Cerebra University Fully Operational With First Graduating Class and Introduction at Semantic Technology Conference.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Cerebra, Inc. a leading provider of semantic-based content integration solutions, today announced graduation of the first class from Cerebra University, the industry's premier forum for semantic technology education. Jeff Pollock's session, "Enterprise Semantic Web for 2006" at this week's Semantic Technology Conference 2006, is an introduction to the commercial application of semantic technology and to the Beginning Semantic Solutions course at Cerebra University.

The first group of students, including Cerebra clients, partners and consultants, completed classes last week: OWL-DL Modeling with RDF and Advanced Ontology Architecture.

"This course does a good job explaining the differences between semantic/ontology and relational approaches, and where the benefits are with semantics," said attendee Othel Rolle, Sr. Director, Software & Data Applications at ImpactRx. "I recommend it to others in my organization."

Cerebra University covers business application as well as technology and product training. Different courses are designed to meet the needs of project leaders and business analysts as well as those of ontology architects and software engineers. To enhance the learning process, many courses have hands-on labs and exercises to immediately reinforce and apply what is being taught. All courses include demonstrations of presented concepts. Students do not need to be Cerebra customers or partners. Any industry professional can benefit from the training on the technology.

In addition to standard course offerings, any Cerebra University curriculum can be customized for an organization on a Just-in-Time basis. JIT training targets specific needs of an organization or project, with special attention to their short-term goals.

"Theoretical information about semantic technology abounds," said Dave McComb, President of Semantic Arts and Cerebra University course developer and instructor. "In contrast, Cerebra University focuses on real world application of the technology, drawing on practical experience from Cerebra's client installations."

In addition to Jeff's presentation, at this week's STC06 conference in San Jose, CA, Cerebra is demonstrating Cerebra-developed software solutions based on applications at client sites, and making a special Cerebra University offer for attendees only. Othel Rolle, Sr. Director at Cerebra client ImpactRx, is presenting "Case Study: Applying Semantic Technology to Accelerate Prescription Behavior Analysis for the Pharmaceutical Industry." Dr. Gary Ng, Cerebra Director of Advanced Development, goes beyond theory, discussing Semantic Web logics and unification of production rule systems with Semantic Web standards. Cerebra Technology Advisory Board members Jim Hendler, Ora Lassila and Dr. Deborah McGuinness all deliver keynotes.

About Cerebra

Cerebra develops powerful content integration solutions that enable federated search, discovery, classification, management and unified visibility of structured and unstructured information across disparate content management systems. Unlike traditional content integration approaches, Cerebra leverages its proven standards-based semantic technology to perform simpler content discovery, with actionable corporate policies, that enable businesses to centrally govern their critical content assets regardless of physical location. For more information, visit http://www.cerebra.com.

About Cerebra University

Cerebra University is a partnership between Cerebra and Semantic Arts, committed to providing best-in-class education about the most advanced and practical ways to use semantic technology to improve business efficiency, reduce costs, and enable new opportunities.

About the Instructors

Jeff Pollock is Vice President of Technology at Cerebra, an expert in semantic technology, a W3C, OASIS and iECM representative, and author of "Adaptive Information: Improving Business Through Semantic Interoperability, Grid Computing, and Enterprise Integration."

Dave McComb is President of Semantic Arts, and author of "Semantics in Business Systems." He has 30 years of experience applying leading edge technologies to enterprise level applications.

Samir Batla, senior consultant at Cerebra has teaching experience at the University of California, Berkeley and 15 years of technology experience in professional services consulting and software product development. His proven track record includes building applications using OWL/RDF technology.

For More Information

For information about course schedules and curricula, prerequisites, and instructors, visit www.cerebra.com/university. For further questions or to schedule Just-in-Time Training Workshops tailored to your needs, please send e-mail to: training@cerebra,com or see us at Semantic Technology Conference March 6-9 in San Jose, CA.