SPARQL is a protocol and query language for the Semantic Web and the Open Geospatial Consortium is seeking public comment on the candidate OGC “GeoSPARQL: A Geographic Query Language for RDF Data” Standard. The candidate OGC GeoSPARQL standard defines spatial extensions to the W3C's SPARQL protocol and RDF query language.
FirstRain has launched a set of enhancements designed to simplify the experience of monitoring your company, industry, competitors and investments. Focusing on two major areas: role-based workflow improvements and mobile app availability, this newest release delivers a new level of simple yet effective intelligence integration into the daily workflow of sales, marketing and finance professionals.
For those who believe in smart content and that it is necessary for semantic content, they might find Interactive Knowledge Stack (IKS) interesting. It provides a framework for semanticizing managed content.
Voice recognition software continues to evolve and with semantic technology available, that progress has increased. Nowhere has this been more evident than in mobile applications. But mastering the subtleties of human language remains beyond the reach of even our most sophisticated technology.
Expertus has released an updated feature set for its ExpertusONE product focused on training channel partners. ExpertusONE is the first learning platform to offer a broad range of learning, collaboration and knowledge access tools for a dispersed sales staff.
Online networking site, resu.me, has aspirations to become and possibly replace LinkedIn. But before that can happen, they need to build a proper business model to generate income. Currently, resu.me is enjoying the success of its initial launch with nearly 100,000 users after six months.
It seems with mobile phones these days, smaller is better. But with the size decreasing, finding the information you need becomes a challenge. Never fear, there is a new technology emerging that helps users find information without having to fiddle with tiny keyboards or have blisters due to scrolling over and over. This new technology is voice search.
Though semantic technology is ever more popular these days and is the new cool toy most organizations want to play with, there are some that are still afraid of what is to them, the unknown. Is that an understandable fear? Yes. Is it a well-informed fear? Maybe.
FirstRain was selected by international commercial law firm, Bird & Bird, to be part of their Library and Information Services team. One of the selling points was FirstRain’s semantic categorization technology that filters out the noise of the general Web, providing targeted, global company, market and sales intelligence.
Cambridge Semantics has announced the latest addition to its flagship Anzo Information Suite, Anzo Connect complemented by the new Anzo Formula Language.