[topicmapmail] Enterprise users asking for Topic Maps

[Steve Pepper]

Information Today has released the results of a study regarding
Enterprise Search. I quote from the press release:

  The study found that 59% of respondents plan on upgrading or
  enhancing their search solutions in the relatively near future;
  27% of them within the next six months. The most desired
  additional, new Enterprise Search feature named by survey
  respondents was automatic categorization. That feature was named
  by 34% - followed by **topic maps** (31%), results clustering
  (30%), and visualization of results (29%).

Press release:
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=120280

Article at Information Today:
http://www.enterprisesearchcenter.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?CategoryID=7
8&ArticleID=35706

Unfortunately, the report costs $495, so I won't be buying it, but
I think it's great news for adoption of Topic Maps. Users are finally
getting the message that dumb full-text search doesn't solve their
problem.


Steve