IDOL's automatic clustering enables unprecedented visibility of the information and knowledge stored in the enterprise by creating a real-time map, organizing the unstructured content exchanged in emails, telephone conversations and IM.
Automatic clustering allows organizations to analyze large sets of documents and even user profiles and automatically identify inherent themes or information clusters. A filing cabinet disaster serves as a useful metaphor here. Imagine a cabinet stuffed with information on different topics. If the cabinet fell over and all of the documents scattered on the floor, it would take days for a human being to go through manually and refile everything accurately. IDOL is capable of reading through all of this information in real-time, identifying "clusters" of related information and automatically sorting it into appropriate piles for easy and immediate access. In essence, automatic clustering creates order out of chaos. There are many ways that IDOL's clustering capability can be used. For example, the "what's hot" feature can automatically detect burning topics in an organization's information assets. An enterprise can literally watch itself think as clustering identifies areas and ideas that attract the most attention as well as areas that do not. In addition, IDOL automatically identifies and displays the latest available information or "breaking news," alerting users in real-time to new areas of information or individual interest.
Key Benefits
Delivers instant high-level visibility into the knowledge base
Eliminates knowledge gaps
Reacts to information changes
Automatically identifies information trends and themes
Optimizes an organization's information flow
Quantum Clustering
Autonomy technology continues to innovate by applying advanced mathematics to solve technical challenges. Using quantum mathematics to calculate states/concepts within data, conceptual information is more easily and accurately identified. Quantum wave functions are generated around the data, leading to global, stable results without relying on sampling. Quantum clustering also proves to be highly scalable, as the ability to cluster incrementally (instead of recalculating the entire set upon change in data) reduces the amount of information processing required.
"Autonomy's technology gives us the ability to empower the expertise within our worldwide operations, as well as share information so that every employee in every department is kept fully informed of the developments which will impact on their business. They can even have this information pushed to their hand-held digital devices whilst they are on the move."
Lars Östlund, Ericsson
Cluster Visualization
IDOL provides four intuitive Java-based user interfaces for cluster visualization:
Spectrograph Pane
This user interface displays the relationship between clusters in successive periods and sets of data. Clusters are presented as a JSP- based spectrograph: the x-axis represents information over time, enabling users to visualize how clusters develop over a given time period; the y-axis represents the range of concepts defined within the knowledge base.
Automatic clustering of communications visualized through the Spectrograph Pane
The spectrograph can display hot and breaking news in the same instance. By scrolling over the spectrograph, titles are automatically generated and assigned to every cluster. By clicking on the cluster, the results can be viewed. The importance of clusters over time can be seen through the change of color and width. The color and intensity of the lines are indications of the size of a cluster. The brighter colors indicate "what's hot" while the width of the lines is an indication of the volume of information on that topic.
2D Cluster Map
The 2D cluster map is an alternative visualization tool to the spectrograph, used to identify conceptual similarities and differences between clusters. Also based on JSP, the landscape is generated from the inter-relationships between clusters and the documents contained within those clusters. Designed to provide a single overview of the clusters contained within the data, clusters that are close together correlate to higher degrees of similarity, while dissimilar clusters are situated further apart. Navigation features are identical to the spectrograph pane, enabling users to browse clusters with a click of the mouse.
2D Cluster Map
3D Cluster Map
The 3D cluster map, which operates in the same way as the 2D cluster map, offers users yet another option for visualization.
3D Cluster Map
Geo-Cluster Map
IDOL has enhanced its support for geo-efficiency by providing visualization tools to represent document density per location, thus allowing the administrator to quickly assess usage patterns and make informed decisions about load balancing. IDOL's flexible distribution design already allows data to be stored in the most sensible location based on bandwidth, lag time and availability/demand; this added feature aids in achieving maximum performance for a large and globally dispersed number of users and volume of information.
Summary: ...a promotion for new customers. Furthermore, Explore’s cluster mapping feature provides Garlands with automatic insight to previously unknown information by automatically grouping calls with themes common to the original search term.
