"c't: Searching and Finding Semantics on the Web"

The web in its first construction stage has already become a firm part of our daily life and also the novelty of version 2.0 is slowly wearing off. Only the most ambitious project, namely the Semantic Web intended to make the Internet machine-readable, is stuck. It is time to take a closer look at why this project is not moving on.

"SAPPORT: Easily Connecting B2B Business Systems"

Due to the ever growing globalization, the specialization of suppliers, and the growing interconnectivity, the requirements on message exchange in the supply chain are growing as well. More and more companies use web-based supplier portals to drive the communication with their suppliers. For suppliers it will be a major challenge in the coming years to strengthen their web-based business processes while reducinging cost and increase reliability at the same time.

Download article (german):  SAPPORT_10_2007.pdf

Lixto Suite in "Unleashing Web 2.0"

In their book "Unleashing Web 2.0: From Concepts to Creativity" [ISBN: 978-0123740342, July 2007] Gottfried Vossen and Stephan Hagemann highlight important aspects on the emergence of Web 2.0. This book gives a detailed view on Web 2.0 including services and technologies as well as potential new products and services. In the sections on data extraction from the Web the authors chose the Lixto Suite as a prominent approach to Web data processing and describe the Lixto Suite on pages 164 to 166.

Related Information:  Data Aggregation in the web

"IT&Production: B2B in the automotive industry: What to do if EDI is to expensive and portals are too cumbersome"

Automotive suppliers do feel a stronger competition in a more dynamic marketplace. The most influencing factors are as follows: shorter product cycles, a strong need for innovation, increasing complexity due to growing product portfolios, the need for cost reduction in a more global economy. Suppliers in the automotive industry need to adapt to these changing conditions.

Download article (german):  IT&Production_07_09_2007.pdf

"Computerwoche: Search technology to monitor competitiors and suppliers"

The Vienna based software vendor Lixto develops solutions for businesses utilizing its patent pending search technology. The solutions focus on gathering and analyzing data on e-markets, products, customers, and competitors. The data are extracted from Web catalogs, Web shops or any other Web 2.0 application.

Download article (german):  Computerwoche_07_09_2007(1).pdf

"DVZ: Keeping track of containers - using software to automate the aggregation of data on 20.000 containers"

Using Lixto software data from Web sources can be turned into data streams to be fed into business applications. A chemical company uses Lixto technology to trace the shipment of its containers on a global scale.

Download article (german):  DVZ_01_09_2007.pdf

"Energie & Management: Automatically gathering market data"

Verbund Power Trading, a Verbund company, uses a Lixto solution to gather market data from public Web sources and to feed these data into its trading platform.

Download article (german):  E&M_01_09_ 2007.pdf
Related Information:  Market Intelligence for Energy Suppliers

"IT-Director: Sunny Prospects"

Energy suppliers do gain competitive advantages and reduce their risks by strenghtening predicive capabilities on future market trends.

Download article (german):  IT_Director_08_2007.pdf
Related Information:  Market Intelligence for Energy Suppliers

"Der Standard: Finding Relations on the Web"

New research funding program focuses on semantic technologies.

Download article (german):  Der_Standard_10_07_2007.pdf
Related Information:  Lixto Solutions

"retail Magazin: The Data-Hoovers"

Lixto and Prolytic announced a strategic partnership to develop products for dynamic pricing taking online market data into account.

Download article (german):  retail_Magazin_Juli_2007.pdf