June 2008 - After researching a number of enterprise and federated search technology options, the U.K. law firm Farrer & Co. chose Sysero Knowledge Search from UC Logic.

As part of its continuing investment in the latest technology, Farrer & Co is one of the first law firms to adopt Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 as its Intranet platform for collaboration within the firm, and as part of a strategy to utilise the hidden information held in their front office systems. To achieve this, Farrer & Co researched a number of enterprise and federated search options before selecting SyseroKS. As well as working within the MOSS framework, SyseroKS provides a single application to search across their Sharepoint libraries, the firm's DM System and the Interaction CRM System. It also allows fee earners to concurrently search across documents from the Practical Law Company, LexisNexis Butterworths and Westlaw.

See the UC Logic Press Release or at KMWorld
 

June 2008 - Click here to read how the US Air Force Medical Service uses conceptSearching for Automated Metadata Tagging, Taxonomy Management and Auto-Classification of Information in an Enterprise Environment.

This paper will be published by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics and presented at InterSymp 2008.
 

June 2008 - Arun District Council selects the advanced search and classification capabilities provided by conceptSearching to further enhance their C-Cube (EDRM) system from OITUK Limited.
 

May 2008 - LDiscovery signs contract to embed conceptSearching technology in its e-discovery and forensics solutions. LDiscovery, based in McLean Virginia, a leader in e-discovery and forensics solutions, has signed an agreement to embed Concept Searching’s automatic metadata generation search and automatic classification technologies into it’s suite of e-discovery and forensic solutions. The ability to automatically generate concepts from content is being seen as a way of enhancing e-discovery and taking it to a new level. Concept Searching is very pleased to be working with LDiscovery in this exciting market.
 

May 2008 - Catapult Systems signs as an integrator partner with Concept Searching. Catapult Systems a highly regarded Microsoft Gold partner has signed an agreement to implement Concept Searching’s suite of automatic metadata generation, auto classification and taxonomy management tools that fully integrate with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and Microsoft’s Enterprise Search. Powered by Concept Searching’s unique compound term processing, Catapult’s enterprise accounts are recognizing increasingly the value of semantic metadata to enhance the search experience. Concept Searching provides the most advanced solution on the market today that is fully integrated with the MOSS platform.
 

May 2008 - The U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency (RMDA) implements conceptSearching within its Digital Asset Management platform. The U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency has recently deployed a Concept Searching partner, COMPU-DATA, to implement its Digital Asset Management solution within the agency. Digital Asset Finder™ (DAF) is deploying Concept Searching’s superior search and metadata tagging technology based on compound term processing, as a core component of the solution and will be used to support researchers in discovery tasks around Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). 

See the COMPU-DATA Press Release here
 

April 2008 - Planet Technologies have signed as an integration partner with Concept Searching serving the Federal, Mid-Atlantic and North West regions of the US. Planet are one of only a handful of Managed Microsoft Gold partners entrusted with federal business. Planet clearly understand Concept Searching’s value proposition to MOSS deployments and the Microsoft customer base. Metadata generation, Automatic Document Classification and Taxonomy Management are all hot topics and Concept Searching has a unique proposition.

Planet Technologies have also signed up to be an early APECC partner for the Federal and Mid Atlantic region.

Read the Press Announcement here.
 

March 2008 - Concept Searching enhances conceptClassifier for SharePoint Enterprise Edition delivering Concepts in Context and Automatic Document Classification from the Desktop to the Enterprise.

“Concept Searching’s ability to identify concepts as opposed to traditional single word classification creates more accurate metadata and can be deployed in a variety of business scenarios based on the needs of the enterprise.”
Jared Spataro, Group Product Manager of Search Server at Microsoft.

Read the Press Announcement here.
 

March 2008 - Stonebridge Technologies signs integrator agreement with Concept Searching to deliver Metadata generation and Automatic Document Classification solutions to clients in the South Central region of the US. Stonebridge are a well respected Microsoft Gold partner with a wealth of expertise. As a ”go to” partner of Microsoft in the e-discovery space Stonebridge recognize the power and importance of being able to deliver retrieval solutions based on advanced compound term processing to their customers.

Stonebridge have also signed up to be an early APECC partner with a focus on legal discovery.
 