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Summary: ...information access. On the left hand side of the search results interface on www.thenewsmarket.com, users see links to categories organized by Beats, Source and Smart Tags. IDOL’s automatic clustering capability identifies meaningful themes or trends inside the search results to dynamically generate...
Summary: ...Autonomy Case Study - Wall Street on Demand. Automatic Clustering IDOL can analyze financial research and news to automatically identify inherent themes or information clusters. As a result, investors can recognize trends in real time and make buy or sell decisions before the rest of the market can respond....
Summary: ...and intelligence provider typically faces—the ability to reach the entire universe of news and advertising content available, regardless of format. “Autonomy can process anything,” Louw says. “Video, audio, images and any kind of unstructured file you can imagine, from e-mail to blogs to text...
Summary: ...and documents on more than one million historic properties across the country listed in the national register.” Meeting this information management challenge proved an enormous task for the National Park Service. For starters, preservation research and training resources are scattered across more than...
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Summary: ...our WorkSite implementation reflects the care we take with our clients’ information and work. At the same time, because each user’s work becomes visible to the rest of the firm, it helps us maintain a high level of quality and professionalism,” says Irwin. The firm will soon extend the value of...
Summary: ...store and manage content of all types, including e-mails as well as Microsoft Offce documents, images, and other items, within a single, unifed environment. This will give Slaughter and May’s partners easy access to complete matter content for full visibility into their matters, while further enhancing...
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Summary: ...PST files. We might have five professionals who each had different pieces of communication with a given client, but no way to see the complete picture.” EKS&H embarked on a knowledge management (KM) initiative to break down silos and help its professionals better manage, organize, and collaborate around...
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Summary: ...clustering of breaking news and hot news Automatic clustering of communications visualized through the Spectograph pane 2D Cluster Map 3D Cluster Map Directed Navigation IDOL dynamically presents navigable parameters based on document properties and all metadata attributes - explicitly defined, automatically...
Summary: ...of this feature include: “What’s Hot” clusters that automatically detect burning topics in an organization’s information assets and “breaking news” clusters that alert users in real-time to new areas of information or individual interest. Visualization 2D and 3D Cluster Maps The 2D and 3D...
Summary: ...insight into customer trends. IDOL leverages clustering visualization, which -vi sually represents patterns through intuitive interfaces, including the spectrograph and 2D/3D cluster map. The spectrograph maps trends such as customer behavior and segments as they change and evolve over time.
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Summary: ...meaning of the content. Clustering Visualization These conceptual groupings can be represented visually through several different interfaces, including the spectrograph and the 2D/3D cluster map.
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Summary: ...pieces of feedback automatically according to their conceptual relevance. In this way it offers visibility over the consensus of authorial opinion as well as onto individual communications. Visualization These clusters are represented visually through an intuitive interface: Autonomy’s Spectrograph....
Summary: ...on a step-by-step basis, allowing managers to monitor targets and deadlines, and ensure compliance. The 2D cluster map is a visualization tool used to identify conceptual similarities and differences between clusters. The landscape is generated from the interrelationships between clusters and the processes...
Summary: ...Visualization Clusters can be represented visually through several different user interfaces, including the spectrograph and the 2D/3D cluster map. The spectrograph maps the way in which trends, such as community sentiment, change and evolve over time, and illustrates the way conversations branch off...
Summary: ...onto individual communications. Clustering also facilitates product searches for users by grouping similar items together. Clustering Visualization These clusters can be represented visually through several different interfaces, including the spectrograph and the 2D/3D cluster map. The spectrograph, in...
Summary: ...offered by IDOL, legal teams can derive the meaning of data within a large corpus to assess client risk in real-time, evaluate the merits of a pending case and build a more informed legal strategy on behalf of their clients. Visualization tools such as link maps, 2D and 3D data clusters and communications...
Summary: ...email, IM, voice, and video, on the same concept across the corpus of data. Link Map-- Find and Link Custodians The Link Map is invaluable in eliminating the gaps between custodians and understanding the flow of communication. This powerful visualization tool allows legal teams to quickly identify communication...
