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Featured Enterprise Search Partner - Exalead

Founded in 2000 by search engine pioneers, Exalead is a global software provider in the enterprise and Web search markets. Exalead's worldwide client base includes leading companies such as PricewaterhouseCooper, ViaMichelin, GEFCO, American Greetings and Sanofi Aventis R&D, and more than 100 million unique users a month use Exalead's technology for search.

Today, Exalead is reshaping the digital content landscape with a platform that uses advanced semantic technologies to bring structure, meaning and accessibility to previously unused or under-utilized data in the disparate, heterogeneous enterprise information cloud. The system collects data from virtually any source, in any format, and transforms it into structured, pervasive, contextualized building blocks of business information that can be directly searched and queried, or used as the foundation for a new breed of lean, innovative information access applications.

The Exalead CloudView Platform

Built on a pure service-oriented architecture (SOA), Exalead CloudView is designed from the ground up to bring structure, meaning and accessibility to previously unused or under-utilized data in the disparate, heterogeneous enterprise information cloud. It also provides advanced tools to ensure easy administration and monitoring, real-time index availability and full security compliance.

Unparalled Structure, Context and Access for Information Assets

The CloudView information analytic and access functions are executed by four core components:

• Universal Data Collectors
  Efficiently gather high volumes of internal and external data in more than 300 formats, including structured data (RDBMS, ERP, Lotus Notes, directories, etc.) and unstructured content (email messages, PDFs, Office documents, Web pages, etc.)
• Patented Semantic Data Processing Modules
  Automatically analyze, structure and contextualize collected data, detected, creating and inferring hidden relationships and meanings between disparate pieces of data to facilitate search and discovery.
• World Class Indexing Engine
  Provides Web search engine-class indexing and query processing together with enterprise-grade security and update functionality.
• Open Application Layer
  Supports direct interaction via native CloudView Search or CloudView 360 interfaces (including a visual dashboard option for the 360 edition), or application access via open APIs.

Open SOA Architecture

CloudView features a modular, scalable, service-oriented architecture (SOA) that adapts to virtually any enterprise's operational, technical, and economical needs. Its administrable components are delivered as a set of Web Services with a fully programmable API, with code sample for multiple platforms (.NET, Java, C++) and access to the CloudView developer network. Designed on a distributed computing model, CloudView also provides Internet-class availability and scalability.

Strict Security Compliance

CloudView provides full compliance with existing security schemas and confidentiality rules. Three types of native security ensure this compliance: 1) Original Data Security (Access Control Lists, optional cryptography), Application Layer Security (single-sign on and unified security - CloudView Search and 360 editions), Security of Operational Layers (standards-based security, e.g. AES, HTTPS, for internal and external network interactions).

Easy, Robust Management

CloudView features web-based tools for managing the configuration and scheduling of data connectors, the configuration of search interfaces, and for monitoring system activity and performance. The CloudView 360 and CloudView Search Editions also offer role-based administration and application reporting (query logs, information access statistics such most frequently consulted documents, top search requests, etc.).

Benefits

• Unlock hidden value in unused or under-utilized information assets
• Tap into new information resources easily, inexpensively
• Boost productivity and efficiency
• Enable faster, smarter decision-making
• Encourage exploration, discovery and collaboration