Information Mapping to Receive Prestigious Diana Award.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 Information Mapping A method for communicating information in a structured manner. Developed by Robert E. Horn while at Harvard and Columbia Universities, it provides a standard approach for analyzing, organizing and visually presenting information based on the needs of the target audience. is recognized for helping organizations worldwide improve documentation and communication effectiveness Information Mapping, Inc. (www.infomap.com), a global professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm, has been chosen as the 2001 recipient of the prestigious Association for Computing Machinery See ACM. Association for Computing Machinery - Association for Computing Special Interest Group on Computer Documentation (ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. SIGDOC SIGDOC Special Interest Group on Documentation ) Diana Award. Diana Award Each year the ACM SIGDOC gives the Diana Award to an institution or organization that has made an outstanding lifetime contribution to the field of user documentation. The award is an elegant silver sculpture designed by an artist specifically for this ACM SIGDOC honor. Information Mapping Contributions The contributions that singled Information Mapping, Inc. out for this award are numerous. The company represents one of the few entrepreneurial extensions of basic research that has thriving practical implications for the field over the past thirty years. Information Mapping, Inc., has grown and prospered by successfully extending their earlier principles for effective information design. Importance of Knowledge Management "The power of knowledge often lay dormant due to an organization's inability to share and use their best thinking. By designing effective information to mobilize and harness this power, organizations will be able to successfully implement their knowledge management solutions," according to Doug Gorman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Information Mapping. "It is great to see the importance of information efficiency and design being recognized as a critical component for success in today's corporate world." Acceptance of Award Robert E. Horn Robert E. Horn is currently a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information. He has taught at Harvard, Columbia, and Sheffield (U.K.) universities. , Founder of Information Mapping, Inc., will accept the Diana Award at the ACM SIGDOC conference being held in Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe, more properly Santa Fé, (pronounced [ˈsænə feɪ] by natives, [ˌsænə ˈfeɪ] , October 21st to 24th, 2001. About Information Mapping Information Mapping is a professional services firm specializing in knowledge management and e-content solutions. For the past 30 years, Information Mapping's global network has worked with large organizations in more than 30 countries to help them improve their overall performance and operating efficiency. Information Mapping helps organizations optimize how they create, secure, distribute, retrieve, maintain, and use knowledge through consulting, content development, skill transfer, implementation support, and tools. |
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