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| 598.1 | PC Solutions | VANISH::BROOMFIELD | | Fri Mar 16 1990 17:55 | 27 |
| I worked on a similar system in my previous job where documents could be
keyworded to allow retrieval by a combination of keys. Initially it
was implemented using Wordstar and dBASE-III, which gave a fairly
mediocre response. After the arrival of Clipper, the first dBASE
compiler, the system performed a lot better, and when Clipper included
the ability to search on memo (free format) text fields we could drop
Wordstar and achieve a fairly healthy performance.
I returned to the old company for a Christmas drink last year and
caught up with the current state of the system. It has now been moved
into another PC package called FOLIO VIEWS. This is a text retrieval
database that gives an unbelievable response. Keywords can be entered
in the usual text retrieval method (e.g. Find "xxx" and "yyy" in the
same sentence etc.), and are processed in real-time to give a 1 to 1.5
second response time on a 7-8Mbyte database (running on a Compaq 386).
The company is investigating whether to ditch its IBM mainframe STATUS
text retrieval system for telex traffic in favour of a micro based
approach.
Another PC package that comes to mind is LOTUS BLUEFISH (I don't know
if that's its proper name or code name). This is a text retrieval
engine - I've seen it running with all articles/abstracts from the last
five years computer press stored on an optical disk. Once again
response time to a query is very fast (say 5-10 seconds).
P.S. FOLIO VIEWS can handle "containing" wildcards (e.g. FIND "*ONFER*").
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| 598.2 | Recommending BASISplus TIMS | WEOPSS::LIM | | Sun Mar 18 1990 22:36 | 26 |
| Hi,
I think there is only one product in the market that will meet your every
requirements for a relational text information management system. It is the
lastest release of BASIS called BASISplus. It runs well on the VAX/VMS
platform. We used it extensively here in New Zealand. Some of the features
of BASISplus are as follow:
- It has a Client-Server Architectrure.
- It supports full distributed network access, including two-phase commit
protocol and Vax Cluster support.
- It is a full relational database system.
- Very comprehensive security features for database, record and field.
- Extensive Full Text capability
+ Allow you to enter and search free text up to 128 Mbytes.
+ Support Digital CDA, ie you can store and search on DDIF format document.
+ Excellent end-user interfaces.
+ Extensive data validation and referential intergrity check.
+ Support the sophitiscated Concept Based retrieval technique.
- Good monitoring and tuning capability.
Regards,
Lim
P/S: Please send me mail WEOPSS::Lim should you want any more information
regarding BASISplus.
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| 598.3 | Henco Software | USWAV1::CURTIN | | Mon Mar 19 1990 15:17 | 5 |
| There is also a product from Henco (competes with BASIS) called
Info - DB+ which runs on VMS. They are located in Waltham, MA
617-890-8670. It also will meet your needs.
Susan
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| 598.4 | TEXT and Rdb | TRCO01::MCMULLEN | | Mon Mar 19 1990 17:49 | 5 |
| Do any of the TEXT retrieval products integrate with applications
that use Rdb? For example has a company like HENCO provided an Rdb/VMS
interface in addition to their text database interface?
Ken McMullen
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| 598.5 | BASIS and Rdb | TRCA01::SANDHU | | Mon Mar 19 1990 18:52 | 5 |
| I believe BASIS *has* an interface to Rdb. Our software unit had
a presentation from the BASIS and that question was asked. BASIS
has its own relational database, but will interface to Rdb if Rdb
exists on the system.
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| 598.6 | BASISplus and Rdb interface | WEOPSS::LIM | | Mon Mar 19 1990 21:30 | 22 |
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Re: .5
I am the technical support person for BASISplus In New Zealand. As far I know
I very much doubt that BASISplus has got a Rdb interface. What makes BASISplus
stands out from the other non-longtext DBMS like RDB, Ingres and Oracle etc is
its relational engine is specially designed to handle very long text and
proximity searching. Of course I may be wrong on this. The right person to
verify this would be:
Doug Martin
Product/Sales support manager
Information Dimensions Inc
655, Metro Place,
South Dublin, Ohio 4307-1396
Ph: (614) 761-7426
P/s: Information Dimensions Inc is the developer of BASISplus software.
IDI has got CMP agreement with Digital in a lot of countries and DCS
agreement in some countries too. I do not see BASISplus as a competition
to Rdb because they are both aiming at different markets.
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| 598.7 | Excalibur.. | DPDMAI::DAVISGB | Escapee from New Hampshire... | Fri Mar 23 1990 18:54 | 9 |
| Call Guy Theriot @AQO
DTN 554-7244
Ask him about Excalibur software. Full text scan and retrieval - image
scanning of documents, etc. Runs on Oracle and Rdb (shortly).
Guy sits next to me in Albuquerque, and is our contact to Excalibur
corporation, also here in Albuquerque. Their demo DAZZLES people!
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| 598.8 | More Info on BASISplus (RE: LARVAE::MCCARTNEY_J) | WEOPSS::LIM | | Wed Mar 28 1990 02:23 | 18 |
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Re: LARVAE::MCCARTNEY_J
Hi,
I have been trying to send you more information regarding BASISplus via
VAXMail.Unfortunately I always get a non-delivery message from your node.
I suspect that this has something to do with your ALL-IN-1 mail auto-forward
mode wasn't set correctly. Out of desperation I have send the BASISplus info
to your system manager instead( LARVAE::SYSTEM). Please get it from him/her.
Please check your username in auto-forward mode should you want me to send
you any info directly in the future.
Regards,
Lim
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