Infonic

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Infonic plc is a UK-based company which develops document management and enterprise content management software. Infonic is listed on the AIM market on the London Stock Exchange.

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[edit] History

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Infonic plc was founded in January 2000 as Corpora plc.[1] At that time the company was wholly focused on developing and bringing to market text analytics technology. In August 2003, Corpora was publicly listed on the AIM market of the London Stock exchange[2]. In April 2004, Corpora acquired Exago Ltd from British Telecommunications plc. In April 2004, Corpora opens its first United States office in Reston, Virginia (outside of Washington, DC). In June 2004, Corpora plc acquired Infonic Ltd, a London based Online reputation management specialist. In August 2004, Corpora plc acquired Algorithmix, a Brighton based text analytics company. In December 2005, Corpora plc acquired iOra Ltd, a Basingstoke based geo-replication company. In January 2006, Corpora plc acquired Tokairo Ltd,[2] a Milton Keynes based document management company. In May 2006, Corpora plc opened an office in Singapore. In June 2006, Corpora plc was rebranded and relisted as Infonic plc.[3]

[edit] About Infonic plc

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Infonic's headquarters and primary software development laboratories are in the UK with sales offices in the United States and Singapore, and sales agents in Hong Kong and Germany. Infonic software helps global organisations capture and share business information more effectively. Infonic employs 80 people worldwide. The company's software solutions support workers across global markets, including government, maritime, military, finance, legal, pharmaceutical and educational organisations. Infonic plc shares trade on the AIM market [3], a part of the London Stock Exchange.

[edit] Products

[edit] Document Manager

Infonic Document Manager improves document management, archiving and workflow for SME and Enterprise clients, including DHL. Infonic is the preferred Document Management supplier to Konica Minolta UK.[4] Infonic is also a document management partner to eCopy[5] and was the first document management company to provide a 2 way eCopy connector which allows MFD users to retrieve documents from within their document management system via a connected Multi Functional Device.

[edit] Geo-Replicator

Infonic Geo-Replicator is a geo-replication technology improves Microsoft SharePoint access for users at the edge of military, commercial and aid organisations. Global users of Infonic Geo-Replicator include the United States Navy, Christian Aid,[6] the Federal Aviation Administration and Dredging International.[7] In 2008 Infonic won a major defence sector contract[8] with EDS and the Atlas Consortium to supply geo-replication technology to the UK Ministry of Defence.[9]

[edit] Text Analytics

Infonic plc's text analytics software is sold under the brand Sentiment.[10] This technology, which was covered in New Scientist magazine,[11] reads high volumes of news story and decides whether the coverage is positive negative or neutral.[12] This technology has now been integrated into the Thomson Reuters RMDS system. The technology enables Thomson Reuters to supply trading banks with market sentiment signals for use in algorithmic trading systems.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Infonic - Document Management, SharePoint Replication and Offline Collaboration
  2. ^ http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2199820/infonic-makes-red
  3. ^ Infonic - Document Management, SharePoint Replication and Offline Collaboration
  4. ^ Konica Minolta UK: Infonic Document Manager - Features
  5. ^ Multi-Function Printers With Imaging Software: News from Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK
  6. ^ Christian Aid spreads word to remote field staff - 15 Mar 2007 - Computing
  7. ^ Maritime Journal: Dredgers Scoop Savings on Satellite Use
  8. ^ EDS Atlas contract [1]
  9. ^ Infonic - Geo-Replication Software Contract (Infonic)
  10. ^ Deceit of the Raven - New York Times
  11. ^ Software agents give out PR advice - info-tech - 02 April 2005 - New Scientist
  12. ^ That Condor moment