Summary: ...Autonomy Introspect. Bulk Coding and Near-Dupe Processing Introspect automatically clusters and visually displays related documents, allowing for bulk coding and non-linear review (including near-duplicate processing) to save valuable time and improve quality. With no extra clicks, Introspect displays...
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Summary: ...with unstructured content such as product description, allows users to search and find products quickly and easily. Automatic clustering of communications visualized through the Spectograph pane 2D Cluster Map 3D Cluster Map Automatic clustering of breaking news and hot news Autonomy Systems Ltd. 9. Eduction...
Summary: ...spectrograph is able to display hot and breaking news in the same instance. The importance of clusters over time can be seen through the change of color and width. The color/ intensity of the lines is an indication of the size of cluster. The brighter colors indicate, “what’s hot” whilst the width...
Summary: ...Provider www.financial-i.com Advanced meaning-based analytics can be run against the archived data to ensure litigation readiness and reduce discovery-related costs. Advanced search and navigation techniques such as concept searching, information clustering, visualization, dynamic hyperlinking and automatic...
Summary: ...in a document's words in order for it to be scored Legacy Search IDOL Server supports all known legacy search methods, including: • displaying recent additions to Document Management Serv er Users can click on the What’s New option at the top of the portlet. The portlet displays a list of documents...
Summary: ...one way of representing a character. The Japanese katakana script, for example, can be written in full width or half width characters. Regardless of its width the character in itself carries the same meaning.
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Summary: ...profiles and automatically identify inherent themes or information clusters. A good metaphor to understand what clustering can do is a filing cabinet disaster. Imagine a cabinet stuffed with information on different topics. If the cabinet fell over and all of the documents scattered on the floor, it would...
Summary: ...data sets. Virage provides two intuitive Java-based user interfaces to make clusters visible: • 2D Cluster Map: is used to identify conceptual similarities and differences between clusters and display them in 2D. Based on Java Server Pages (JSP), the landscape is generated from the interrelationships...
Summary: ...information to the user. Hot and Breaking Topics One of the greatest challenges businesses face is the identification of emerging trends, such as customer behavior, operational issues, or competitive information. IDOL’s ‘Hot and Breaking’ feature automatically presents new and common topics as they...
Summary: ...thus saving the enterprise hundreds of man-hours and improving efficiency. Automatic Clustering Autonomy’s unique Automatic Clustering (AC) functionality allows online vendors unprecedented visibility into web shoppers’ dynamically changing preferences. AC draws a real-time map of online transactions...
Summary: ...show me more of these”) • 2D and 3D Clustering – a visualization of the results by clouds of concept, as well as the relationships between different clusters. • Personalized Agents and Alerting – for a totally personalized browsing and searching experience • Automatic Hyperlinking – get...
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Summary: ...subsequently populates the folder with related information, from any data repository, as soon as it becomes available. Researching subjects and keeping up to date with hot topics becomes a simple task when Active Folders gather information in the background. Active Folders are subject to IDOL’s advanced...
Summary: ...custodian identification by electronically cooperating with an organization’s IT infrastructure to obtain custodian information from a variety of sources, such as Active Directory or HR systems. Using the information gathered, Digital Safe is able to generate a real-time data map for known locations...
Summary: ...Autonomy Web 2.0 White Paper. For example, Blinkx uses Autonomy to index Internet and video content, and make it searchable by both concept and keyword. Blinkx also uses Autonomy’s Automated Query Guidance tools to cluster query results for easy navigation by sub-topic, and Autonomy’s visualization...
Summary: ...organizations being successful with their BPM deployments. SR: We see a lot of companies that are using these tools just to help the communication along, to map out and decide upon what the organization is doing today with their processes, gaining visibility and facilitating discussions. We still, however,...
Summary: ...will display these communications patterns in a graphical form that doesn’t require a PHD to understand. Mere mortals should be able to view and quickly make sense of the visualizations to better assess risk and more efficiently review documents. The result is a reasonable and defensible search and...
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