Semantics in email from IBM
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Semantic search is the next technological frontier. Computers parsing information to extract information that is relevant, not just plain text matching and copy-paste but actual computation of concepts such as events, contact information, presence information etc.
Semantics has been a hot topic in general Web Search. Hakia and PowerSet are two of the major efforts to bring semantics based search mainstream. IBM has recently announced its free e-mail search tool that brings the advantages of semantics based search to emails.
E-mails are the primary medium of business communication today. With this said, it also means that they represent valuable information on an individual that can be best used for semantic search purposes. Using the Unstructured Information Management Architecture, IBM has set to bring the computing of concepts to e-mail.
Semantics has been a hot topic in general Web Search. Hakia and PowerSet are two of the major efforts to bring semantics based search mainstream. IBM has recently announced its free e-mail search tool that brings the advantages of semantics based search to emails.
E-mails are the primary medium of business communication today. With this said, it also means that they represent valuable information on an individual that can be best used for semantic search purposes. Using the Unstructured Information Management Architecture, IBM has set to bring the computing of concepts to e-mail.
