WebFeat Unveils New E-Resource Search, Management and Authentication Product Line
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New series of federated search, administration and authentication products, including WebFeat Express version 3.0, realize industry goals of single sign- on and multi-library network portal management
OLD BROOKVILLE, N.Y., June 4 / - WebFeat, the world's leading federated search engine, will unveil a new line of E-resource administration and authentication products at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The following products and enhancements will be debuted on June 23rd at a series of events at the Conference:
o WebFeat Express version 3.0 -- the latest release of WebFeat's highly
popular Express federated search engine includes spell check, as well as
integrated Menu Manager and WebFeat Proxy. The WebFeat Express spell
checker joins the Library of Congress and MeSH thesauri already
incorporated into the product. WebFeat's spell checker supports multiple
languages, as well as medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, legal,
bioscience, dental, botanical, geographical, and scientific/engineering
specialty dictionaries. Integrated spell check, thesauri, topical
clustering, relevancy ranking and multiple sort options provide WebFeat
users unparalleled results sorting and search refining capabilities.
o WebFeat Proxy(TM) -- enables single sign-on for all E-resources accessed
through the WebFeat menu, regardless of whether accessed via the WebFeat
federated search or through each resource's own native search interface.
WebFeat proxy is a hosted solution, eliminating the hardware and
software expense and labor of locally-hosted proxy solutions.
o WebFeat Menu Manager(TM) -- a portal management system, enabling the
easy set-up and maintenance of E-resource menus, including resource
selection, subject category configuration, help text, and user interface
customization. Menu Manager may either be used in concert with the
WebFeat Express federated search engine, or purchased as an independent
electronic resource manager.
o WebFeat Enterprise Administration Manager(TM) -- the industry's first
multi-library E-resource and federated search administration system.
Enterprise Administrative Console enables administrators to easily build
an unlimited number of independent WebFeat profiles and import
configuration settings from parent systems. Profiles can include
different database configurations, subject category organization,
catalogs, authentication, and user interfaces. The Enterprise
Administrative Console can be used with multi-library networks or multi-
branch library systems.
"WebFeat Express 3.0, Menu Manager, WebFeat Proxy, and Enterprise Administrative Console collectively represent our most ambitious launch of new products and enhancements in the company's 9 year history," said Todd Miller, President and Founder of WebFeat.
WebFeat Express 3.0 with Menu Manager and WebFeat Proxy will be showcased at a number of events at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. including a WebFeat hosted launch breakfast and product demonstration and the ALA/ERT Library Product Spotlight. Event details are available at http://www.webfeat.org/features/ALAevents.htm.
About WebFeat:
WebFeat (U.S. patent #6,807,539) is the developer of the WebFeat(TM) and WebFeat Express(TM) Search Solutions, used by over 8,000 leading public, academic, government and Global 1000 libraries and information centers- including 7 of the 10 largest U.S. public libraries, 17 statewide library systems, and 2 out of every 10 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions.
WebFeat offers next-generation federated search and e-resource management tools to meet the needs of any library. Products include: the WebFeat Express federated search solution, WebFeat Enterprise Edition for multi-library networks, WebFeat Custom API service and SMART(TM), WebFeat's usage tracker. WebFeat Menu Manager(TM) and WebFeat Proxy(TM) provide tools for access and management of e-resource collections. WebFeat provides multi-language support. Originally founded in 1992 as an information technology consultancy, WebFeat has earned industry recognition from leading organizations such as Library Journal and the Gartner Group.
Learn more about WebFeat at http://www.webfeat.org/
Source: WebFeat
CONTACT:
Eddie Neuwirth of WebFeat
+1-888-757-9119 ext. 105
eneuwirth@webfeat.org
http://www.webfeat.org/features/ALAevents.htm
