Kodak recently announced that South Africa-based mining group, Exxaro, has purchased some of their products, specifically the Scan Station 500 network scanners and Capture Pro Software Auto Import Edition software, to enhance their strategic electronic document management system (EDMS).
A recent survey revealed two-thirds of organizations cannot access their information assets or find vital enterprise documents because of poor information classification or 'tagging'. Having difficulty accessing your information or in short, with findability, is a fixable problem.
Exxaro has purchased Scan Station 500 network scanners and Capture Pro Software Auto Import Edition software from Kodak for their document management system. Utilizing Microsoft SharePoint 2010, they will have a single consolidated document management system. The benefits include knowledge sharing and easy access to information across multiple sites.
ISYS Search Software has released its next generation Enterprise 10.0 product that promises enterprise search at speeds up to four times faster than previous versions. Features of the new version includes ISYS 1-Click FileFinder indexing, analytics and search technology, and more. The customizable interface lets business users search and refine the results the way they want – making the information findable.
Attivio has been selected by Relay Technology Management to power a new platform that addresses the urgent need for stakeholders to capture, access, compare and track comprehensive scientific, clinical, transactional, and business information.
Another new search engine? Yes that is doubt you read in my words. It seems there are new ones popping up all the time lately, and it is not like there is a real need out there, i.e. Google, Bing, etc. However, the latest contender was developed by Massimo Marchiori, who also created HyperSearch. The new product, Volunia, will be available in 12 languages when it does launch, but the creator promises it to be different in many ways, and not just another Google.
Findability is key for any document management system. Without being able to find documents quickly and easily, valuable time and money can be lost. This is achieved by creating strong taxonomies.
Search has changed over the past few years. No longer is it just straight forward finding of your entered terms. It has changed to a relevance-powered search and retail marketing is the driving force.
Wielding SAS Text Analytics helps to reduce manual tagging, improves search results and supports ad revenue generation. This improved digital content performance is achieved by indexing, tagging and classifying data so that the ultimate in findability is achieved.
Social media seems to be factored into every area of technology these days. Taxonomy is no different. Having a defined taxonomy helps promote collaboration and connections by allowing people to quickly match content with an established set of defined keywords and terms.