Ontopoly, the new web-based tool for creating, populating and managing corporate ontologies, is now available as part of the Ontopia Knowledge Suite (OKS) 3.0 release and OKS Samplers free download. This latest addition to the OKS significantly lowers the bar for developing and maintaining ontologies, even for first-time users.
Whether a corporation uses a taxonomy, a thesaurus or an ontology for its knowledge organization, Ontopoly can be used to define the underlying structure and populate the knowledge base. Ontopoly provides an ideal interface for the subject matter experts who design the ontology’s model. The knowledge base is then populated through a combination of automated processing and human intellectual effort. Using the Ontopia Knowledge Suite, integrators can aggregate content from databases, documents and web feeds. Additional, tacit knowledge and links to information resources (as required) can then be added manually using Ontopoly’s ontology-driven interface.
The key to Ontopoly’s power and flexibility is that it is based on the ISO Topic Maps standard. It allows Ontopoly to support any kind of knowledge structure, ranging from simple indexes and taxonomies, through thesauri and glossaries, to full-blown ontologies. It is also a guarantee for data longevity and vendor independence.
Ontologies built using Ontopoly can be used to organize portals, structure Content Management Systems, drive autoclassification of information, and underpin many other processes, thereby providing a foundation for total knowledge management and publishing solutions based on semantic technology.
Free versions of Ontopoly and Omnigator, Ontopia’s popular topic map browser, are now available for personal use via download as the OKS Samplers.The free download includes over 20 sample topic maps. Commercial licensing for corporate use is also available.
The OKS is the world's leading application development platform for Topic Maps. Other new features in version 3.0 include:
For more information, write to Ontopia at info@ontopia.net or click here to read more about the Ontopia Knowledge Suite.
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About Ontopia (www.ontopia.net): Ontopia is the world's leading supplier of Topic Maps-based technology. The Ontopia Knowledge Suite provides content creators with tools for taxonomy/ontology management, portal creation and dynamic content aggregation that improve findability and discovery. End-users, system integrators and OEMs meet knowledge management challenges using Ontopia's technology, training, and support services, and its worldwide network of partners. Founded in 2000, Ontopia is privately held.
Address: Waldemar Thranes gt. 98, N-0175 Oslo, Norway. +47 23 23 30 80. Ontopoly, Omnigator and Ontopia Knowledge Suite are Ontopia trade marks.