Cognitive Computing is Changing the Game

The power of cognitive computing is in its ability to illuminate what was previously invisible. This could be traits from the unstructured data of sound, pictures and movement that allow more-informed decisions. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Making Your Business More Resilient with Cognitive Computing.” Cognitive computing represents progress in…

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Using Semantic Technology to Identify Nature

Identifying any part of nature is not easy. The discipline of classification and taxonomy involves the grouping of organisms into categories based on different properties including size, shape and gene sequences. Classification can help to identify evolutionary relationships among organisms, but it takes time; a lot of time. This interesting information came from Wired in their…

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Can the Computer See More Than You?

If you have ever been a photo editor or journalist needing to write captions over and over that not only describe the photo but engage the readers, you can understand how challenging it can be. It is a matter of prioritizing between what is in an image (center or background) and what thoughts or feelings…

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Enterprise Data World Conference Approaching

The 20th annual Enterprise Data World (EDW) Conference is recognized as the most comprehensive educational conference on data management in the world. The event is being held Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California. The conference is jam packed with speakers, workshops and topics that cover management, analytics,…

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Semantic Technology in School

Barbara Kurshan, contributing writer to Forbes recently said, “Our world as we know it is running on artificial intelligence. Siri manages our calendars. Facebook suggests our friends. Computers trade our stocks. We have cars that park themselves, and air traffic control is almost fully automated. Virtually every field has benefited from advances in artificial intelligence, from the military…

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Building Relationships

Merriam Webster’s definition of thesaurus is “a book in which words that have the same or similar meanings are grouped together”. Like words themselves, the definitions evolve over time. This interesting information came from an unlikely source in The Christian Science Monitor and their article, “Not so lost in translation: How are words related?” Some words…

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Recognition Among Peers

Franz Inc. was an early innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) and has been recognized as “Best in Semantic Web Technology – USA & Leader in Graph Database Products” by Corporate America Magazine. Press Release Rocket brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AllegroGraph Recognized by Corporate America Magazine as Best in Semantic Web Technology…

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