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Evaluate how prototypes fit your needs.

If you are curious about Topic Maps, a good way to evaluate the application of this new technology is to fund a prototype project. InfoLoom Inc. is ready to help you take this step.

Is a Topic Map Prototype Right for You?

The InfoLoom Topic Maps Prototype is for you if:

• you are working as an information technology project manager in a company that processes information.
• you have heard of topic maps and you are willing to evaluate the technology as the foundation for your information system architecture.
• you want to evaluate the advantage of using topic map navigation using a sample of your own information.
• you want to generate a topic map sample quickly, and at limited cost.
• you want to be able to display the resulting topic map on your Intranet orWeb site using standard browser technology

Prototype Overview

InfoLoom, Inc. can help you build a topic map prototype. The prototype includes:

• General introduction to topic maps and how it could be applied to your data.
• Brainstorming: using topic maps in your organization.
• Choose a sample document set. For the prototype, you should select documents of a single format. Prototype formats include HTML, XML, SGML, ASCII, indexed MSWord, and delimited database files.
• Topic map analysis.
• Topic map creation. Topic map information should be either automatically extractable based on document markup (XML, SGML, HTML) or you should provide a list of terms (topics) that you want to include into your topic map.
• Generation of a second iteration of the topic map based upon the evaluation.
• Delivery of a browsable set of HTML topic-mapped files + an ISO 13250 topic map.

Duration:

This prototype includes 10 days of consulting time and use of Topic Map Loom™ technology.

Price

• InfoLoom Topic Map Prototype $24,000.00
  (priced for 10-days consulting and software usage)