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- Vivisimo Geof Becker, 412-422-2499 X166 pr@Vivisimo.com or Horn Group, Inc. Leo Tignini, 646-202-9760 ltignini@horngroup.com Vivisimo (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today launched the Velocity Discovery Module, an addition to the Vivisimo Velocity Search Platform that expands the ability of organizations to quickly and automatically classify all data by topics and themes. The new module
also adds improved collaboration tools that speed the process of accessing, reviewing and sharing search results.
The launch of Vivisimo Velocity 6.0 in 2007 delivered a key innovation of adding essential social software tools to enterprise search. The powerful concept of social search includes such tools as document and keyword tagging, rating and annotation of documents and search terms, use of shared virtual folders and content mash-ups - all aimed at improving collaboration, innovation and productivity in the enterprise.
Adding the Discovery Module to the Velocity platform strengthens search as the essential tool to drive innovation throughout the enterprise. Specific functionality allows for the rapid classification of all available data - literally billions of documents - for quick insight into information themes and topics without ever entering a search query. The discovery module's auto-classification feature uncovers data that managers may have lost or never known of to begin with - information that may be critical to their business. Continuing a proud tradition of innovation, Vivisimo is the first to use clustering capabilities to produce a full auto-classification system on top of a search platform.
The new Discovery Module's enhanced collaboration features of express tagging - the ability to quickly tag large groups of search results - and native document export empowers search users to add their own knowledge faster than ever and to disseminate value-added content in its native format to colleagues and partners alike. The ability to easily tag, collect, save, share and archive documents by the thousands or millions through search queries enables powerful knowledge sharing throughout a company.
"The launch of the Velocity Discovery Module builds on our innovations that brought social software tools into enterprise search by now targeting areas that require classification of massive amounts of data - such as e-Discovery, R & D, market research or competitive intelligence," said Jerome Pesenti, Vivisimo's chief scientist.
"Facing economic strain and competitive pressures, managers must find new ways to drive innovation deeply into their organizations to develop new products and services," Pesenti said. "The Velocity Discovery Module empowers these managers to transform search from an application that returns a list of results to a knowledge-discovery tool that uncovers hidden gems, providing new opportunities for developing competitive advantage in the marketplace."
The new Velocity Discovery Module joins existing platform expansion modules Velocity for Mobile and Velocity for Desktop available separately from Vivisimo.
About the Vivisimo Velocity Platform
The Vivisimo Velocity platform provides enterprises with innovative search solutions that allow users to access, extract and manipulate all available content, regardless of location. The latest version of Velocity is the first major enterprise search platform to bring business-ready Web 2.0 functionalities, such as social tagging, social bookmarking, social networking and mash-ups to the market. By combining the simplicity of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software, organizations can reap the benefits of increased user adoption and satisfaction without compromising on performance, scalability, security or the ability to configure a solution specific to its business environment. Based on a service-oriented architecture that enables rapid deployment, Vivisimo Velocity can be up and running in just weeks.
About Vivisimo, Inc.
Vivisimo does search right by combining the simplicity and innovation of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software. The company works with customers to understand their goals and quickly deploy solutions that maximize the business value of information--with an interface users love. Vivisimo serves its global client base through headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and Paris, France, and partners throughout the world. Please visit Vivisimo.com to learn more and visit our Search Done Right Blog to learn more about enterprise search.
New Discovery Module Auto-Classifies Billions of Documents,
Targets Discovery-Related Enterprise Functions Such as Market
Research, Competitive Intelligence and R & D
