Expector Software to Deliver Fuzzy Search DataBlade Module for INFORMIX-Universal Server.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1996--Expector Software, Inc. and Informix Software, the leading provider of innovative database technology, today announced that Expector will deliver a fuzzy search An inexact search for data that finds answers that come close to the desired data. It can get results when the exact spelling is not known or help users obtain information that is loosely related to a topic. DataBlade module for INFORMIX-Universal Server. The Select++ Fuzzy fuzz·y adj. fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est 1. Covered with fuzz. 2. Of or resembling fuzz. 3. Not clear; indistinct: a fuzzy recollection of past events. 4. DataBlade module will extend INFORMIX-Universal Servers capability by providing a fuzzy search index directly in the server, allowing businesses to do combination query searches on large volumes of information with efficiency and accuracy. Available from Informix and third-party partners, DataBlade modules provide open, innovative, and easy to build, high performance applications using the INFORMIX-Universal Server. Informix provides the only true universal server that offers safe in-server optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. across multiple datatypes, giving customers fast manipulation to any kind of data. The Select++ Fuzzy DataBlade module is one of a number of DataBlade modules coming to market in conjunction with the general availability of the INFORMIX-Universal Server in December 1996. The Select++ Fuzzy DataBlade module allows businesses to conduct searches on their data with inaccurate, or incomplete queries, and still retrieve exact to near-exact results on the query. For example, in a Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. application where a business is managing over two hundred thousand employee records worldwide, a simple combination query to find a record is now easily possible with the Select++ Fuzzy DataBlade module. The user can query, for example, on first name, last name, and city, and may not know the exact spelling of the last name. The user inputs the best known spelling of the name, queries the system, and the application returns a series of options based on the information given and prioritizes that information as being most-to-least accurate. "Businesses that process large amounts of data such as telephone companies, government agencies, insurance companies, mail-order houses, and credit-card processing companies can use the Select++ Fuzzy DataBlade module and INFORMIX-Universal Server to quality control their data," said Peter Schmidt Peter Schmidt may refer to:
"The Select++ Fuzzy DataBlade module will clean-up databases by eliminating duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. records, and help users find their information the first time and fast, saving them time and helping them maintain accuracy in their database. Implementing the Select++ Fuzzy DataBlade in the INFORMIX-Universal Server also allows developers to reap the benefits of server-side DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. features for storage and retrieval." About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their business. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing computing - computer environments ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com. About Expector Software Expector Software is the U.S. subsidiary of Assoware, located in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany, provider of Sisyphus-dublete and Address-correct products based on the company's multi-purpose fuzzy indexing technology, AssoZAM. The company specializes in address correction software, and specialty functions for duplication duplication /du·pli·ca·tion/ (doo-pli-ka´shun) 1. the act or process of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 2. searches, and merging of multiple-to-single database systems, specifically for companies that must manage huge amounts of address-specific data. -0- Note to Editors: Informix and DataBlades are registered trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. All other companies or products mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 1-800-356-0851. CONTACT: Informix Software, Inc. Jaye Prosser, 415-926-6316 or Expector Software, Inc. Peter Schmidt, 011-41-79-413-6106 |
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