hakia Licenses Its Ontological Semantic Technology to RiverGlass Inc.

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- hakia.com, the Web's new meaning-based search engine, announced it has licensed hakia OntoSem(TM), its Ontological Semantic technology, to RiverGlass, Inc. (www.riverglassinc.com), a leading provider of advanced real-time analytics and intelligent Web information collection and analysis solutions. RiverGlass, Inc. will integrate hakia OntoSem(TM) in its analysis software.

According to Kirk Dauksavage, CEO of RiverGlass Inc., "We believe that powerful ontological semantics will help optimize the relevancy of advanced real-time analytics and intelligent Web information collection and analysis solutions. We look forward to this partnership with hakia.com."

hakia OntoSem(TM) is a modular, extensible, and adaptable toolset for government, business, education and research applications to enable developers to use the meaning of language and not just text string matching for applications, including:

    --  information retrieval, analysis, and distribution
    --  text summarization
    --  information assurance and security
    --  machine translation
    --  ontology support
    --  terminology standardization
    --  supply chain automation

According to Dr. Christian F. Hempelmann, Chief Scientific Officer at hakia.com, "We are excited that RiverGlass is our first licensee through its integration of hakia OntoSem(TM) into their intelligent web monitoring system. We expect many other technology innovators to move in this direction." Tim McGuinness, Vice President of Search at hakia.com added, "hakia OntoSem(TM) provides the technological and ontological resources that will add a new dimension to search and content analysis applications in the current marketplace."

About hakia

hakia is a pioneer in the semantic search space and is currently in the late stages of developing technology with the potential to revolutionize the search industry. Founded in 2004, hakia is privately held and based in New York City. For more information about hakia, please visit http://www.hakia.com.

About RiverGlass, Inc.

RiverGlass, Inc. (www.riverglassinc.com) is a leading provider of advanced real-time analytics and intelligent web information collection and analysis solutions. The company was formed in 2003 to commercialize eight years of grant funded research at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois. RiverGlass provides application solutions to government agencies and commands in defense; intelligence; law enforcement; and major corporations. RiverGlass is a private company with principal offices in West Chicago, Illinois and Champaign, Illinois.