- Nstein Technologies
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Nstein Technologies Inc. Former type Public (TSX-V: EIN) Industry Information Technology Fate Acquired by OpenText Founded 2000 Defunct 2010 Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada Products WCM, TME, DAM Employees 180 (2008) Website http://www.nstein.com/ Nstein Technologies Inc. was founded in January 2000 via a merger between the I.T. research and development firm GESPRO and Net Création, a technology marketing company. At the time, the company mandate was to develop and market “intelligent interactive linguistic tools based on innovative technology previously developed by GESPRO[1]”. Its first marketed product was the nMedia Server, a precursor to TME (Text Mining Engine) that organized and classified large volumes of unstructured data for organizations like GPHIN, CEDROM SNI.
In 2004, after an increase in revenues,[2] Nstein was able to make three acquisitions: KMTechnologies Inc., Valsar Consulting Group Inc., and Alis Technologies Inc., with the latter specializing in multilingual information management software and solutions.
In 2005 Nstein brought new (now-defunct) products to market, including the Public Image Monitoring (PIM) system and the Ntelligent Enterprise Search. The company also established contracts with Getty Images and ProQuest.[3]
In 2006 Nstein acquired European CMS developer Eurocortex and launched the Ntelligent Content Management (NCM) suite, a content management system with integrated text mining.[4]
Nstein acquired the St Albans, UK, based Picdar in 2007.[5] Picdar specialized in Digital Asset Management and image management solutions. That year, Nstein launched the first version of its current solutions suite, featuring three core components: TME, WCM (Web Content Management), and DAM (Digital Asset Management). The suite has since been expanded to include a Semantic Site Search Engine known as 3S.[6]
In April 2010 Nstein was acquired by the Canadian company Open Text for US$ 34 million.[7]
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Products
Nstein markets three major products targeting high-volume, information-rich companies. They are:
- WCM (Web Content Management) system
- DAM (Digital Asset Management)
- 3S (Semantic Site Search)
Each product is based on Nstein's core proprietary technology, TME (Text Mining Engine), a text analytics tool.
WCM, TME & DAM have all undergone previous iterations and continue to be developed. WCM is an enterprise-class web publishing/content management system geared towards publishing workflows. It allows writers, editors and web producers to create, edit and assemble content for multi-channel publishing. Nstein's WCM is built on a Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL architecture.
DAM, sometimes referred to as a “media hub” is used for the automatic storing, repurposing and syndication of textual and rich media digital assets. It is an XML content repository, designed to assist content-centric enterprises maintain control over their assets.
3S is a multi-index semantic site search that uses Nstein's TME to power a faceted search. Nstein claims embedding search with text analytics capabilities increases its accuracy. 3S is also used to generate topical microsites based on search queries. Further, it is billed as being highly customizable by non-technical staff.[8]
TME, the underlying technology supporting the above products, consists of a series of modules which, combined, perform semantic analysis on text, creating taxonomical relationships and outputting rich metadata, in XML form. TME can be automatically embedded with 3S, WCM and DAM.
Clients
Nstein’s current client list includes[9]:
- Hearst Newspapers[10]
- Condé Nast[11]
- Reader’s Digest
- Reed Business Information[12]
- Time Inc.[13]
- Financial Times
- Guardian Media Group
- The Economist
Awards
KMWorld Magazine has named Nstein on its list of Top 100 companies that matter in Knowledge Management for seven consecutive years. It also awarded Nstein the Trend-Setting Product of 2007. Nstein’s WCM is currently nominated for two CODiE awards in the Best Business Productivity Solution and Best Content Management Solution categories.[14] Nstein was also named in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
References
- ^ Annual Report 2000. http://www.nstein.com/files/Nstein-RAP-ANUEL-AN.pdf
- ^ Annual Report, 2004. http://www.nstein.com/files/Annual-Report-2004-ENG.pdf
- ^ Annual Report, 2005. http://www.nstein.com/files/EIN-Annual-Report-2005-EN.pdf
- ^ Annual Report, 2006. http://www.nstein.com/files/EIN-AR-2006-ENG.pdf
- ^ http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Nstein-Technologies-Acquires-Picdar-40939.htm
- ^ http://www.nstein.com/en/products-and-technologies/semantic-site-search/
- ^ Leena Rao: Open Text Buys Up Content Analysis Startup Nstein for $34 Million. TechCrunch, February 22, 2010. Last access on 2010-07-22
- ^ http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/nstein-aims-to-offer-a-new-kind-of-site-search-with-3s-006086.php
- ^ http://www.nstein.com/en/about_our_clients.php
- ^ http://www.foliomag.com/2008/hearst-implements-digital-content-management-platform
- ^ http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/6535
- ^ http://www.foliomag.com/2009/rbi-adopts-new-digital-supply-chain-platform
- ^ http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Nstein-Technologies-Announces-Contract-with-Time-Inc.--6917.htm
- ^ http://www.siia.net/codies/2009/finalist_list.asp
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