Smartlogic has announced the release of Semaphore 3.7, an update to its auto-classification software that improves information extraction capabilities. 

It also promises improved interoperability with the Semantic web. 

Other specific highlights include:

1. Improved functionality for SharePoint 2013 and 2010;
2. Better metadata ability for the Google Search Appliance;
3. Significant performance improvements in the publish process to handle extremely complex mark-up;
4. Improvements in handling of large models in Ontology Manager, Ontology Server and Semantic Enhancement Server; and
5. Support of Microsoft SQL Server for Semaphore Workbench.

For SharePoint 2013 and 2010, Semaphore has improved performance to support very large SharePoint farms as well as connector improvements as part of its accommodation of Office 365. Semaphore 3.7 also has a "default columns" feature, which auto-populates columns on the edit properties page. When users upload or re-save a document, they'll see the default values, which they can then save to continue or adjust as usual. 

The Semaphore for SharePoint integration also has an improved user interface, added capability in the taxonomy browser tree, added diagnostic tools, and added capability to the taxonomy web part.

Ontology Manager now has SKOS capability, a step that makes Semaphore's inter-operability with the semantic web even stronger.

Also in the 3.7 release is better extraction from and classification of PDF documents and improved publishing of very large ontologies and their related rules.

The Semaphore for Google Search Appliance solution has improved performance and support for GSA 7.0 as well as flexibility in the configuration of the dispatcher.

Semaphore also has a newly developed integration with Oracle ECM via Smartlogic’s partner, Infomentum. This integration will help Oracle ECM users find information quickly, reliably, and efficiently through the use of integrated taxonomy management and enriched automatic metadata classification and application to content managed in Oracle ECM.

Enquiries to Sam Hayward email: sam.hayward@barbador.com