March 2008 - Concept Searching announces the launch of the APECC Program (Authorized Partner Enterprise Classification Center), that offers Microsoft customers the opportunity to quickly and easily test the value of advanced automatic classification as deployed within conceptClassifier for SharePoint  with SharePoint Server 2007.

“Automatic Classification and Taxonomy Management is becoming a hot topic especially with enterprise customers looking to enhance the value of SharePoint Server 2007 in an enterprise deployment. We welcome innovative partners that leverage the strengths of SharePoint Products and Technologies to deliver comprehensive solutions to Microsoft customers.”
Jared Spataro, Group Product Manager of Search Server at Microsoft.

Read the Press Announcement here.
 

March 2008 - Concentra sign partnership with Concept Searching to deliver advanced Knowledge Management applications primarily on the Microsoft SharePoint platform.

“We were impressed with the quality of the conceptSearching products and feel that Compound Term Processing allows us to differentiate our solutions from competitive products based on keyword technology. We are already seeing significant new business as a result of our partnership with Concept Searching.”
Paul Graville, Director, Concentra.
 

February 2008 - Concept Searching to attend the Microsoft SharePoint Conference at the Washington State Converntion Center March 2-6, 2008.

See conceptClassifier for SharePoint in action at Booth 1005.

Read the Press Announcement here.
 

February 2008 - International law firm Bird and Bird won the International KM/Information Team of the Year Award at the Legal Technology Awards.

Over the past year, the Knowledge Management team has implemented its strategy, which has contained a number of firsts in Europe, including:

• first bespoke know-how system, designed in house, to incorporate the innovative search tool conceptSearching;
  
• first implementation of a combination of enterprise and brokered search across both internal and external know-how repositories; and
  
• first to build a bespoke know-who system (experience locator) that integrates the know-how system, carpe diem and people directory.

See the full Bird and Bird Press Release here
 

February 2008 - Pointbridge one of the most respected Microsoft SharePoint integrators in the Mid-West has signed as a reseller of Concept Searching technologies to enhance the search and retrieval experience of their customers' SharePoint deployments. In addition Pointbridge have contracted to utilize the products internally for their own use. 

PointBridge, headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Milwaukee, is a consulting company that connects people to people and people to information. They build award-winning collaboration and business intelligence solutions with Microsoft technologies including SharePoint, Exchange, Office Communications Server and SQL Server. PointBridge is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and was recently named the 2007 Microsoft US Central Region Partner of the Year. PointBridge was also honored in 2005 as the worldwide Microsoft Partner of the Year for Advanced Infrastructure and won the Microsoft Exchange Solution of the Year award.
 

February 2008 - imason has selected conceptSearching as the auto classification and taxonomy management platform for their customers. With headquarters in Canada, imason is a highly respected Microsoft Gold Partner. imason extends Concept Searching's reach and technical skills with which to support and add value to Microsoft Enterprise customers in Canada.
 

January 2008 - Quilogy sign up as an integration partner with Concept Searching. Quilogy, a highly recommended Microsoft Gold Partner have chosen to represent Concept Searching to their customer base in support of Microsoft’s enterprise accounts. Quilogy brings a high level of expertise and respect within the Microsoft community and will further enhance Concept Searching’s ability to deliver quality automatic Meta Data generation, classification and taxonomy Management solutions to Microsoft end user accounts.
 

January 2008 - A strategic relationship has been formed with Chartwell Education Group, promoting the use of Concept Searching products to Pre-K through Post Graduate education organizations and support agencies to ensure compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure e-Discovery requirements (Rule 29) and reduce process cycle times associated with the Freedom of Information Act.
 

January 2008 - Imaging Solutions Group signs reseller contract with Concept Searching. ISG, a Microsoft Gold Partner and Hyland Software Onbase Gold partner has signed a reseller agreement with Concept Searching. ISG recognized the value of Concept Searching’s Compound term processing engine and its value to search, meta data generation auto-classification and taxonomy management to global enterprises. ISG brings valuable expertise in both SharePoint and Onbase to some of the world’s largest enterprises.
 

January 2008 - Productiv signs as a reseller of Concept searching in Australia. Productiv a merger of two Microsoft Gold partners are expert in the delivery of compliance and Records Management solutions. Productiv understood immediately the value that Concept Searching’s auto classification and compound term processing could deliver to theirs and Microsofts clients in Australia. The signing of Productiv strengthens the reach and capability that Concept Searching has to implement quality solutions in the Australian market.
 

