[SCC_Active_Members] AutoFocus: Visually-augmented Information retrieval that you might find valuable

[H.M. Gladney]

>From the AutoFocus User Guide
 
Start as if you are using a familiar search engine by entering a search
term, or choose any value from the other information facets. Let AutoFocus
help you to refine your question with a list of suggested refinements. Use
Cluster Maps to get a comprehensive overview of the available information.

The key benefits of Aduna AutoFocus are:

. One tool to find them all: with AutoFocus you can find information in many
places where you expect valuable information to be found: local and network
drives, websites and e-mail.

. Guided Exploration: AutoFocus helps you find information with Cluster Maps
and suggestions, providing a kind of insight and control you are not likely
to achieve with traditional desktop search solutions.

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Article describing the tool: Fluit, Christiaan. Marta Sabou. Frank van
Harmelen. 2002. Ontology-based Information Visualisation in Visualizing the
Semantic Web 2002: 36-48 Springer 2002, ISBN 1-85233-576-9  at
http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/%7Eley/db/books/collections/GeroimenkoC02
.html#FluitSH02 
 
Charts describing the tool:
http://people.cc.jyu.fi/~minurmin/swws/nurminen.ppt
 
Download Web site: http://aduna.biz/products/autofocus/download.html
 
It is large: download size approx. 25 Mbyte.  It installed easily on my
machine.  I found it easy to use even before I looked at the user guide.
 
Best wishes, Henry
 
H.M. Gladney, Ph.D.      <http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/>
http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/       HMG Consulting
 
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