Burrelle's Selects Fulcrum Software for Web-Enabled Clipping Management Software.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1998-- Burrelle's Information Office Enables Fast Searching of Multimedia Database Using Industry Leading Search Software Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of PC DOCS Group International Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DOCSF) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :DXX DXX Digital Cross Connect DXX D-Generation XX (gaming) DXX Drawing Interchange Attribute DXX Dxf Format Extract File .), today announced that Burrelle's Information Services See Information Systems. , LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , a world leader in the provision of media monitoring services, has licensed powerful information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. software from Fulcrum(r). The agreement will see Fulcrum SearchServer(tm) embedded into Burrelle's Information Office(tm) ("BIO '98(tm), a web-enabled, hyperlinked, multimedia software system that manages all of Burrelle's media monitoring services at the client's location. This includes press clippings from over 18,000 newspapers and magazines, corresponding NewsClip Analysis data, NewsAlert customized electronic news feeds, full motion video and audio clips from broadcast sources, full color video storyboards, full color advertisements with analysis, and Burrelle's complete media directory and media lists. "Our clients look to us to provide increasingly effective means to monitor and leverage the full spectrum of media," said Dennis J. Crumbine, vice president, special projects at Burrelle's. "Our relationship with Fulcrum allows us to put the most advanced commercial search tools onto our customers' desktops, enabling them to quickly search large local databases containing a wide variety of media monitoring data provided by Burrelle's. This is especially important for a product like BIO '98 because we know that, over time, our customers will build increasingly large databases of multimedia data in BIO. I believe Fulcrum will help set BIO apart from other clipping software by enabling very fast searches of these large media monitoring databases." BIO '98 incorporates scanning, optical character recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ), and full text searching of all media clips in a database, utilizing Fulcrum SearchServer. All media clips are hyperlinked directly to corresponding media outlets in Burrelle's Media Directory, including the ability to create customized media lists on the desktop, and to browse directly to media outlet web sites using BIO's built-in web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . BIO, therefore, represents a comprehensive solution - it is the ultimate PR desktop. "As a world-leader in the provision of media monitoring services, Burrelle's has created an advanced software tool to help its customers manage and use media information to stay informed in today's competitive and knowledge-rich environment," said Eric Goodwin, chairman and chief executive officer of Fulcrum. "By embedding a core technology like Fulcrum SearchServer into its products, Burrelle's can ensure that its customers are provided with powerful and complete solutions." About Burrelle's For over 100 years, Burrelle's Information Services, LLP has established methods for monitoring, organizing, and delivering media data, to keep clients well informed. Their impressive line of information services continues to expand, including not only comprehensive cross-media coverage, but also tools to help customers manage and use that media. Burrelle's continued commitment to remain at the forefront of the information explosion is proven by the ongoing development of new and innovative monitoring methods and support systems. For more information on Burrelle's Information Services, please visit http://www.burrelles.com. About Fulcrum For 15 years, Fulcrum Technologies Inc. has been a world leader in providing software for managing corporate knowledge bases. With its advanced tools, Fulcrum is uniquely positioned to provide the intelligent access and analysis that enterprises require for successful knowledge management. Customers rely on Fulcrum's products to create multi-platform, standards-based solutions - for customer care, best practices, publishing and other applications. Fulcrum has offices and partners throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Australia and Japan. For more information on Fulcrum and Fulcrum products, visit Fulcrum's Web site: http://www.fulcrum.com. About PC DOCS Group PC DOCS Group International Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCSF) (TSE:DXX) and its subsidiaries, PC DOCS, Inc., Fulcrum Technologies Inc., CMS/Data Corporation and CompInfo, Inc., develop, market and support object-oriented client/server and corporate intranet enterprise document management systems, knowledge management systems and information management systems for professionals. The Company's customers include Fortune 1000 companies, financial institutions, healthcare providers, manufacturing, consumer products, communications and pharmaceutical companies, utilities, government agencies, the legal industry, and accounting and other professions in North America, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe, Australia and the Far East. Forward looking statements Certain of the above statements are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially as a consequence of a number of factors, including: fluctuations in the Company's operating results due to product demand, length of the sales cycle, size and timing of individual customer transactions and similar matters; changes in the client/server application software market, including technology change, changes in customer requirements, frequent new product introductions by competitors and emerging standards; dependence of the Company on the services market; reliance by the Company on its third-party resellers; dependence of the Company on its key management; uncertainties relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc acquisitions, including operational disruptions, unexpected operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. and losses, and expenses associated with the integration of such acquisitions; and other factors set forth in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission and Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. reports and filings. Trademarks PC DOCS is a registered trademark of PC DOCS Group International Inc. Fulcrum is a registered trademark Fulcrum Technologies Inc. and SearchServer is a trademark of Fulcrum. Other trademarks used throughout this document are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Industry analysts and Trade Press may contact: Isabelle Des Chenes, Senior PR Specialist 613/238-1761 ext. 264 pr@fulcrum.com or Dennis J. Crumbine, Vice President, Special Projects 888/535-4BIO (4246) bio@burrelles.com or Investors and Business Press may contact: Kristine Sonnenberg, Director, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. 416/497-7700 ext.1105 investor@pcdocs.com |
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