Keywords: Topic Maps, Semantic Web, RDF, browser, Graphic
Biography
Pamela Gennusa is Chief Executive Officer for Ontopia, which produces the Ontopia Knowledge Suite (OKS), a robust topic map engine that supports the development of integrated knowledge management solutions. From 1999-2000, she was the European Representative for OASIS and she served as the Conference Chair for IDEAlliance's XML Europe conferences (1991-2001). Pam was co-Managing Director of Database Publishing Systems Ltd in England (1990-1999). During that time, she served as consultant for a number of XML/SGML-related applications in the oil, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, and defence industries. She has participated on both the ANSI and ISO committees responsible for the creation of ISO 8879 - SGML; served as Co-Chair of the US CALS committee responsible for MIL-M-28001; as President of ISUG (The International XML/SGML Users' Group) from 1992-1999; was Chief Marketing Officer and President on the first OASIS (nee SGML Open) Board of Directors (1993-1995); was a member of the GCA/IDEAlliance Board of Directors (1992-2003), serving as Chairperson in 1997-98.
Ontopia unveils the Vizigator as part of the Ontopia Knowledge Suite Release 2.1 at XML 2004.
The Vizigator uses graphical browsing of topic maps to provide:
* a summary of the information structure that is intuitive and instant
* 'look ahead' in the data structure traversal
* the ability to view and understand relationships and patterns that exist in the data structure as a whole
* views at different levels of granularity
* more intuitive access to an unknown data model
* the ability to get hold of and interact directly with a data model
The Vizigator includes components for customizing the graphical viewing environment and including the Vizigator in browsing applications.
The presentation will also include a technology sneak preview of "talking" topic map browsers. Now it's possible to not only merge full topic maps, but to exploit the use of topic map fragments to generate spontaneous knowledge interchange through automated portal connectivity. The result - seamless knowledge.
Other new features that will appeal to application developers, including improved support for RDF/topic map integration, will also be introduced.
Altogether, version 2.1 of the OKS represents a major step forward for users wishing to apply the power of topic maps to solve their information and knowledge management problems - and those who want to get their eyes on Topic Maps.
Since this was a product presentation, no paper was prepared for the proceedings.
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