Comment Information Visualization: The Linux Response? (Score 1) 196
Visio makes a large set of products that allow one to solve problems by viewing them visually.
There is increasing interest in information visualization, the presentation of large sets of data in visual format. Edward R. Tufte of Yale University has written extensively about this.
Microsoft itself has been moving in this area: e.g. Mappoint2000.
Microsoft's acquistion of Visio helps position itself to be able to exploit developments in information visualization.
It will be interesting to see what response the Linux / open source community develops to effect information visualization.
There is increasing interest in information visualization, the presentation of large sets of data in visual format. Edward R. Tufte of Yale University has written extensively about this.
Microsoft itself has been moving in this area: e.g. Mappoint2000.
Microsoft's acquistion of Visio helps position itself to be able to exploit developments in information visualization.
It will be interesting to see what response the Linux / open source community develops to effect information visualization.
