Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:15:31 -0700
| From: | John J. Deneen |
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jjdeneen@ricochet.net Reply-To: unrev-II@yahoogroups.com |
| To: | unrev-II@yahoogroups.com |
| Subject: | Cycorp's ontology program: |
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OpenCyc for "Enabling the Semantic Web" |
Cycorp, Inc.
3721 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78731
info@cyc.com
Telephone: +1 (512) 342-4000
Numerous times, I've heard Jim Sphorer say that he's very impressed with OpenCyc technology (1.0 will be released on July 1, 2001), so I review their webpage an found the following of interest:
"The Cyc ontology will be released in several formats in order to promote the widest adoption of this technology, and facilitate the seamless integration of new and existing ontologies. One format will be Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's ("DARPA") Agent Markup Language (DAML), which adds semantic statements on top of XML, and is currently being considered as a standard for the W3C Semantic Web. Cycorp's release of this latest DARPA technology may be the catalyst for the next such monumental technological innovation after DARPA's invention of the Internet.
DARPA's Rapid Knowledge Formation (RKF) Project makes extensive use of Cyc. According to its Program Manager, Murray Burke, "RKF will make possible the rapid creation of semantically rich knowledge bases and enable a new generation of intelligent applications for the military. This same technology could enable a new generation of intelligent knowledge management applications for business and commerce."
More about applications for Cyc:
Sincerely,
John J. Deneen
jjdeneen@ricochet.net