Excalibur Technologies inks pact with United Airlines.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1997-- Excalibur's knowledge retrieval solution to provide vital aircraft maintenance information over global corporate network Excalibur Technologies Corp. (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 :EXCA EXCA Exchangeable Card Architecture EXCA European Expanded Clay Association (Brussels, Belgium) ), the pioneer and leading provider of knowledge retrieval solutions, today announced that they have been chosen by United Airlines to provide advanced search and retrieval technology. Excalibur's Electronic Fileroom Software will be utilized by United to provide more than 20,000 mechanics and engineers worldwide with the most up-to-date maintenance information via the airline's global corporate network. By integrating Excalibur technology into their network, United will be able to provide employees working in their Maintenance Operations Division (MOD (1) See modulo and magneto-optic disk. (2) (MODify or MODification) Refers to enhancements made by PC and gaming enthusiasts to their computer systems. "Modders" alter the standard desktop computer for looks, performance or both. ) with relevant and timely maintenance information, thus, enabling workers to improve efficiency and stay current on the newest techniques and processes. Documents available for access by eventually more than 20,000 mechanics and engineers include airframe maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogs Noun 1. parts catalog - a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices parts catalogue catalogue, catalog - a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements" , wiring diagram diagram /di·a·gram/ (di´ah-gram) a graphic representation, in simplest form, of an object or concept, made up of lines and lacking pictorial elements. manuals and structural repair manuals. The combination of United's vast information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. and Excalibur's ability to access and retrieve the most relevant and accurate information in real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. will provide these mechanics in 67 cities with unparalleled access to the essential information. "At United, the safety of our passengers is the number one priority," said Ron Utecht, vice president of Maintenance Centers, of United Airlines. "Our mechanics and engineers must have full and immediate access to maintenance information on a worldwide basis. Our global network, combined with Excalibur's knowledge retrieval solution, creates a powerful resource to deliver on this need." "United Airlines exemplifies an organization that fully utilizes their corporate network for multiple applications, to the benefit of their customers," said Patrick Condo, president & chief executive officer of Excalibur Technologies. "Excalibur is dedicated to helping organizations, such as United, utilize their knowledge assets in the most effective manner possible and in the case of United, our knowledge retrieval solution truly serves a mission critical need -- the safety of United's passengers." Excalibur Technologies Corp. Since 1980, Excalibur Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:EXCA) has set the standard for excellence in knowledge retrieval solutions, empowering organizations and enabling people to transform information into knowledge. Only the Excalibur RetrievalWare(TM) family of products delivers a unified software solution for text and visual 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. . Excalibur products combine as a proven solution for large-scale knowledge retrieval applications where accuracy, scalability and reliability are paramount. Contact Excalibur in 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. at 800/788-7758 or 703/761-3700, in the United Kingdom at 44-1344-893-444, via e-mail at info@excalib.com or visit our web site at www.excalib.com . -0- Excalibur Technologies Corp. and the Excalibur logo are registered trademarks of Excalibur Technologies Corp. APRP APRP Adaptive Pattern Recognition Processing (Convera) APrP A Priori Probability , RetrievalWare and Visual RetrievalWare are trademarks of Excalibur Technologies Corp. Other brands or product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective organizations named above. CONTACT: Excalibur Technologies Corporate: Carter B. Cromley, 703/761-3700 ccromley@excalib.com or Fleishman-Hillard Press: Jennefer Traeger, 202/828-9733 traegerj@fleishman.com |
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