6/13/2006

Denodo’s solutions are the only ones which search the invisible Web

The Polytechnic University of Madrid chooses Denodo to power a Technology Watch System

The Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) will use Denodo’s search and enterprise information integration technology to provide information about new developments in information technology which can be used to define R&D strategies and increase productivity to businesses within the Autonomous Region of Madrid via business organizations.

Madrid, June 13, 2006. Denodo Technologies, a company specializing in integrating information in real time, announces that the UPM, via the Technology Watch Section of its Research Results Transfer Office (OTRI), has chosen its real-time enterprise information integration technology to complement the service it offers through the Information Technology and Communications Innovation Circle (CITIC), which is part of madri+d.

Since it was started in 2001, CITIC has provided companies - in particular, small and medium-sized companies - within the Autonomous Region of Madrid with technological information which has helped them in their decision-making processes to direct their strategy and their investment in R&D. The ultimate objective of CITIC is to increase business productivity and generate new lines of business thanks to the introduction and use of Technology Watch techniques applied to their business processes.

CITIC is one of the four Innovation Circles started by madri+d to promote Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence practices in companies within the Autonomous Region of Madrid in different technology areas and to encourage cooperation and knowledge transfer between companies and research groups. The University’s Research Results Transfer Office has managed the Information Technology and Communications Innovation Circle from the start. It has at its disposal technical personnel who are specially trained in Technology Watch techniques and professional IT tools and it has access to the best experts in the ICT field.

Denodo’s unique technology
To be able to fulfill one of its functions. i.e. keeping companies in Madrid informed as to developments in ICT applicable to their businesses, the Information Technology and Communications Innovation Circle gathers information from multiple sources and distributes it.

Until now, this very time-consuming function was not automated. Therefore, the UPM decided to look for a technology which would allow the information-gathering process to be done automatically.

After studying what other companies in the market were offering, the UPM selected Denodo’s technology because it was the only one which enabled searching on the invisible Web and because of its flexibility when adding sources.

The solution which Denodo will introduce at the UPM is based on two Denodo products: ITPilot 3.1 and Aracne 3.1. Denodo ITPilot is the only tool available on the market which extracts and structures information from dynamic Web sites. It allows operations and extractions from Web sources to be automated. It is calculated that there is 500 times more information available on the invisible Web than on the visible Web (i.e. which traditional search engines access). Denodo’s tool is the only one on the market which provides access to the invisible Web.

Denodo Aracne is an advanced Web crawling, indexing and searching software which covers every type of document and data source: structured, semi-structured and unstructured (HTML, XML, PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.).

As standard tools are involved, the software installation, which will be carried out by Denodo, will be straightforward and is expected to be operational by the end of June.