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Wednesday, April 10, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-876689.html Rooting out plagiarists with software Margaret Kane , Staff Writer, CNET News.com Anyone who has attended school these days has probably heard stories about plagiarism and the Internet. Don't want to write that research paper or essay? Just buy one off the Web. Another option: Use the cut-and-paste feature to make a collage out of research works online. Of course, teachers have heard the same stories students have. And now, especially with final exams in the air, some of them are fighting back with the help of a few companies that have sprung up offering technology to help uncover plagiarism. Privately held companies like WordCheck Systems, iParadigms and CaNexus.com, which use software to target plagiarism, largely fly under the radar of Wall Street and the media. But with plagiarism getting national attention because of several high-profile scandals in the research world, some of the companies are looking to expand their business, targeting professional publishing houses and researchers as potential new markets....
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