December 2007 - BP signs a master license agreement with Concept Searching. British Petroleum has evaluated Concept Searching as one of a number of technologies and has contracted initially to integrate the technologies into SharePoint. Within the initial project Concept Searching’s Automatic meta data generation classification and taxonomy management tools will be integrated with the SharePoint records center to assist BP manage its documents of record and compliance.
 

December 2007 - Unique World has signed as a reseller of Concept Searching technologies in Australia. Unique World are one of the most trusted Microsoft Gold Partners and are experts in Search, Document Management and the delivery of Microsoft information work solutions to enterprises across Australia. The signing of Unique World as a partner is key to the success of Concept Searching in the region and will leverage the relationship with Microsoft to the benefit of their customers.
 

November 2007 - Bytes Systems Integration, one of the leading systems integrators in South Africa, has formalised a strategic alliance with international enterprise search technology company Concept Searching.
 
See the Bytes Press Release here
 

October 2007 - Macroview signs up as a reseller of Concept Searching's technologies in Australia. Macroview, a Microsoft Gold partner and specialist technology integrator around Compliiance, Records Management and Enterprise Content Management is the first company to sign up to resell and support conceptSearching in Australia. Said Martin Garland, “ The partnership with Macroview is an important milestone in Concept Searching’s Global growth through channel partners into new markets. Macroview is a well respected and expert Microsoft integrator and will be well suited to support our growth in Autralia in support of our strong Microsoft relationship" 
 

October 2007 - MZK Corporation a Service Disabled Veteran Owned and certified Hubzone corporation has decided to sign up to Resell the Concept Searching suite of technologies to  US Federal and DOD customers. Said Martin Garland, President of Concept Searching Inc “MZK Corporation is a widely respected Service Disabled Veteran Owned company and will extend Concept Searching’s reach and ability to win more set aside contracts aimed at SDV and Hubzone certified companies"
 

September 2007 - Concept Searching signs Business Connexion as a southern Africa reseller. The signing of Business Connexion is a landmark for Concept Searching in South and Southern Africa. BCX will re-sell conceptSearch, conceptClassifier and taxonomy management tools to its Enterprise clients across Southern Africa bringing market leading precision without the loss of recall hitherto not available from vendors on the continent.
 

August 2007 - Concept Searching technologies available to the US DOD and Civilian agencies thru the NTCENTS contract vehicle. Concept Searching has contracted with both Northrop Grumman and GTSI, holder of the NETCENTS IDIQ contract vehicle. Under the terms of the contract, DOD and civilian agencies will be able to purchase Concept Searching technologies off of NETCENTS thru GTSI. Being available for purchase directly of the contract thru GTSI will significantly expand Concept Searching’s reach and availability to the US Government and military community.
 

August 2007 - I-Net Bridge, the premier provider of financial content to the South African finance and investment community has signed a multi-year contract with Concept Searching to provide customers with superior concept based discovery and classification within their content delivery services.

I-Net Bridge, a long term user of Autonomy, clearly understands the value of delivering precise and relevant information to their customers. A side-by-side evaluation of the technologies was undertaken and it was concluded that conceptSearching delivers far superior results and therefore the decision to replace Autonomy with conceptSearching was taken

The contract opens the door to the South African financial community where in excess of 80% are served by I-Net Bridge  and further  legitimizes conceptSearching as the market leading choice for enterprise discovery and classification to those organizations requiring to deliver the highest relevance and precision to their customers.

August 2007 - Bird & Bird - Know How system reviewed by PLC
Martha McQuay of PLC talks to Catherine Flutsch, head of knowledge management at Bird & Bird, about the firm’s new know-how system. The upgraded implementation retains some elements of the firm’s original Solutions Lab system, including its name and some design aspects, but also implements substantial changes, such as the incorporation of new search technology based on conceptSearching.

To see the full review by PLC click here
 

August 2007 - Airborne Consulting a Microsoft Gold partner and leading supplier of solutions to Enterprise accounts within South Africa has formally contracted to resell Concept Searching technologies into the Microsoft Enterprise accounts. Airborne Consulting joins a select group of expert systems integrators and expands Concept Searching’s reach in South Africa and in particular the Western Cape and coastal territories.
 

