New AmLaw Tech Survey
AmLaw Tech Survey: Law Firms Play Variations on Old Themes – “The 11th annual survey finds firms expanding IT while adopting new versions of old standards.”
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Microsoft Releases Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Press Release, October 18, 2006: “Microsoft Corp. today released to the public Windows® Internet Explorer® 7 for Windows XP, the latest version of the worlds most popular Web browser. Customers can upgrade and browse the Web with confidence knowing that the new browser provides a greater level of security, makes everyday tasks easier, and works …
Enhanced Image Search Capabilities Added to Firstgov.gov
Press release: “Convera Corporation…announced it has been selected by prime contractor Vivisimo to support the image search at FirstGov.gov, the official web portal of the United States Government. Convera search technology will be supplementing the image index for FirstGov.gov search, enabling FirstGov.gov to better deliver images in response to the millions of queries made by …
Dow Jones to Become Factiva's Sole Owner
Via MarketWatch: “Dow Jones & Co. on Wednesday said it will pay $160 million to take full control of the Factiva news-search service from current partner Reuters Group, as it looks to reduce its dependence on print revenue sources in an era increasingly geared toward online information.”
2006 Chief Legal Officer Survey
“The Chief Legal Officer Survey …conducted by Altman Weil, Inc. and LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® reports a dramatic decrease in Chief Legal Officer (CLO) dissatisfaction with their outside counsel.”
Proclamation by the President – National Character Week
Press release, October 13, 2006: President proclaim[s] October 15 through October 21, 2006, as National Character Counts Week…call[s] upon public officials, educators, librarians, parents, students, and all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.”
President Bush Signs Military Commissions Act of 2006
Presidential Remarks, October 18, 2006 – President Bush Signs Military Commissions Act of 2006: “This bill [S. 3930] spells out specific, recognizable offenses that would be considered crimes in the handling of detainees so that our men and women who question captured terrorists can perform their duties to the fullest extent of the law. And …
Rep. Harman Releases Executive Summary of Cunningham Report
Press release from Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), issuing the Executive Summary of the House Intelligence Committee’s Special Counsel Report on Former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham. The Executive Summary (5 pages, PDF) Rep. Hoekstra’s Statement on Cunningham Inquiry, October 17, 2006
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Survey
A summary of the responses to the survey on depository usage of PACER is available in PDF (3 pages) via this FDLP Desktop webpage. “GPO has requested that the Administrative Office provide no-fee public access through Federal depository libraries. However, GPO’s desire to obtain depository library access must be reconciled with the legal authority given …
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 2005 Dataset
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 2005 Dataset: “The CPSC dataset includes information about potential injuries, deaths and investigations related to consumer products. Some of the products include children’s toys, bicycles, swimming pools, ATV’s (three- and four-wheelers), sports equipment, hobby items, lawn mowers, hair dryers, playground equipment and many more.” [The database is available to IRE …
New Site Connects Money and Votes in CA Politics
Press release: “Today MAPLight.org unveiled a pioneering database that lays bare the connection between money and votes in California politics…The MAPLight.org website combines information from the Official California Legislative Information website, which contains the official text of each bill and how each legislator voted, and the Institute on Money in State Politics, a national nonpartisan, …
Study Examines Internet Addiction
Stanford University Medical Center press release: “In a first-of-its-kind, telephone-based study, [Stanford University School of Medicine researchers] found that more than one out of eight Americans exhibited at least one possible sign of problematic Internet use. [See the October 2006 issue of CNS Spectrums: The International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine]
