Tuesday, November 28, 2006

News noted

Database king dies in front of PC (The Inquirer - UK)
DONALD WILSON, who developed the Lexis Nexis commercial database service and introduced the idea of electronic research to law firms and news outfits has died in front of his computer at his home in Mitchellville. He was 82....

When lawyers refused to touch the system, Wilson pushed the database by giving law students free access until the database became part of US legal life....

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