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Summer 2008
In this edition of our newsletter, Thetus is excited to announce the addition of Thetus Knowledge Services and Thetus Publisher version 2.7 to our product offerings as well as upcoming event participation and recent press coverage. We also have a webinar scheduled for Thursday, October 9, that will provide a deep dive into Thetus Knowledge Services and the role this solution plays in the enterprise. See the sidebar for more information.
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Introducing Thetus Knowledge Services
Thetus Knowledge Services are a new resource for designers and developers of systems for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and analysis in a federated environment. Knowledge Services consist of a set of tools and techniques designed to collect information lineage, facilitate perspective-based interaction, capture tacit knowledge, and relate information assets in a service oriented architecture. These Services cross applications and data sets and provide key capabilities in composite web applications while facilitating information discovery and fit assessment.
The initial offering includes lineage, annotation, and abstraction and will be extended to include perspective, confidence, relevance, and ambiguity. |
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Lineage
Lineage is a mechanism used to capture the history of information as persistent and navigable metadata. Lineage can be used for trust/governance, search (i.e. to seek information changed by a given user), and reporting. Lineage is crucial for understanding the derivation of information and its condition at various points in time; it helps analysts discern the fit of information products in their analysis. |
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Annotation
Analysts often have ideas and observations that don’t necessarily correspond to a specific information source. Annotations are comments in the form of visible metadata that connect to information assets, tools, processes and provide connections to other assets and concepts. These comments add essential insight and perspective to information, extend analyst understanding, and provide a mechanism for discerning both information fit and evolving perception of a changing situation. |
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Abstraction
Abstraction is the characterization of information into high-level conceptual groupings. It allows analysts to see a broad picture–an overall lay of the land–and navigate quickly to an area of interest. Often, understanding can be gleaned quickly without regard for specific details.
Most analysts are accustomed to abstraction through the use of maps. At a global view, very little detail is present, while at a local view, far more detailed information is provided. Navigation between various levels of detail while retaining context enables rapid understanding.
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Thetus Knowledge Services provide a streamlined service interface that makes adding high-impact capabilities to existing applications easy. Using Thetus Knowledge Services, developers can address critical enterprise challenges such as how to capture tacit knowledge, assess the correct fit for information, report information lineage, and perform knowledge abstraction. |
Thetus Publisher Release 2.7 Available Now
Thetus Publisher version 2.7 builds on a rich and powerful platform for semantic knowledge modeling and client application development that now includes Thetus Client Services, Thetus Knowledge Services and the Thetus Visualization Library. Thetus Publisher 2.7 provides a variety of new features and enhanced functionality, including:
Improved memory management and increased scalability -
Increased performance and throughput for typical installations
New performance counters for improved performance monitoring Support for data encryption (SSL/HTTPS) over all transports More modular, extensible and reusable ontology Expanded ability to reference reification Installer support for connection to PostgreSQL databases Improvements to the Timberline client
Release 2.7 promises to be the most robust and scalable version of the Publisher to date and is available for download from the Thetus support site now. |
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Thetus on the Road
Come see us at the following events and conferences this fall! |
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Burton Group Catalyst Conference
October 20-23
Prague, Czech Republic
Thetus CEO Danielle Forsyth and CTO Roy Hall will present at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference
October 20-23 as part of the Information Architecture Renaissance Track and panel discussion. The presentation describes semantic service approaches that can be overlaid on data services or applied to capture tacit knowledge discoveries in the enterprise. Discussion will focus on the challenges enterprises face in making information not only accessible but discoverable. Learn more at the official conference site.
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GEOINT Symposium
October 27-30
Nashville, Tennessee
GEOINT is the nation's premiere intelligence event, produced and sponsored by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF). The USGIF is dedicated to promoting a stronger community of interest between those with a shared focus on the development and application of geospatial intelligence data to address national security objectives. Thetus will attend this year with display space and a demonstration in the Microsoft booth. Learn more at the official conference site.
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Recent Press Coverage
Be sure to check out the Thetus website for the most up-to-date announcements and news.
From there, you can read an article published in the Portland Business Journal about recent business developments at Thetus and our growing customer base.
You can also find a Thetus-contributed article from the July 2008 issue of Urban Water Management in which both the Publisher platform and Tupolo resource modeling are discussed. |
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From the Product Front
Upcoming Events
Latest News
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Join Us for a Complimentary Webinar on Thursday, October 9th, 11:00am PT, 2:00pm ET
Coming soon to a computer near you…
"Thetus Knowledge Services: Practical Semantics for the Enterprise"
Sponsored by Carahsoft, our government reseller partner, this webinar will introduce and explain Thetus Knowledge Services and the role these services play in the enterprise.
Service oriented architecture (SOA) has become the foundation for the next generation of enterprise applications. The first wave of SOA implementation has focused on establishing service exposure to data sources and to the data service layer in the enterprise. Exposing data sources as services has highlighted the need for semantic technology to provide contextualization and to guide service discovery, selection, and mediation.
Semantic models can be used to determine the appropriate ‘fit’ or ‘match’ between users, applications, services, and data. For users, this means their interactions become more dynamic based on role, process, and platform, with greater power over their own knowledge environments. For enterprises, it means increased automation of a more robust information production process, optimizing human and IT resources to generate more and better knowledge.
Thetus Knowledge Services allow users and applications to work at a high level that can adapt to the realities of distributed data silos, compartmentalized information, and diverse user needs. By deploying semantic services that are loosely coupled with data sources such as databases, SharePoint sites and data services, users and applications can realize immediate value through semantic knowledge modeling.
To attend the webinar and learn more...
REGISTER NOW!
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Questions? Comments? Random rants? We’d love to hear from you (but remember rants are limited to 50 words or less!)
If you’d like more information about our products or are interested in scheduling a demo, drop us a line at
sales@thetus.com
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