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Annual State of the
Industry Report
An inside look at AAAI �97 &endash; this year's annual
gathering of AI researchers and professionals held last
month in Providence, R.I. Find out the latest about the
industry and what the future holds.
Innovation is Busting Out All
Over
Held as part of the AAAI �97 show, the Innovative
Applications of AI (IAAI �97) Conference is in its ninth
year. Insiders explain what makes an intelligent application
"innovative" in 1997 terms.
Lloyds Bowmaker Relies on Neural Credit
Scorecards
The U.K.-based company has implemented a neural
network-based system for credit scoring new loan
applications that's improving efficiency &endash; both for
customers and for business.
Industry Leaders Announce Support for VRML
2.0
VRML is an open, standard for the encapsulation, delivery
and playback of interactive 3-D graphics on the Internet or
intranet. At this year's SIGGRAPH �97, held earlier this
month, the VRML Consortium announced widespread support for
the VRML 2.0 Internet standard for 3-D graphics.
Intelligent Applications
A round-up of recently released applications utilizing
intelligent technologies.
Lawyers Find A Way to Speak More and Work
Less
An Ohio-based law firm has discovered a way to control costs
while improving its working environment. Using speech
technology, attorneys can speak as they would normally to
dictate legal briefs and other documents into their
computer's word processing program.
News Briefs
A snapshot of newsworthy events in the intelligent systems
arena.
Book Shelf
Reviews of current books dealing with intelligent systems.
Products
A compilation of new product release information, ranging
from neural networks and expert systems, to speech
recognition and virtual reality.
Calendar
A list of upcoming intelligent systems-related events.
Collaborative Software Enables Sharing at
NASA Labs
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is using virtual reality
software to enable its scientists to collaborate in
real-time over a VR network with colleagues at other
facilities.
Supplement
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