First day back from my vacation and preparing for the ESTC event later next month in Vienna. Gathering up information that supports the event's contention that semantic technology is breaking out of the lab and into the commercial world, I drew up the following list:
- Information company Thomson Reuters uses semantic technology to automatically process news stories and feed features directly into algorithmic trading
- Chemical giant BASF uses semantic technology to search for alternatives to animal testing
- Airplane maker Airbus uses the technology in wing design
- The Italian Ministry of Culture and Heritage uses it to provide automated responses to tourist enquiries via SMS. Tourists can text questions e.g. about museum opening times in everyday language and receive a rapid reply on their mobile phones
It's in no particular order but it's a good taster of how semantic technology is going to be applied in a wider variety of applications than previously assumed. Most if not all of these companies will be speaking and/or attending ESTC, which has just published its final programme.
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