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Monday, December 10, 2012
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The Fight for a Free and Open Internet
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by Paula J. Hane
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Vinton Cerf is worried. Cerf is credited with helping to develop the protocols and structure of the internet and the first commercial email system. Now he fears forces are at work that threaten to undermine the free and open nature of the net. He notes that, "The internet has become one of the motors of the 21st century economy, allowing all of us to reach a global audience at a click of a mouse and creating hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of jobs." But he cautioned, "Today, this free and open net is under threat. Some 42 countries filter and censor content out of the 72 studied by the Open Net Initiative (ONI). This doesn't even count serial offenders such as North Korea and Cuba. Over the past 2 years, Freedom House says governments have enacted 19 new laws threatening online free expression." Cerf and many others worry that a meeting that starts today (Dec. 3, 2012, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) could prove problematic.
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Thomson Reuters Announces Cortellis for Clinical Trials Intelligence
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The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters announced a preview of its newest intelligence solution, Thomson Reuters Cortellis for Clinical Trials Intelligence. Scheduled for release in early 2013, this capability will provide drug development and clinical professionals with the critical information necessary to evaluate market opportunities, identify potential barriers, and establish informed decisions about clinical trial design and operations.
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LexisNexis Launches Risk-Monitoring Tool for Supply Management
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LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced the launch of LexisNexis SmartWatch, a risk-monitoring tool for supply management professionals. Drawing upon the vast LexisNexis collection of global news content and proprietary risk event tagging, LexisNexis SmartWatch algorithms score and surface concerns about an organization's suppliers and supply management partners, based upon each enterprise's particular risk profile. LexisNexis SmartWatch—for which a patent is pending—then uses unique information visualization techniques, which enable supply management and procurement professionals to efficiently monitor thousands of suppliers for disruptive events that might affect their supply chain.
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Science.gov Celebrates 10 Years of Service
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The federal government's "one-stop" real-time science data website, Science.gov is now celebrating its 10th anniversary. Science.gov was launched in December 2002 and has broken new ground in interagency collaboration. Senior information managers representing 13 federal agencies forged a consensus on how national science organizations could improve public access to the nation's rich and diverse scientific research information and partnered to create the Science.gov web portal.
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Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Creates Daily Legal Publications With 'Smart' Features
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by Carol Ebbinghouse
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Wolters Kluwer Law & Business announced a new suite of daily publications written by attorneys for attorneys. Three new dailies join the existing employment and intellectual property titles. The suite of products are designed to "deliver breaking news from both the federal and state level, the latest rulemaking and updates on litigation as well as a complete summary of the daily legal news." Most notable to discerning information purchasers are the thoughtful features for the convenience of the target audience—attorneys, legal information professionals, and the technical people who support them.
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