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Three Day Conference Will Be First for Access Innovations

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Innovations, specialists
in creating and maintaining databases of digitized research and other content
for a wide range of government and business clients, will hold a three-day
training and networking conference for current and prospective users of its
Data Harmony ( http://www.dataharmony.com ) categorization and content
management software line, February 6-8 in Albuquerque.
The company will offer in-depth training, plus presentations on recent
innovations to its taxonomy and indexing software.
The Data Harmony line of software features tools to categorize and filter
information added to a database. The software creates taxonomies and thesauri
that structure data, enabling user organizations to maximize the value of
their electronically stored information assets.
The February conference is designed for both current Data Harmony users
and those information managers considering acquiring indexing software. In
addition to the training, it will also feature user presentations, group
discussions and product demonstrations.
"Libraries, corporations, publishers and our other constituents around the
world increasingly recognize the importance of leveraging their information
resources, whether it be to create online research services or to share
intelligence within an enterprise," said Marjorie Hlava, Access Innovations
chairman. "We're continually making enhancements to our product line, and
we're eager to demonstrate the recent innovations. Plus, our users conference
will be a great opportunity for customers to enhance their skills through
training, and to share notes and learn from each other."

Specific topics to be covered at the conference include:

- taxonomy development and indexing
- recently released Data Harmony applications MAIChem and MAILib
- working with OWL Ontologies and semantic Web
- real-time portal applications
- large batch processing

Presentations and case studies will be offered by representatives of the
American Waterworks Association, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, the Naval
Postgraduate School, Lockheed Corporation, Kent State University, American
Society for Radiologic Technologists, the Electric Power Research Institute,
the Special Libraries Association and the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, among others.
In addition to the working sessions, participants will enjoy opportunities
to ski, visit nearby Santa Fe and tour Old Town Albuquerque.