Infonic

Infonic plc is a UK-based company which develops document management, enterprise content management, text analysis and SharePoint replication software. Infonic is listed on the AIM market on the London Stock Exchange.

History

Infonic plc was founded in January 2000 as Corpora ltd. [ [http://www.infonic.com/company.php Infonic - Document Management, SharePoint Replication and Offline Collaboration ] ] At that time the company was wholly focused on developing and bringing to market text analytics technology. In August 2003, Corpora plc was publicly listed on the AIM market of the London Stock exchange [http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:IFNC.L&it=le] . In April 2004, Corpora acquired Exago Ltd from British Telecommunications plc. In April 2004, Corpora opens its first United States office in Reston, Virginia (outside of Washington, DC). In June 2004, Corpora plc acquired Infonic Ltd, a London based Online reputation management specialist. In August 2004, Corpora plc acquired Algorithmix, a Brighton based text analytics company. In December 2005, Corpora plc acquired iOra Ltd, a Basingstoke based geo-replication company. In January 2006, Corpora plc acquired Tokairo Ltd, [ [http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2199820/infonic-makes-red Infonic makes it out of the red - 28 Sep 2007 - Computing ] ] a Milton Keynes based document management company. In May 2006, Corpora plc opened an office in Singapore. In June 2006, Corpora plc was rebranded and relisted as Infonic plc. [ [http://www.infonic.com/company_history.php Infonic - Document Management, SharePoint Replication and Offline Collaboration ] ]

About Infonic plc

Infonic's headquarters and primary software development laboratories are in the UK with sales offices in the United States and Singapore, and sales agents in Australia, Hong Kong and Germany. Infonic software helps global organisations capture and share business information more effectively. Infonic employs 80 people worldwide. The company's software solutions support workers across global markets, including government, maritime, military, finance, legal, pharmaceutical and educational organisations. Infonic plc shares trade on the AIM market [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=LON:IFNC] , a part of the London Stock Exchange.

Products

Document Manager

Infonic Document Manager improves document management, archiving and workflow for SME and Enterprise clients, including DHL. Infonic is the preferred Document Management supplier to Konica Minolta UK. [ [http://www.konicaminolta.co.uk/business-solutions/products/solutions/document-management-and-distribution/infonic-document-manager/features.html Konica Minolta UK: Infonic Document Manager - Features ] ] Infonic is also a document management partner to eCopy [ [http://www.printingtalk.com/news/koi/koi173.html Multi-Function Printers With Imaging Software: News from Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK ] ] and was the first document management company to provide a 2 way eCopy connector which allows MFD users to retrieve documents from within their document management system via a connected Multi Functional Device.

Geo-Replicator

Infonic Geo-Replicator is a geo-replication technology improves Microsoft SharePoint access for users at the edge of military, commercial and aid organisations. Global users of Infonic Geo-Replicator include the United States Navy, Christian Aid, [ [http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2185473/christian-aid-spreads-word Christian Aid spreads word to remote field staff - 15 Mar 2007 - Computing ] ] the Federal Aviation Administration and Dredging International. [ [http://www.maritimejournal.com/archive/2007/march/navigation__and__communication/dredgers_scoop_savings_on_satellite_use Maritime Journal: Dredgers Scoop Savings on Satellite Use ] ] In 2008 Infonic won a major defence sector contract [EDS Atlas contract [http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2202758/atlas-consortium-selects] ] with EDS and the [http://www.atlasconsortium.info/ Atlas Consortium] to supply geo-replication technology to the UK Ministry of Defence. [ [http://www.defensefile.com/Customisation/News/Defense_-_IT_and_Logistics/Defense_-_Software/Infonic_-_Geo-Replication_Software_Contract.asp Infonic - Geo-Replication Software Contract (Infonic) ] ]

Text Analytics

Infonic plc's text analytics software is sold under the brand Sentiment. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/magazine/04IDEA.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&oref=slogin Deceit of the Raven - New York Times ] ] This technology, which was covered in "New Scientist" magazine, [ [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7210 Software agents give out PR advice - info-tech - 02 April 2005 - New Scientist ] ] reads high volumes of news story and decides whether the coverage is positive negative or neutral. [ [http://www.it-director.com/technology/data_mgmt/content.php?cid=8052 That Condor moment ] ] This technology has now been integrated into the Thomson Reuters RMDS system. The technology enables Thomson Reuters to supply trading banks with market sentiment signals for use in algorithmic trading systems.

External links

*http://www.infonic.com
*http://www.infonic-document-management.com

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