`Reasoning Technology' is Guiding Force Behind Illumen's New Web Offering for Business, Media and Public Affairs Professionals.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers Artificial Intelligence Combined with 3,000 Top Tier News & Information Sources Promise Business Professionals an Easier, Powerful Research Tool With so much information available today, online and in print, business professionals often wonder, how can this information be harnessed effectively so that research time does not eat into all-important face time? The answer to the question exists with a new web offering from Illumen, a revolutionary new product for business professionals that effectively manages and streamlines all types of information--from the world of news, commentary, legislation and regulation--with an easily accessible tool that `learns' user preferences and `pushes' only relevant information to the user in written, audio and video formats. Illumen, which launched a Beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. in March 2002 with leading legal, public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. and lobbying firms, officially launched in May 2002. Illumen, a product of WashingtonLive, Inc., who names among its founders Washington journalists Fred Barnes Fred Barnes may be:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times and Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance News Service set Illumen apart from similar products in the marketplace today. "Illumen is driven by the idea of `push versus pull,' whereby users `train' the program to feed specific information to them based on their content consumption," said Peter A. Anthony, president and chief executive officer of WashingtonLive. "Timely and relevant information is critical to the role of public affairs professionals, and this product is a one of a kind solution to eliminate the time and expense of professionals consuming reams of useless information, only to be discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. ." "By filtering non-relevant information, Illumen solves the problem of overlooking o·ver·look tr.v. o·ver·looked, o·ver·look·ing, o·ver·looks 1. a. To look over or at from a higher place. b. or missing critical news. By `pushing' articles and data to a user based on a history of preferences and themes, the search time spent `pulling' information is reduced significantly," Anthony added. Underscoring its prospects for leadership in the industry is the recent acquisition by WashingtonLive of HillReview, a web service provider that offers leading edge technology solutions to subscribers in the government affairs industry. "The acquisition of HillReview broadens Illumen's research functionality and adds significant value to our service," said Anthony. "Their capabilities and excellent track record in the legislative and regulatory research areas only enhance our distinctive service." How It Works Illumen employs state-of-the-art technology that is able to review, filter and deliver breaking news and information to subscribers using conceptual reasoning and `learned behavior' technology. Users will establish a personal profile allowing them to access a customized web page that features real-time news and information based on the legislative and regulatory issues they are following. As the tool is used over time, it will search and filter digital feeds having learned user preferences based on specific subject selections. As a result, in addition to delivering relevant information based on the users categories, it will deliver more relevant information to the user's `personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. news section' on his or her customized home page. Among the many business management features, the Illumen web site includes user defined Any format, layout, structure or language that is developed by the user. active alert functionality for e-mail alerts allowing users to leverage immediate notification of breaking developments within their industry. The site also features a legislative calendar of events; profiles of elected officials; a legislative bill tracker; a time scheduling tool; and audio/video capabilities for tracking and sharing broadcast news and events. "Knowing that the greater proportion of work for people in this industry is research, information gathering and preparation, we have engineered a top of the line mechanism to help lobbyists and business and legislative professionals perform their jobs better, in a more time-efficient manner using higher quality information," Anthony said. Company Founders WashingtonLive was co-founded by William W. Bailey, who serves as company chairman. Bailey has owned and operated government and public affairs businesses in Washington, DC for more than 30 years. Other company founders include: Fred Barnes, an internationally recognized journalist and executive editor for The Weekly Standard; Morton Kondracke, executive editor and columnist columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. for Roll Call, and a well-known television, radio and news correspondent; and Thomas R. Donnelly, Jr., a former White House official, and principal at Jefferson Government Relations. "We are honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to be able to draw from such a wealth of knowledge as we embark on Verb 1. embark on - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans this exciting venture," said Bailey. "Our distinguished board members, leaders in government affairs and media, in addition to our strong, focused management team, indicate great promise for Illumen's success as the solution of choice for business professionals." About Illumen Illumen is a product of WashingtonLive, Inc. Headquartered in Washington, DC, WashingtonLive is an application service provider and content aggregator An organization that combines information such as news, sports scores, weather forecasts and reference materials from various sources and makes it available to its customers. See customer aggregator. serving the public affairs, business, media and government relations communities. For more information, visit www.Illumen.org. |
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