Saturday, 3 May 2003

Global Software Development. Jon Udell writes that "as programming talent proliferates worldwide, dynamic development frameworks are bringing developers together using collaborative technologies and open source." With U.S. enterprises increasingly looking to offshore talent to reduce costs, the American programmer has become, in bottom-line speak, a fungible asset. As the globalization of software development unfolds all around us, it's clear that dollars-per-line-of-code is but one of the equation's variables. Other factors influencing this view include time to market, the speed with which project teams and resources can be assembled, and the rate at which tools and techniques can be transferred between offshore outfits and U.S and European companies. [Source:E M E R G I C . o r g] 3:32:01 PM

Accessible Museum Website Award launched. The Museums Computer Group (MCG) invites nominations for a new award for the most accessible museum website of the year - the first Jodi Mattes Access award. The winner will be announced at the RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind)'s Talking Images conference on 20th May 2003. In this, the European Year of Disabled People, the award should generate significant press coverage for the winner(s). Criteria for the award will be usability and content accessibility. Technical compliance will be measured to level A of the Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines. If entries are sufficient in number, there will be two prizes for 'Best Large-scale Site' and 'Best Shoestring Project' . Websites from all countries are eligible, but must contain some navigation and content in English... [Source:cognitiveArchitects News] 2:06:58 AM

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