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The Zen database system

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Are you an ARC/INFO user? Perhaps you use ArcView or maybe you've just downloaded ArcExplorer from ESRI's Web site. Whatever the case, ESRI's SDE is going to be featuring in your professional life soon if it isn't already. In a nutshell, SDE is part of ESRI's solution to the problem of data use and storage within the enterprise.

The world is non-linear

Fri, 01 Oct 1999 01:00:00 +0000

The last Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies was the first to go in for non-linear editing, but it wasn't until the next, The World is Not Enough, that the process paid off. Rob Buckley looks over the editor's shoulder.

On the way to Hollywood

Sun, 01 Oct 2000 01:00:00 +0000

With talk of a merger between Shepperton and Pinewood, could the holy grail of a Hollywood UK finally be in sight? Rob Buckley talks to major studios to find out what they see in their crystal balls.

Digital TV: Choice or Cobblers?

Sun, 01 Oct 2000 01:00:00 +0000

Digital TV is coming, but it is any better than what we have already?

Why twentysomethings should shut up about Eighties television

Sat, 28 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000

This is Earth calling, you space cadets. We have a newsflash for you. The memory cheats. Eighties television was crap. Now shut up.

Dutch Courage

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Will van der Vlugt seems a modest man, as interested in listening as talking and, despite the numerous awards he's won both as a photographer and a director, not just out for the glory.

BP “Robot”

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000

It's a hard brief. “We want something that looks like a robot, but doesn't look anything like a robot.” That was the challenge put to Bob Hinks of model-makers Asylum for BP's robot campaign.

The Editor with No Name

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0000

Somewhere in Soho is one of the UK post-production industry's unsung talents. He's worked with Sydney Pollack, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mike Figgis, Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Russell Crowe. He's sought after enough to be asked to edit top films like Michael Mann's The Insider and be able to say “No” without worrying. He's won awards for commercials, including the famous PlayStation 'Double Life' campaign. Yet despite all this, this pragmatic South Londoner is as anonymous as his name suggests - he's John Smith.

The Bayesian haze

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0000

Knowledge management is an area in which Europe has been doing very well. The star of the sector is Autonomy, but is its heady valuation deserved?

Tough on the causes of crime

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:00:00 +0000

Tracking insider computer crime is hard enough. But proving guilt can be even harder.

The write idea

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0000

A digital pen tracks and records its own movements – making it possible to know what is written, when, and by whom.

Idiots' guide to networking

Sat, 01 May 2004 01:00:00 +0000

Find out how to get all of your Macs talking to each other in perfect harmony with our guide to networking Macs and Windows PCs, creating AirPort networks and wiring broadband to every room in your house. We'll show you what kit you need, how to connect it all and how to go wireless.

Buying protection

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000

In the wake of SCO's legal action, a variety of indemnification and insurance schemes have sprung up. But are they worth the investment?

All around the world

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Creating a global web site with international appeal places huge demands on both managers and technology.

The Audio Edit

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 01:00:00 +0000

Don't be tempted to cut corners in your audio edit to save money: time spent in dubbing later could cost much more