DigiCULT: Technology Watch Report 3 - Now Available
"Core Technologies for the Cultural and Scientific Heritage Sector",
January 2005

As in previous TWRs, this volume examines six core technologies. Those
covered here underlie a wide range of future applications, and include:
Open Source Software, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval
technologies, Location Based Systems (especially GIS and GPS),
Visualisation of Data, and Telepresence, Haptics and Robotics.

This report builds on our earlier two reports: TWR1 (2003) examined
Customer Relationship Management Systems, Digital Asset Management
Systems, Virtual Reality, Human Computer Interface technologies, Smart
Tags and Labels, and Games. TWR2 (2004) examined Application Service
Models, the XML family of technologies, Cultural Agents and Avatars,
Mobile Access technologies, Rights Management and Payment technologies,
and Collaborative Mechanisms and Technologies.

Download Technology Watch Report 3:
Hi-Res (30 MB)
http://www.digicult.info/downloads/TWR3-highres.pdf
Lo-Res (6 MB)
http://www.digicult.info/downloads/TWR3-lowres.pdf

DigiCULT Publications offer a valuable resource of mission-critical
information in the selection and use of digital technologies for
Europe's heritage organisations:

- Thematic Issues: results of expert forums
http://www.digicult.info/pages/themiss.php
- DigiCULT Technology Watch Reports: in-depth technology evaluation
http://www.digicult.info/pages/techwatch.php
- DigiCULT.Info Newsletter: articles about services, studies,
technologies, and activities
http://www.digicult.info/pages/newsletter.php

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