Findability

Big Data and Rabbits

By |August 23rd, 2011|News, search, storage|Comments Off on Big Data and Rabbits

By 2020, the “digital universe” will be 44 times as large as it was in 2009. It is no secret that data generated and stored by enterprises are growing, but these statistics really brings to light some realities. Ninety percent of data volume generated today was produced in the last two years. This is not old data archived for generations. We are producing data like rabbits.

New Merger Enables a Global Reach

By |August 9th, 2011|indexing, News|Comments Off on New Merger Enables a Global Reach

ProQuest has acquired UK-based Expert Information. Together, they will expand the global reach of ProQuest’s dissertations publishing program with Expert Information’s Index to Theses and Theses.com.

Search vs. Findability

By |August 4th, 2011|News, search|Comments Off on Search vs. Findability

It isn’t news that search has evolved dramatically over the past couple of years. Though many people still think of search as the white box in the corner of the page where users type in a term or phrase, we need of it as findability -- ways that we can facilitate the user navigating and searching for the information they need.

Findability is Key

By |August 2nd, 2011|News, storage|Comments Off on Findability is Key

With the extreme growth in data in every industry, whether it is healthcare, education or manufacturing, document imaging services are increasingly used in organizations to cope. With mammoth amounts of data, it is vital for industries to document the information methodically and develop a system that increases findability.

SLACK Implements RSuite CMS

By |July 27th, 2011|News, search|Comments Off on SLACK Implements RSuite CMS

SLACK , Inc. has implemented RSuite CMS by Really Strategies to automate distribution of its journal content to licensing channels.

EBSCO Chosen for Findability

By |July 21st, 2011|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on EBSCO Chosen for Findability

Nanyang Technological University has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), after an extensive trial process of many services, to enable findability of the library’s content from a single search box.

Taxonomy and Search: Access Innovations’ Founder And Industry Pioneer Talks About Three Important Trends

By |July 19th, 2011|Access Insights, News, search, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Taxonomy and Search: Access Innovations’ Founder And Industry Pioneer Talks About Three Important Trends

During her 33 years in the search industry, Margie Hlava, president of Access Innovations, has seen a lot of trends come and go. Today’s changing information environment, with its ever-growing avalanche of data and critical need for better search and more efficient organization of content, presents some unique challenges. Hlava recently shared her views with Steve Arnold, a technology and financial analyst who has more than 30 years of experience, as part of his Search Wizards Speak series. Access Innovations, Hlava’s company, is releasing an excerpt of the interview.

IBM Joins the Cloud Games

By |July 5th, 2011|indexing, News, search|Comments Off on IBM Joins the Cloud Games

Look for IBM to roll out a set of cloud-based backup services designed to help organizations save, archive and restore data after a system failure or disaster. Known as the SmartCloud Resilience services, they complement IBM’s SmartCloud Managed Backup. The offering consists of a physical and virtual server recovery service that constantly backs up an organization's applications and related data on IBM's secure cloud infrastructure.

MetaVis Information Manager Makes SharePoint 2010 Information Findable

By |June 30th, 2011|News|Comments Off on MetaVis Information Manager Makes SharePoint 2010 Information Findable

MetaVis Information Manager for SharePoint 2010 has been released, which lets users bulk import, copy, and classify content directly from the SharePoint user interface. This is a easy process for users as Information Manager is embedded directly into the SharePoint 2010 ribbon. Now classifying, uploading, and copying is easy and familiar since SharePoint users can even copy between different SharePoint sites, lists, libraries and File Shares.