AMIA Newsbriefs

Will your Internet data still be there in 100 years?

"We want people to have to believe that Evernote will be around for 100 years," Libin told CNN. "As soon as 10 years go by when it hasn't been in anyone's economic interest to keep your data, you can almost be guaranteed you won't be able to get it back.
But as long as it's economical viable, it'll remain alive."
 
Read the story here: 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/21/tech/web/internet-data-evernote/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

Cinedigm's Chris McGurk Predicts a Digital-Driven Indie Film Renaissance

Speaking at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where the keynote also was part of the AFCI Locations Show, McGurk hailed digital filmmaking and distribution
for bringing down production and release costs, argued that theater owners need independent films to fill their theaters and predicted that targeted release strategies and social marketing campaigns will help indie filmmakers connect with audiences.
Read the story here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laff-2012-cinedigm-chris-mcgurk-digital-indie-renaissance-338473

Movie theaters diversify offerings beyond films

The digital conversion has cleared the way for movies to be delivered electronically via satellite and downloaded to servers at theaters. In the next two years
2,000 theaters with a combined 15,000 screens will be connected to a new satellite distribution network.
Read the story here: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-theaters-satellite-20120612,0,7214713.story

Rural communities across region helping theaters make costly conversion to digital

As a civic booster and owner of KLQP Radio in Madison for three decades, Maynard Meyer probably attends fundraising events
more often than Al Lindner gets out fishing.
Yet nothing prepared Meyer for the catch that came with a fundraising event Wednesday in Madison. A block party raised
more than $20,000 in contributions toward buying digital equipment for the Grand Theatre in Madison.
Read the story here: http://www.wctrib.com/event/article/id/94479/

The digital divide: Major European markets approach full conversion while single screens lag

Across Europe, attendance figures track with the trend for digitization. While there are many additional factors driving attendance, the apparent correlation
between countries with high digitization and increased attendance suggests that the success of technologies like 3D, new alternative content and improved presentations are drawing audiences into the cinemas.
 
Read the story here: http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/technology/e3i94f43fd33de5b7d9efa3813e028cf21a

Maine announces nation's first statewide medical image archive

Maine's health information exchange (HIE) today announced it is piloting what is said to be the nation's first statewide medical imaging archive, giving physicians access to patient
X-rays, MRIs and other images regardless of their location.

Read the story here: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227589/Maine_announces_nation_s_first_statewide_medical_image_archive
 

Explore the World of African Cinema Online

"The library forms an important archive of the continent's cultural cinematic heritage, and also, for the first time, makes the African artists' works easily accessible by a wide viewership around the globe -- creating a new audience for
existing and emerging filmmakers," the website says.
Read the story here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hark-inks-deal-to-deliver-audio-clips-from-universals-film-library-2012-06-07

Hark Inks Deal to Deliver Audio Clips from Universal's Film Library

Hark will gain access to nearly 100 films in Universal's vast film library and stream digital audio clips online. As a result, some of the industry's most iconic movie moments, from
classic films such as Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and The Breakfast Club to modern blockbusters such as Bridesmaids and Fast Five, can be accessed and shared on www.hark.com .

Read the story here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hark-inks-deal-to-deliver-audio-clips-from-universals-film-library-2012-06-07

Jakarta’s film archive in dire condition

Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew), a film directed by Usmar Ismail in 1955, was screened at the Classic Film Program of the Cannes Film Festival in France last
Thursday. The film, deemed as rare and little-known as it is beautiful and necessary, was screened after having been restored in Bologna, Italy, over more than seven months, thanks to the National Museum of Singapore and the nonprofit foundation Yayasan Konfiden.
 
Read the story here: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/21/jakarta-s-film-archive-dire-condition.html

NASA and National Archives to Join American Express, Monster, eBay, Disney and Other Leading Organizations to Discuss Text Analytics and Big Data Strategies

Two months ago, the US Government pledged more than $500 million over the next 5 years in funding to support big data initiatives. The White House has said that these
grants will be paramount in ensuring the consistent improvement in available "tools and techniques needed to access, organize, and glean discoveries from huge volumes of digital data."

 
Read the press release here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasa-and-national-archives-to-join-american-express-monster-ebay-disney-and-other-leading-organizations-to-discuss-text-analytics-and-big-data-strategies-2012-05-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp