The Enterprise Search Report 2008 looks at... Autonomy's Mathematical Approach

"Based on statistical algorithms rather than language processing, it attempts to come up with results using "Meaning-Based Computing" through its "Dynamic Reasoning Engine." Marketing buzz describes the discovery process as "understanding" the meaning of content, (which may exaggerate its cognitive capabilities), but the system can be remarkably adept at digging up deeply buried information. Depending on your content, however, it could engender very poor relevance, even as it displays very high recall. "

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Shawn Shell, Contributing Analyst

Shawn is the founder of Consejo, Inc., a consultancy that specializes in web-based applications, employees and partner portals, as well as enterprise content management. Author of Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide, Shawn covers SharePoint for CMS Watch.

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