REPEAT/Informix Integrates Excalibur RetrievalWare Into Informix-Universal Server; Informix Strengthens Competitive Advantage With Advanced DataBlade Technology For Text and Visual Information Retrieval.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)--June 27, 1996--Informix Software 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 :IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), the leading provider of innovative database technology, today announced it will integrate Excalibur Technologies Inc.'s (NASDAQ:EXCA EXCA Exchangeable Card Architecture EXCA European Expanded Clay Association (Brussels, Belgium) ) RetrievalWare search capability for full-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. into INFORMIX-Universal Server. This agreement significantly expands joint development efforts between Informix and Excalibur and will result in an extensive, robust and closely coupled suite of DataBlade technologies for information retrieval. Based upon over one year of customer feedback and optimization, the Informix-Excalibur alliance will enable users to index, search and manage both text and visual data, such as photographs, faxes, scanned images, and even video, as native data types within the INFORMIX-Universal Server. Under the agreement, RetrievalWare text and visual retrieval capabilities will be included in each copy of INFORMIX-Universal Server at no additional cost to users and are scheduled for availability at the end of this year. By incorporating RetrievalWare, Informix customers gain access to one of the industry's most comprehensive, flexible and accurate capabilities to find the information they need in diverse data repositories, throughout their organizations or across the Internet. RetrievalWare is the solution of choice for many of the world's most demanding information retrieval applications Areas where information retrieval techniques are employed include (the entries are in alphabetical order within each category): General applications of information retrieval
"Informix has taken the lead in defining database management systems for today, and for the future, by natively integrating Excalibur's text and image retrieval An image retrieval system is a computer system for browsing, searching and retrieving images from a large database of digital images. Most traditional and common methods of image retrieval utilize some method of adding metadata such as captioning, keywords, or descriptions to the capabilities as core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. within the INFORMIX-Universal Server," said Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams (born May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former player, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball. , senior vice president, Business Units, Informix. "Businesses increasingly want to manage documents and images within their databases, particularly in Internet and Intranet applications. Only Informix provides these capabilities in a single, integrated platform." Patrick C. Condo, 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. of Excalibur Technologies said "Informix's Universal Server strategy and Excalibur's products and vision are exceptionally synergistic. We share a mission to deliver solutions to manage all of an organization's information assets, regardless of structure or format. This makes for a strong, long-lasting relationship. "The expansion of our alliance with Informix is key to our own strategy of partnering with the leading providers to the MIS community. Our commitment to this vision is such that we have included support for the INFORMIX-Universal Server in all of our product plans. We will also encapsulate en·cap·su·late v. 1. To form a capsule or sheath around. 2. To become encapsulated. en·cap new options for RetrievalWare as Informix DataBlade modules become available. This will enable customers not only to implement RetrievalWare as a distinct, enterprise application, but to seamlessly extend their database capabilities to manage the full range of text and visual information," Condo said. Market Demand Increasing As Meta Group advanced information management program director David Yockelson noted, the Informix-Excalibur alliance is particularly well timed Adj. 1. well timed - done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" . "The penetration of Internet technology into corporations will drive the need for new media management and, more importantly, a way to search for a variety of content across various platforms. The Informix-Excalibur integration will provide a cohesive way for users to find and manage a variety of information without the need for extensive indexing, character recognition or manual cataloging," he said. The integration of RetrievalWare DataBlade technology into the INFORMIX-Universal Server will be closely coupled, powerful and scalable to support Informix's parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. , and RetrievalWare's optimization for high-volume storage and large numbers of concurrent users. The integration will also provide for 64-bit object ID support, roll back and recovery, and full SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. compliance. The Informix/Excalibur alliance also includes plans to further license new products and joint development efforts. These plans include advanced DataBlade modules that will provide advanced text search functions, including Excalibur's exclusive semantic network (data) semantic network - A graph consisting of nodes that represent physical or conceptual objects and arcs that describe the relationship between the nodes, resulting in something like a data flow diagram. searching; advanced visual search functions for specific data domains including faces and various document image types; real-time message filtering and real-time news profiling; video indexing and scene change monitors; automatic categorization of search results based on personalized interest; an intelligent Web and Server crawler Also known as a "Web crawler," "spider," "ant," "robot" (bot) and "intelligent agent," a crawler is a program that searches for information on the Web. Crawlers are widely used by Web search engines to index all the pages on a site by following the links from page to page. and indexer, and advanced security features. Excalibur has created a dedicated, Informix DataBlade snap-in technology release team, chartered to deliver these modules. About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, 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 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. With the acquisition of Illustra Information Technology's completely extensible database technology, Informix is now positioned as the first information management company capable of meeting the market's exploding need for a sophisticated database engine that combines enterprise scalability, robustness and parallel processing with the ability to store, retrieve, manage and manipulate virtually any kind of rich content data. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com. About Excalibur Excalibur Technologies Corporation has set the standard for excellence in information retrieval since 1980, leading the industry in delivering high-performance search and retrieval solutions to the online, federal and corporate markets. Only Excalibur delivers software toolkits and imaging applications based on both pattern-recognition and semantic network searching, leveraging the underlying patterns of digital information and the actual meaning of words. RetrievalWare provides the first set of tools optimized for creating retrieval solutions for text, images and other forms of digital media. Excalibur can be reached at http://www.excalib.com. -0- Note to Editors: Informix and DataBlade are registered trademarks of Informix Software Inc. RetrievalWare is a trademark of Excalibur Technologies Inc. -0- Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/356-0851. CONTACT: Informix Software, Inc. Jaye Prosser, 415/926-6316 or Excalibur Technologies Judy Feder, 914/328-2962 |
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