divine, inc. announced the availability of divine SinglePoint Search, an engine for accessing enterprise content and Web search. The browser-based application features automatic classification and multi-factor relevance ranking. divine SinglePoint Search is a search tool for enterprise users that enables fast and accurate information retrieval of content from both internal and external sources. SinglePoint applies a robust taxonomy and multi-factor relevance ranking to integrated searches of internal and external databases. It also addresses a broad range of information and options to automatically adapt to the data type and user’s query style, and to provide Custom Search Folders that allow easy navigation of search results. divine SinglePoint Search is based on the NorthernLight technology. www.divine.com
Day: July 21, 2002
Microsoft Corp. announced that Groove Networks Inc. is working with Microsoft to integrate Groove Workspace, with SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft, to provide customers with a team Web site solution that supports online and offline use and automatic synchronization, and works securely across company firewalls. Groove Networks will deliver a kit that integrates SharePoint Team Services with Groove Workspace, by fall 2002. The combined SharePoint Team Services and Groove Workspace solution will offer customers collaboration tools that enable offline access to team content; automatic synchronization; and secure, real-time collaboration across network boundaries. The SharePoint Team Services/Groove Workspace integration kit will be available to customers via Groove Networks distribution channels. www.groove.net, www.microsoft.com
Openpages, Inc. and Venture Financial Systems Group have entered into an alliance agreement to deliver content production solutions to the financial services community. The new alliance draws upon Openpages 4.0 Adaptive Content Platform and Venture’s consulting staff to improve the way financial institutions deliver information to customers. www.openpages.com, www.venturefsg.com
Factiva announced the launch of a Japanese-language interface for Factiva Search Module and Factiva Track Module to enable Factiva’s content to be integrated into intranets and portals which support Japanese-speaking customers. In addition to this new product interface, Factiva has been aggregating content from numerous Japanese sources during the last 12 months, offering nearly 100 sources in Japanese including key publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Weekly Toyo Keizai, Jiji Press, Kyodo News and the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires in English and Japanese. www.factiva.com