Modulant Announces Commercial Availability of Semantics-Based Enterprise Information Interoperability Platform.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Breakthrough Solution Enables Disparate Software Applications to Interoperate See interoperable. by Transforming Application Data Into Autonomous Information Units Modulant today announced the launch of the Modulant(tm) Curtana Cur`ta´na n. 1. The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy; - also called the sword of Edward the Confessor ltname>. (tm) enterprise information interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. platform - the first commercially-available solution to enable disparate applications to interoperate by formalizing, capturing, and incorporating the meaning, context, and structure of source application data into autonomous information units that can be understood and used by all target applications. Fundamentally different from the middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a approaches that have been widely implemented to date, Modulant Curtana's revolutionary approach solves complex interoperability problems in a non-invasive manner, bringing a new level of agility and collaboration capability to businesses, while reducing IT expenditures and implementation risks. While traditional approaches tend to focus on physical application connectivity and integration, Modulant Curtana's approach focuses on establishing logical interoperability by enabling semantically-rich information exchange among applications. Modulant's innovative approach uses conceptual abstraction to create a neutral representation of information that can be used to transform data between the native forms and contexts of all source and target applications. This conceptual abstraction approach creates a loosely-coupled, scalable, and highly adaptable interoperability framework that does not require significant custom coding or costly ongoing maintenance. At the core of Modulant Curtana is a patent-pending methodology that formalizes, captures, and incorporates the meaning, context, and structure of data into a consistent, unified definition of information that is interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. among disparate applications. This approach toward making semantics semantics [Gr.,=significant] in general, the study of the relationship between words and meanings. The empirical study of word meanings and sentence meanings in existing languages is a branch of linguistics; the abstract study of meaning in relation to language or and context computable is the refinement of ideas that have been percolating among academics, standards groups, industry leaders, and systems integrators for over three decades. "Modulant's information interoperability platform is part of a coming wave of semantic technologies In software, semantic technology encode meanings separately from data and content files, and separately from application code. This enables machines as well as people to understand, share and reason with them at execution time. that will dramatically improve the richness of communication between systems," said Craig Wingate, Modulant's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Semantic computing will enable industrial-strength information exchange that has thus far been impossible, leading to unprecedented collaboration within and between businesses and their customers, partners, and suppliers." A protocol- and transport-neutral interoperability solution, Modulant Curtana remains separate from applications and data sources, thereby minimizing the time, expense, and risk involved in implementing and maintaining interoperability. "The Modulant Curtana platform plays well in the 'technology ecosystem,'" said Wingate. "It provides the flexibility to leverage investments in existing systems and integration architectures, and the freedom to choose best-of-breed applications in the future, without concern for systems compatibility." A Proven Interoperability Solution Modulant's technology and methodology have been proven through the successful deployment of several projects within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Modulant's solution is being used to solve some of the most difficult interoperability problems that the DoD has been facing in product data management, supply-chain management, logistics, and B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. - problems that the government had previously deemed "unsolvable" after having spent a decade working with a variety of middleware, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , and custom coding solutions. With the commercial availability of the Modulant Curtana platform, Modulant is licensing its software through a distribution network of global systems integrators and IT consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . As systems integrators and their clients have become aware of Modulant's solution, it has quickly won their endorsement and support. "Modulant's technology will have a fundamental impact on the future of enterprise software and systems integration services industries," said Robert Luby, Managing Partner of Defense Supply Chain and Operations Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers. About Modulant Modulant provides enterprise information interoperability solutions that enable semantically-rich information exchange among disparate applications by transforming source application data into autonomous information units that can be understood and used by all target applications. Based on a revolutionary, patent-pending methodology that formalizes, captures, and incorporates the meaning, context, and structure of data, Modulant's breakthrough solution solves complex interoperability problems in a non-invasive manner, bringing a new level of agility and collaboration capability to businesses, while reducing IT expenditures and implementation risks. Modulant is a privately-owned company with headquarters in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA. For more information, please visit www.modulant.com. |
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