Enterprise information management specialist brings 'Topic Map' solution to the UK

• NetworkedPlanet brings enhanced information management and search capabilities to UK organisations

NetworkedPlanet, a leading developer of topic map processing tools and applications for the Microsoft .NET framework, has launched a new consultancy and product development service for the UK market. Following successful implementation projects in partnership with leading consultants and systems integrators in Norway, NetworkedPlanet will now introduce its TMCore05 Topic Maps solution to address the growing requirement for enterprise information management among medium to large-enterprises. The organisation also offers consultancy services around the use of topic maps in applications of all kinds. NetworkedPlanet’s team contains experienced topic map practitioners with many years experience in developing both tools and real-world solutions using topic maps, and assisting with the architecture and design of both the topic map and the applications that make use of it.

NetworkedPlanet's flagship product, TMCore05, is based on open standards to enable full integration with an organisation’s existing file and content management applications. The solution utilises the power of topic maps – dubbed “the GPS of the information universe” – and empowers employees with rapid retrieval of the knowledge they need to do their jobs more efficiently. TMCore05 provides users with the unique flexibility to add new relationships to those already in place within the topic map system and configures the changes automatically, without interrupting the running of the system. The solution offers a robust store for multiple topic maps and a high-level web services interface that allows both reading and updating of topic maps using SOAP-based web service calls. NetworkedPlanet has developed further modules that integrate with Microsoft SharePoint and the content management system EPiServer.

“Our topic maps solution is a stand-alone system that can be fully integrated with an organisation’s existing applications, regardless of where on the network they are,” explains Kal Ahmed, founder of NetworkedPlanet. “It enables organisations to gain quick and easy access to information and removes the laborious task of manually searching through systems and folders to locate a particular document. Thanks to the technology behind topic maps, once a document is located the user can easily see other items that are related to the document or search terms, enabling easy navigation of the entire system.”

Norwegian postal operator Posten has selected NetworkedPlanet’s TMCore05 as part of the implementation of a Microsoft SharePoint portal. The solution will enhance the efficiency of more than 24,000 employees at the postal service, enabling them to access vital documents and information rapidly and ensuring the right information can be located the first time without the need for additional searches.

Topic maps are an ISO standard designed to address the problem of information access management, and enables both developers and users to organise and navigate information in a topic or subject-oriented manner. Topic maps are used to provide structure to information and enable organisations to access that information faster and more easily view related information that may have been missed by a more conventional search. Topic maps are non-intrusive and sit above file and content management systems already in place. Currently the most common application for topic maps is for building websites that are entirely driven by the topic map as they provide the site structure and part of the page content.

About TMCore05
_{TMCore05 provides a complete topic map processing library that acts as the hub for data integration, providing applications and end-users with a single point of contact for locating information from a wide range of enterprise data systems. TMCore05 is available in three versions to suit different development and deployment scenarios.}

About NetworkedPlanet:
_{NetworkedPlanet was formed in 2004 to develop topic map processing tools and applications specifically for the Microsoft .NET framework. The company's first product, TMCore05, was released in January 2005. NetworkedPlanet provides a suite of tools and products to organise and structure the access to information to make it easier to locate and more relevant to end-users. It provides a range of tools scaling up from work-group information management to full-scale commercial websites and enterprise content management systems. For more information, visit www.networkedplanet.com}

Contact information:

Mark Ingleton
Targetwire.com
Tel: 0207 350 1100
Email: mingleton@targetwire.com

Kal Ahmed
Founder, NetworkedPlanet
Tel: 01865 811131
Email: kal.ahmed@networkedplanet.com

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