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PROCESSING THE SPOKEN WORD: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE APPLICATIONS OF SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY bu Curt Hall
Recent developments in speech recognition and natural language processing (NLP) have made the application of speech recognition technology much more attractive for corporate applications.
Several recent experiences have left me concerned that the field of software development feels more like a war zone than a stimulating and challenging way to earn a living. One magazine editor I spoke with used several military metaphors, including describing a project manager who "snatched defeat from the jaws of victory." A thoughtful essay I read pondered whether software development was more like warfare or the culture of a monastery. I've even used terms like "in the heat of battle" during my seminar presentations.
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Who Is the Enemy?
DATA WAREHOUSING TECHNOLOGY QUICKLY GAINING GROUND 2 March 1999 by Cutter Consortium
The data from a recent study on data warehousing, conducted by Curt Hall and published by Cutter Information Corp., shows that companies have entered the "second round" of technology adoption and are
It took the Year 2000 crisis to force the global community to finally understand the need for a global view of information technology and its interactions with business, government, the military, and society.
The telephone rang at half past three in the morning. It was Bob complaining about a problem with linking the library we had sold his Big Software Company a while ago. I closed my eyes, trying to figure out the pull-down menu of the compiler. Then I led Bob through the installation across an ocean and two continents. We succeeded. Bob could carry on his work, and I could go back to my bed.
Global software development is about teams distributed over continents building software products for remote users or markets -- with the words "distributed" and "remote" being probably the most significant characteristics. Physical separation creates a whole range of problems that must be solved by project executives and through the communications infrastructure of the project.