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Student Work
Vol.3(3/4) December 2001
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Pushing information in the legal environment – useful tool or more spam?
S. Berner

December 2001

The proliferation of Web sites and the profusion of information led to the idea that people would find having Web material gathered and sent to them, instead of searching for it themselves, a 'good thing'. And so push technology was 're-born', a technology where users can choose content that they wish to receive. Push technology, like any other technology, is 'neutral', that is not inherently bad or good. How it is applied is another issue. In this article the issue is addressed of how (and if) push technology should be used in the legal profession.

 

Features and impact of the paperless office, with specific reference to the City of Johannesburg
M. Hattingh

December 2001
The availability of computers, printers and information sources (e.g. the Internet), as well as access to new technologies such as digital cameras, has improved the ability and increased the capacity of the end-user to produce paper output. Despite pressures to be more competitive and the large investments that have been made in technology to improve the ability to create, process, update and distribute data local government is. In this research, the features and impact of the paperless office, with specific reference to the City of Johannesburg, was studied. It was found that the paperless office is more than just an effective output strategy. An organizational information management strategy is required to ensure that systems and expertise are in place at each stage of the information lifecycle to ensure effective utilization and availability of information. Finding a solution that manages the physical (paper) as well as the electronic distribution, storage, archiving and retrieving of electronic items are key ingredients for success.

 

The invisible Web
M. van der Westhuizen

December 2001
If the invisible Web content is hidden from search engines, how do you go about finding it?

 

 
ISSN 1560-683X

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