Adaptive has released their web-based platform, Adaptive Business Glossary Manager (BGM), which provides a framework to help organizations define and communicate consistent business vocabulary and align glossary terms. This platform is available in the Cloud or behind the firewall. It can substantially improve data governance and management while reducing exposure to compliance risk.
A database is only as good as the data entered and the search tool being used to explore it. With that in mind, the Energy Department’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) has taken steps to improve their databases by releasing a reference tool that uses semantic search techniques. This interesting news was found on GCN.com’s blog, PULSE, in a post titled, “DOE rolls out semantic search for science research.”
The latest version of Eikon from Thomson Reuters offers semantic search capabilities. Eikon 3.0 applies free text search capabilities to financial data. Wall Street Technology brought this news to our attention in their article, “Semantic Search Takes Thomson Reuters Eikon to New Levels.”
Infolinx System Solutions has implemented Infolinx WEB at Rutgers University, a leading national research university. The implementation of Infolinx WEB will provide the university’s records management office with tracking of over 100,000 boxes, as well as other files and media, in their new on-campus storage warehouse. This move in records management provides the staff at Rutgers with a tool commensurate with their knowledge and abilities.
Infolinx System Solutions was chosen by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) - Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) for their Infolinx WEB Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) enterprise physical records management software. This office had been tracking their records via the use of a spreadsheet.
Infolinx System Solutions was chosen by the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources (DCHR) for their enterprise physical records management software. This recently completed the installation is an upgrade to manage approximately 35,000 active employee records.
What exactly is a virtual repository of metadata? The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), launched with a set of linked, accessible, digital materials from libraries, archives, and museums around the country. Their tag line is “A Wealth of Knowledge.”