WebQL Gathers Data from the Deep Web so Users can Share, Comment and
Distribute within the TeamPage Collaborative Weblog Environment
APRIL 26, 2006 – Seattle
– QL2 Software and Traction Software today announce a joint development
partnership that makes data extracted from the deep web by QL2 Software’s data
extraction platform, WebQL, available to users of Traction’s TeamPage
enterprise weblog solution for more effective and informed team
decision-making. WebQL seamlessly
gathers difficult to reach unstructured data from online sources and integrates
it into TeamPage’s collaborative, secure blog workspaces.
“This solution, proven out in a Big
Pharma competitive intelligence application, will make organizations smarter
and faster when it comes to making competitive decisions,” said Chris
Buckingham, President and CEO of QL2 Software. “Now, users can focus on
analyzing and sharing information instead of wasting time with manual and
repetitive tasks such as data collection, extraction, publishing, and
newsletter distribution.”
“This partnership makes competitive
intelligence, market research and business development teams more effective because
what was previously an unmanageable database of information can now be
automatically distributed, commented on, searched and managed from a central
location, by the people that use it,” said Greg Lloyd, CEO of Traction
Software. “Critical information is no
longer lost or distributed by chance, but is brought directly to the users that
need it.”
Monitoring the Deep Web
Even the best search engines miss
important web content stored in databases and other sources that can’t be
indexed. WebQL from QL2 Software can monitor and gather targeted information
from these sources buried in the billions of pages of the World Wide Web.
WebQL can monitor even password
protected newswires, trade journals, websites and blogs. WebQL takes data
extraction a step further by monitoring clinical trial, adverse events,
legislation, pricing and other databases. WebQL watches web sites for page
changes and reports the differences.
WebQL may execute hundreds or thousands of queries in a given day, and
provide only those results that match specified requirements. WebQL may run
standing queries on a regular basis, or do one-off form driven queries launched
–directly from the Traction interface.
Publishing, Categorization, and Swift Distribution
When WebQL finds a relevant content
match or page change, it extracts and publishes the relevant information to
Traction TeamPage with appropriate category tags from any of the project
blogs. Traction’s interface delivers the
content swiftly and securely through easy to navigate date driven newspaper
style front page and project news pages, an automated newsletter, and a best of
breed dynamic RSS feed. Users can easily query Traction to view any
cross-section of topics of interest.
Content Collaboration
Traction includes social tagging to
allow users to further categorize content. Users may also raise certain content
to Alert status, weave commentary between paragraphs and write analysis or
recommendations that links to the collected source. Traction enables true
content collaboration and discussion in context.
Informed Decisions
With all the relevant information
in hand, and the added context from internal discussions, managers are informed
of changes in real time and are able to react quickly to their market
environment. Managers can be assured that decision making is well informed by
industry fact and internal opinion.
About QL2 Software, Inc.
QL2
Software offers the most comprehensive web mining and unstructured data
extraction solutions for both inside and outside the firewall, empowering
business intelligence, enterprise search, and text analysis applications for
large companies and institutions throughout the world. With more than 30
customers in the Fortune 1000, QL2 delivers the data that drives the
enterprise. In 2005, QL2 joined IBM’s Unstructured Information Management
Architecture (UIMA) open source initiative, was named to KMWorld’s Top 100
Companies, and placed high on the list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in
Washington by the Puget Sound Business Journal. For more information, visit www.ql2.com.
About
Traction Software
Traction Software, the
leading developer of enterprise weblog solutions for collaboration, content
management and knowledge management, has been named one of the 100 Companies that
Matter by KMWorld and is a winner of
the Red Herring 100 and eContent 100 awards. The company distributes its
products directly to Fortune 500, small business, government and non-profit
customers and through global partners. Based in Providence, Rhode Island,
Traction Software is a privately held corporation with financing from investors
including In-Q-Tel (the venture arm of the CIA) and Slater Interactive. For
additional information, visit Traction at www.tractionsoftware.com.
