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HP Cooperative Computing Solutions
for Knowledge Workers
Verity TOPIC Text
Management
Solution
Introduction
The Verity TOPIC* text
management system, from
Verity* Inc., provides for
easy storage and retrieval of
textual documents based on
document content. This
approach to text storage and
retrieval is the fastest and
most knowledge-based
available today. By using
internal attributes (topics and
categories), users can easily
retrieve documents
intuitively. For example, a
user wanting to know about
the financial status of the
American motorcycle
industry might specify a
keyword search on
"American," "motorcycle,"
and "financials." TOPIC
would retrieve an article
mentioning higher profits for
Harley-Davidson even
though none of the original
keywords appeared in the
article.
Figure 1
Text management systems,
also referred to as full-text
retrieval systems or content-
based retrieval systems,
automatically index the
words and phrases in textual
documents. This allows for
easy keyword retrieval of the
documents. Furthermore, by
searching for global
document content, users can
quickly access textual
information from sources
enterprise-wide.
TOPIC REAL-TIME*
additionally provides the
capability to filter large
volumes of incoming textual
information and to distribute
the relevant information to
the people who need to view
it.
Benefits
Decision makers often have
difficulty finding the right
information, and they lose
valuable time sorting
through irrelevant or low
priority information. These
problems are precisely what
Verity TOPIC solves,
through:
Fast access to the right
information
Multiple client support
Preservation of
organizational knowledge
Dynamic filtering of large
volumes of news wire and
data feeds with automatic
distribution of relevant
information to people who
need to view or act on it
Improved operational
efficiency
Flexibility to develop
customized text request
capabilities.
Overall, TOPIC and TOPIC
REAL-TIME greatly
increase the productivity of
knowledge workers and
reduce information overload.
Features
Storage and retrieval based
on concept match rather
than exact text match.
Following a query, TOPIC
can return a list of
documents starting with the
document most likely to
satisfy the query.
Knowledge workers are
more productive if they
receive ranked information
rather than the usual list of
unsorted documents. TOPIC
can provide a relevance-
ranked list of retrieved
documents. Of course,
documents can be retrieved
on an exact textual match as
well as a conceptual match.
In addition, TOPIC provides
support for HyperLink*
connections to images,
annotations, and cross-
referenced documents.
Figure 2
Open architecture supports
MS Windows PCs, HP
NewWave PCs,
Macintoshes, and UNIX-
based workstations.
Open architecture also
provides support for multiple
servers for load balancing
and system availability.
Support for multiple network
operating systems include
- Netware
- LAN Manager
- Integrated Macintosh
Networking Services
(PacerShare)
- NFS.
API's for application
development are optional.
More robust document
retrieval through
sophisticated topic trees.
TOPIC allows organizations
to build a knowledge base of
related subjects that stay
with the organization even
when key employees move
to other positions. It
retrieves data based on how
they are defined within the
organization or the industry.
TOPIC REAL-TIME,
offers a facility that
analyzes and routes pre-
selected real-time
information to knowledge
workers.
Based on personal interest
filters, TOPIC REAL-TIME
scans documents as they
arrive from live sources.
When integrated with
external data sources, such
as DowVision from Dow
Jones Information Service,
TOPIC REAL-TIME
provides the means for
executives, financial
analysts, and others to
receive up-to-the-minute,
finely-filtered information on
such topics as financial
news, commodity prices,
industry press releases,
international events, and
more. Depending on the
priority of the information,
information items may be
sent to users on an interrupt
basis or left in a mailbox for
later review. TOPIC REAL-
TIME reduces information
overload for knowledge
workers, providing real-time
filtering and dissemination
of external data sources,
including news wires,
financial feeds and electronic
mail.
Availability
Verity TOPIC will be
available in September 1992.
Verity TOPIC REAL-TIME,
including all capabilities for
real-time data filtering and
dissemination, will be
available in January 1993.
Summary
Verity TOPIC is a robust,
concept-based text storage
and retrieval system.
Verity TOPIC provides for
rapid, easy storage and
retrieval of textual
documents based on their
content. It is an intelligent
system, basing retrieval of
documents on their meaning
rather than on exact keyword
match. Retrieved lists of
documents can be listed in
relevance order, starting with
the document most likely to
satisfy the user's request.
Verity TOPIC REAL-TIME
additionally provides the
capability to filter large
volumes of incoming textual
information, and to
immediately and
automatically distribute the
relevant information to the
people who need to view it.
Together with the other HP
KnowledgeWorker
Solutions, Verity TOPIC
offers a tremendous
opportunity to organizations
to achieve strategic
competitive advantage.
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All other brand and product
names appearing herewith
are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their
respective holders.