Re: Datamining

In article <Cy6D8J.KsB_at_cix.compulink.co.uk> beta_at_cix.compulink.co.uk ("Beta Computers") writes:
>From: beta_at_cix.compulink.co.uk ("Beta Computers")
>Subject: Re: Datamining
>Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 11:29:07 GMT

>hi,
 

>> DATAMINING
 
>I thinks its the
 

>trawling through tons of useless data looking for a nugget of
>interesting information or statistical relevance that we did not know or
>appreciate before.

>G.K. Twaddle
>Technical Director
>Beta Computers (Europe) Ltd
>West of Scotland Science Park
>Maryhill Road
>Glasgow G20 OSP
>Scotland.
>tel 44-41-945-3855
>beta_at_cix.compulink.co.uk

Alas. It is also defined by the less than scrumpulous as the planting of skewed data items in strategic spots within a database with the intent of sabotage. The goal of the mining is frequently revenge or as a plausible cause for further consulting employment.

Cliff High
Tenax Software Engineering
creators of Vortex(c), The Machine Assisted Reading software and SP_VC(c) The server based code management tool for SQL Server.
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