Monday, 29 September 2008

Two new semantic engines: Cognition and Eeggi

via CNet's Webware by Rafe Needleman on 18 September

At the most basic level, semantic engines tell you what's synonymous with what. At the advanced end of the spectrum, they know how grammatically similar phrases like "take a seat," "take a stand," and "take a lollipop," mean completely different things. These engines can be used by search products to greatly improve results. Now, it seems, that raw semantic technology is about to become mainstream.

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Hazel's comment:
If you are as interested in the use of language and the possibilities that the semantic Web can bring to information management as I am (that's very, by the way) then you'll enjoy reading Rafe's article.

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