August 2007 - Intervate, A Microsoft Enterprise Search partner has signed up as a reseller of conceptSearching to both Government and the Commercial clients within South Africa further legitimizing conceptSearching as the product of choice for Microsoft customers who need to add advanced search or auto-classification and Taxonomy Management to SharePoint and MOSS.
 

July 2007 - MINT has signed up to resell and deliver Concept Searching’s technologies including automatic classification and taxonomy management to SharePoint clients. Mint, a Microsoft Enterprise Search partner extends Concept Searching’s reach within Africa.

See the MINT's Press Release here and here
 

April 2007 - Knowledge Dimension, a part of the Lechabile Group and one of South Africa's premier integrators in field of knowledge management and fusion has signed a strategic reseller agreement with Concept Searching International, and will focus on both the DOD, Government and commercial clients.
 

January 2007 - Xerox purchase enterprise conceptSearching license for e-discovery applications.

January 2007 - Innodata Isogen, who are using conceptSearching for high-volume automated processing, extend their license.

December 2006 - Datum International renew OEM agreement for a further three years, bringing Advanced Search capability and automatic document classification to Knowledge Worker
 

May 2006 - AT&T Goverment Solutions embraces conceptSearching technologies as the core of their Knowledge Discovery Suite for DOD and Government Clients

November 2005 - Concept Searching to assist in deployment of Homeland Security Technology Clearinghouse
Washington DC, November 11, 2005 - Concept Searching Limited has been awarded a subcontract to support G&H International Services, Inc. (GHIS) as the Prime Contractor on efforts serving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). Under the subcontract, Concept Searching will assist GHIS in the creation of the Technology Clearinghouse mandated by Section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and serve the broader programmatic needs of the Public Safety and Security Institute for Technology (PSITEC).

The funds awarded to Concept Searching under this GHIS Contract will support the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to deter and respond to acts of terrorism by leveraging web-based technology investments made by DHS, as well as developing new strategies for the dissemination of information, tools, and services related to technology designed to improve the emergency response capabilities of Government, First Responders, and Private Industry.

October 2005 - Evolvent select conceptSearching for Knowledge Management Platform
Evolvent’s Knowledge Exchange (Kx) serves as an intelligent portal for content management, workflow, e-learning and collaboration. Building strategic plans that reduce costs and enhance collaboration is demonstrated by Evolvent’s leveraging of know-how gained by experience across a variety of vertical markets. When it comes to managing and leveraging the benefits of unstructured information, Evolvent’s leading edge knowledge discovery toolset embedded within the Kx provides business leaders with search and retrieval technologies that are simple to deploy, easy to integrate and adhere to current and emerging standards.  To read the full article click here

September 2005 -  Web-Labs enjoy early success with conceptSearching 
Web-Labs have adopted conceptSearching to provide advanced search and automatic classification to their Enterprise Content Management solutions, delivering support for Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV) out-of-the-box .

Edmund Swain, Web-Labs CEO, said: "Adding IPSV classification for our government customers is now just a standard part of our solution. Automated classification is more efficient, accurate and consistent than allowing staff to manually classify documents against a large taxonomy containing thousands of terms".

“We are delighted to be working with Web-Labs” said John Challis, Concept Searching CEO "and we congratulate them on their early success at the Driving Standards Agency, Winchester City Council and Dodd's Parliamentary Information Services".

April 2005 - Concept Searching announces support for the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV) 
Automatic document classification is now an essential process for all Government organizations. See how Winchester City Council, Driving Standards Agency and many more achieve this with the conceptSearching module integrated into their business platform using Web Services and XML.  For further information please click here
 

September 2005 - Air Force Medical Support Agency (AFMSA) selects conceptSearch and conceptClassifier to roll out enterprise wide throughtout the Air Force Medical Service Knowledge Exchange, replacing Verity.

February 2005 - Banca Intesa choose the VoloFrame solution from Volocom
In order to power the Agorà project (Knowledge Portal) Banca Intessa required an advanced concept based technology. The solution automatically captures and integrates information in real-time from Internet web sites as well as internal sources based on the concepts within them. VoloFrame provides the automated framework for retrieving, cross-referencing, analysing and delivering information relevent to specific project needs. 

The VoloFrame approach, based on a statistical method of analysing patterns and identifying concepts within information, enabling fast and accurate retrieval of relevant information.

VoloFrame is based on the conceptSearching search technology that analyses text and identifies and ranks the main concepts within them. This allows VoloFrame to optimise the precision and recall of the search process.