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'''ISYS Search Software''' was an Australian [[business|supplier]] of [[enterprise search]] [[desktop search|software]] for [[information access]], [[management]], and re-use. The company marketed and sold a suite of embedded search, mobile access and information management infrastructure technologies. |
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'''Overview''' |
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Headquartered in Sydney and with operations worldwide, ISYS Search Software (ISYS) is a global leader in embedded [[Enterprise Search]] and universal [[information access]] solutions that extend beyond the desktop. Its technology changes how organizations do business - empowering employees to find and extract the precise information they need, from anywhere in their organization, on any device, in any format and in any language – in a matter of seconds. Boosting productivity and performance. |
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Established in 1988 by Ian Davies, ISYS previously marketed and sold enterprise search applications. Davies developed prototype text-retrieval software that would be suitable for use in large databases. The Australian market for the prototype software developed; and, in 1991, ''[[eWeek|PC Week Magazine]]'' wrote a favourable review that assisted in attempts to break into the [[United States|US]] market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.maas.museum/australia_innovates/index5cc2.html?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1010&article_id=10008|title=ISYS software - Australia Innovates|publisher=[[Powerhouse Museum]]|accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref> |
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ISYS products competed with the [[Infoseek|Verity Ultraseek]] and the [[Google Search]] services, while its infrastructure and embedded search applications compete with Autonomy and FAST Search & Transfer (now a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]]).{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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Today, ISYS software applications power more than 16,000 enterprises worldwide, such as [[Volkswagen]], [[Boeing]], [[Glaxo SmithKline]], [[Visa]], [[Exxon Mobil]] and the [[US Drug Enforcement Agency]]. Its core data extraction technology is embedded in the product solutions of many of the world's largest software vendors, including [[SAP]], [[Sybase]] (an SAP Company), [[MarkLogic]], [[HP]], [[Attensity]], [[EMC]], [[Equivio]], [[InterLegis]], [[Proofpoint]] and [[Detica]]. |
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In 2007, ISYS entered the Linux marketplace with the release of the ISYS:sdk and ISYS:web server for Linux platforms, the company's first foray into non-Windows environments. In 2009, ISYS released several new applications and a new suite for information access (see applications listed above).{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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===Acquisition=== |
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1988: Company is founded by Ian Davies in Australia, and develops a prototype text retrieval software suitable for use in large databases. |
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In March 2012, ISYS Search Software Pty Ltd was acquired by [[Lexmark International]], and integrated into its Perceptive Software division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.retailtechnologyreview.com/articles/2012/03/21/1876-lexmark-acquires-isys-search-software-and|title=Lexmark acquires ISYS Search Software and Nolij - Retail Technology Review|publisher=Retail Technology Review|accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref> |
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In July 2017, [[Hyland Software]] acquired Enterprise Software division of Lexmark and integrated Enterprise Search into its product suite <ref>{{Cite web|title=Enterprise Search Software {{!}} Hyland|url=https://www.hyland.com/en/platform/product-suite/enterprise-search|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.hyland.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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1991: PC Week Magazine writes a favourable review that assists in attempts to break into the US market.<ref>[http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?Section_id=1010&article_id=10008&behaviour=view_article Powerhouse Museum, "ISYS software"] </ref> |
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==Functionality== |
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1997: ISYS 5.0 is released with support for Office 97, PDFs and emails. |
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ISYS Search is capable of searching multiple disparate data sources, including [[Microsoft Office]], [[WordPerfect]], [[OpenOffice.org|Open Office]], HTML files, ZIP files, all major e-mail products, all SQLdata sources, SharePoint, Lotus Notes, and Lotus Domino. Some of ISYS's content-mining capabilities include automatic categorisation, entity extraction, parametric search, hit-highlighting and navigation, relevance ranking, and multiple query methods.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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2000: ISYS establishes a presence in EMEA (UK). |
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2007: ISYS for Linux is released. |
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*{{Official website|http://www.isys-search.com/}} |
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2008: New CEO (Scott Coles) is appointed. |
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2009: ISYS File Readers product is launched (for technology parners) and ISYS Enterprise Server for larger enterprise organizations. |
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2010: ISYS Document Filters is released, to compete with solutions from Oracle (Outside In) and Autonomy (KeyView). |
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2011: ISYS Document Filters 10.0 is released, along with the new Enterprise 10.0 suite of applications. |
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'''Technology & Solutions''' |
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The focus for ISYS has always been high-performance search for the enterprise. But over the years, the company has successfully moved beyond the desktop to develop solutions for business-critical applications such as [[virtual data aggregation]], [[enterprise content management]], [[e-discovery]], [[text analytics]], [[data loss prevention]], as well as [[enterprise search]]. |
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At the heart of the ISYS technology model, and driving every one of its enterprise applications, is its core[[Document Filters]] analytics 'engine'. Essentially, it is a set of connectors that link to every source of information that exists within an enterprise, and which enables users to extract and display in high definition every piece of content contained in a file. Today, this technology is the key catalyst driving content mining and intelligence gathering across the whole ISYS product family. |
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The [[Document Filters]] technology is licensed to major software vendors who embed it within their own customer solutions. ISYS Document Filters enables organizations to search, process, analyze and extract insights from all of their [[unstructured data]] - such as emails, documents and presentations - content which conventional [[database management systems]] are typically unable to handle. In doing so, organizations are now able to get a more complete picture of all their data and extract maximum business value from it. |
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The IP behind Document Filters was developed in-house by ISYS and is the focus of continual improvement - involving significant partner collaboration. Today, ISYS is arguably the only vendor in the text analytics space that can say this. |
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When embedded in the company's enterprise search applications (Enterprise Server, Workgroup, Workgroup Web and QuickSite), the analytics engine is known as the ISYS 1-Click FileFinder(tm). |
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* [http://www.isys-search.com/ ISYS Search Software homepage] |
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 27 April 2024
ISYS Search Software was an Australian supplier of enterprise search software for information access, management, and re-use. The company marketed and sold a suite of embedded search, mobile access and information management infrastructure technologies.
History
[edit]Established in 1988 by Ian Davies, ISYS previously marketed and sold enterprise search applications. Davies developed prototype text-retrieval software that would be suitable for use in large databases. The Australian market for the prototype software developed; and, in 1991, PC Week Magazine wrote a favourable review that assisted in attempts to break into the US market.[1]
ISYS products competed with the Verity Ultraseek and the Google Search services, while its infrastructure and embedded search applications compete with Autonomy and FAST Search & Transfer (now a subsidiary of Microsoft).[citation needed]
In 2007, ISYS entered the Linux marketplace with the release of the ISYS:sdk and ISYS:web server for Linux platforms, the company's first foray into non-Windows environments. In 2009, ISYS released several new applications and a new suite for information access (see applications listed above).[citation needed]
Acquisition
[edit]In March 2012, ISYS Search Software Pty Ltd was acquired by Lexmark International, and integrated into its Perceptive Software division.[2]
In July 2017, Hyland Software acquired Enterprise Software division of Lexmark and integrated Enterprise Search into its product suite [3]
Functionality
[edit]ISYS Search is capable of searching multiple disparate data sources, including Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, Open Office, HTML files, ZIP files, all major e-mail products, all SQLdata sources, SharePoint, Lotus Notes, and Lotus Domino. Some of ISYS's content-mining capabilities include automatic categorisation, entity extraction, parametric search, hit-highlighting and navigation, relevance ranking, and multiple query methods.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "ISYS software - Australia Innovates". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Lexmark acquires ISYS Search Software and Nolij - Retail Technology Review". Retail Technology Review. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Enterprise Search Software | Hyland". www.hyland.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.