An Introduction to Topic Maps

An article by Kal Ahmed and Graham Moore has been published at microsoft.com. "This article introduces the ISO international standard Topic Maps. The topic maps paradigm describes a way in which complex relationships between abstract concepts and real-world resources can be described and interchanged using a standard XML syntax."

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TMAPI for PHP 0.1

Espen Holge announced the release of TMAPI/PHP today: "TMAPI/PHP will implement an API for PHP based on the TMAPI (www.tmapi.org) project. This API will enable PHP developers easy and standarized implementation of topic maps in their applications."

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O4E (Ontologies for Education) Portal

The O4E portal is a collaborative project between Winston-Salem State
University, University of Pittsburgh and Saint-Petersburg State
Polytechnic University. The main goal of the project is to collect and
disseminate web resources in the field of application of ontologies and
relevant technologies for the modern educational perspectives.

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