Everything except #2. There are two tags and . There is one element Nikon D40. I also use the expression "I tagged the data". --Mark XSLT Consultant http://www.manorfieldconsulting.com [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Is "markup" a noun or a verb? Do you "markup data" or "wrap data in tags"? Hi Folks, Consider this data: Nikon D40 Here I did "something" to the data: Nikon D40 Which is preferred way of expressing what I did to the data: 1. I marked up the data. 2. I wrapped the data in a tag. 3. I wrapped the data in tags. 4. I wrapped the data in a start-tag/end-tag pair. 5. I wrapped the data in markup. 6. I embedded the data in markup. 7. I enclosed the data in markup. Or some other way? I suspe... (more)

Fortinet Consolidated Security Platform Gains Momentum Among U.S. Federal Customers

SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/16/09 -- Fortinet® -- a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions -- today announced the company has developed a strong base of support among U.S. federal government customers, growing its federal sales by more than 70 percent from 2007 to 2008. Fortinet has increased its focus to better serve this customer segment and the associated value-added resellers (VARs) by launching a separate and specific Fortinet Federal FortiPartner(TM) Program (FFPP); gaining numerous federal certifications for its flagship FortiGate® multi-threat security product line; increasing the federal-focused sales force by more than 100 percent; and opening a dedicated federal sales office in Herndon, VA. These developments, combined with the strength and cost-effectiveness of Fortinet's consol... (more)

Data Conversion Laboratory Converts Historic French Encyclopedias for the University of Chicago

FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL), providing conversion services and software to publishers, information aggregators, industry, government, libraries and documentation developers, has been selected by the University of Chicago to provide the imaging and conversion of two French encyclopedias, Bibliotheque Bleue de Troyes and Encyclopedie methodique par ordre des matieres, in conjunction with the University's ARTFL Project. The Bibliotheque Bleue de Troyes spans more than 250 years, involving publication of mass-produced, inexpensive books sold to peasants for pennies by colporteurs (peddlers). Texts ranged from the practical (recipes, almanacs, how-to books) to the pious (hagiographies, prayer books, other religious instruction) to the entertaining (fiction, romans de chevalerie, songbooks, burlesque), providing a ... (more)

New Oce PRISMAscan Convert Document Conversion Software Simplifies Transformation of Paper Documents to Digital Files

TRUMBULL, Conn., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Oce, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announced new Oce PRISMAscan Convert(TM) state-of-the-art document conversion software that simplifies the transformation of paper documents into digital format. New Oce PRISMAscan Convert software uses an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine to convert scanned documents into editable files compatible with electronic data distribution and archiving management applications. Versatile support for a variety of input and output formats With Oce PRISMAscan Convert software, enterprises can convert a wide range of document formats, including TIFF, JPEG, and PDF, created on any standard black & white or color scanner. The OCR engine automatically recognizes printed data for text, barcodes, tables and images and processes them at the highest speed with t... (more)

Microchip Technology Wins Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for Fourth Straight Year

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced it has won the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for the fourth year in a row. The award distinguishes the employer as one of the top practitioners of workplace flexibility in the nation. The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the When Work Works project, an ongoing initiative of the Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW)—an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Twiga Foundation, which is designed to recognize businesses that are dedicated to making work “work” for the employer and the employees. Through When Work Works, these partner organizations provide research, resources and recognition to businesses nati... (more)

New Family of Low-Power 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers with nanoWatt XLP Technology Unveiled by Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced a new family of 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring nanoWatt XLP technology, which enables extremely low sleep currents. The high-performance, low-power PIC18F13K22, PIC18LF13K22, PIC18F14K22 and PIC18LF14K22 (PIC18F1XK22) MCUs are available in 20-pin packages and provide 1.8 to 5.5V operation, with up to 16 Kbytes Flash program memory. The devices feature an enhanced peripheral set that includes support for mTouch™ capacitive touch sensing, and are well suited for a variety of general-purpose applications. nanoWatt XLP technology allows the PIC18LF1XK22 MCUs to operate longer using less power, or with fewer battery changes, by enabling sleep current of 34 nA, typical at 1.8V; Timer1 oscillator currents of 800 nA, typical at 1.8V, 32 k... (more)

Data Conversion Laboratory Supports Newest SPL Requirements For Life Sciences Industry

FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL), providing conversion services and software to publishers, information aggregators, industry, government, libraries and documentation developers, continues to be in the forefront supporting the life sciences community in complying with the FDA's SPL (Structured Product Labeling) initiative. SPL is an XML standard used by the FDA community to facilitate communicating drug labeling data reliably among various medical groups. Since 2005, the FDA CDER division has mandated that all human prescription drugs be provided in SPL. Beginning in June, 2009 the FDA has required SPL filings for biologics, veterinary medicines and over-the-counter (OTC) products. Medical devices are expected to require SPL filing in 2010. Additionally, as a result of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act... (more)

Sequoia Voting Systems Announces the First Transparent Election System with Fully Disclosed, Freely Available Source Code and Open Architecture Developed to Meet Federal Voting System Guidelines

Today, Sequoia Voting Systems officially introduced its latest revolutionary new offering – the Frontier Election Systemtm – the first transparent end-to-end election system including precinct and central count digital optical scan tabulators, robust election management and ballot preparation system, and a tally, tabulation, and reporting applications based on an open architecture with publicly disclosed source code developed specifically to meet current and future iterations of the federal Voting System Guidelines. “Security through obfuscation and secrecy is not security,” said Eric D. Coomer, PhD, Vice President of Research and Product Development at Sequoia Voting Systems. “Fully disclosed source code is the path to true transparency and confidence in the voting process for all involved. Sequoia is proud to be the leader in providing the first publicly disclosed ... (more)

Fujitsu Enhances Global Lineup of tsClinical Solution Services for Clinical Drug Development

Supports global clinical trial regulations, helps reduce risk and development costs Tokyo, July 12, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the availability, beginning in Japan and the US in September, of an enhanced lineup of its tsClinical solution services for clinical drug development. The tsClinical service enables pharmaceutical companies to optimize the entire drug development process, from Clinical development (clinical trials) up through post-marketing, and to improve the quality,cost and delivery of drug development. Two new products have been added to the lineup: tsClinical DDworks21 Global, which provides worldwide support for the push toward globally harmonized clinical trial practice guidelines, and tsClinical X-Management, which helps to reduce costs associated with clinical trials and speeds up development times. As a result, users will be ab... (more)

The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing. Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)

Where Are RIA Technologies Headed in 2008?

I am always being told off by i-technologists for quoting Picasso as having said that computers are useless. But I still love his reasoning? "Because they can only give you answers." Picasso, like AJAXWorld Magazine, liked questions. So we thought we would share with you what some of the world's leading rich Internet application pioneers are thinking may be the next questions that we need to see answered. From that readers can themselves infer where AJAX is headed. What are the top questions to ask next about AJAX? Eric Miraglia of Yahoo! 1.  (From March'08) How do I calculate the ROI of building my RIA on the iPhone SDK vs using AJAX? 2.  How do I assess the performance of my app and decide what to do next to make it faster?  3.  When it comes to accessibility, how do I know what's required of me for my rich web apps?  Beyond what's required, what makes good business se... (more)