit if He Doesn't Win Wisconsin
Dean Says He'll Quit if He Doesn't Win Wisconsin. Reeling from a string of defeats, Howard Dean staked his presidential bid on the Democratic primary in Wisconsin in 12 days. By Jodi Wilgoren and Adam Nagourney. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
The IE Patch (MS04-004) demystified
The IE Patch (MS04-004) demystified. Michael has written a post demystifying what went into the latest IE patch. He also pointed out Microsoft's Knowledge Base article on the subject, with a registry setting to renable this “feature”. Interesting to note that in his first book entitled “Designing Secure Web-Based Applications for Microsoft Windows 2000”, he… Continue reading The IE Patch (MS04-004) demystified