HEALTHCARE PUBLISHING HOUSE

CLIENT SITUATION


Providing Classification and Search Services to Global Clients (via Internet) tapping 12 Million Abstract/Document Library.

Bulk New Document Load Speed: 4.9 Gigabytes/day using a 4-CPU Processor, UNIX system.

Set-Up and Maintenance of Classifications required Extensive Manual Efforts.

Limitation: 30,000 Classifications

Searches performed using $1.5MM 12-CPU Processor, UNIX system.

Indexing: Overnight


PILOT PROJECT RESULTS


Complex Natural Language Searches Performed at Much Higher Response Rates with Much Greater Simultaneous Users using $150k 4-CPU Processor, NT System.

Load Speeds increased to 24 Gigabytes/day using 2-CPU Processor, NT System.

More Relevant Library Information provided using Much Easier-to-Navigate Approach.

Indexing: Zero Latency






PLIANT CONTENT SEARCH "THUMB RULES"


> 5X More Simultaneous Users.

90% Less Hardware Costs.

> 4X Faster Bulk Content Loading




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