Search with human smarts: With search powerhouses like Google and Yahoo in the way, it could be tough for a new engine to get up and running. But the founder of Wikipedia has plans to launch a new search engine, called Wikisari, early next year, with the hopes of making search smarter through human-power, as well as more open and thus more trustworthy. Will it be a success?
A look ahead: The new year means time for a fresh start, something Chief Technologist Tom Yager plans to make. Among them, he wants to take a new look "at long-forgotten PC UNIX, the simple beauty that, but for in-fighting and litigiousness, would have given us a slender, mature, inviolable operating system core." He'd also like to spend more time getting to know the newly open-sourced language of Java. What else is up his 2007 sleeve?
SMB techs for 2007: Test Center Analyst Oliver Rist is dispensing some of his SMB technology wisdom in his Emerging Enterprise podcast, sharing some tips on what to look for in a backup solution, as well as what technologies you should be watching for in the new year. Oh, and speaking of new technology, he has a new microphone!
Posted by Ted Samson on December 27, 2006 07:58 AM
