Managing metadata

Inxight Software has introduced what it says is the first enterprise-class data integration platform designed specifically for the collection, exploration and cleansing of data derived from unstructured sources.

The Inxight SmartDiscovery Metadata Management System (MMS) is designed to profile data to discover inconsistencies and other anomalies and perform data cleansing activities (detecting, correcting or removing inaccurate records).

The Inxight Metadata Management Systems includes three modules:

• the Metadata Connector, which directs extracted output from Inxight's SmartDiscovery text extraction;
• the Metadata Repository, which leverages and extends the power of a standard Oracle database to hold Inxight-extracted information; and
• the thin-client Metadata Editor, which allows users to modify and augment the results of Inxight's SmartDiscovery text extraction.

Inxight says that by combining the power of its automated text extraction with the precision of human review, MMS simplifies and accelerates text analytics projects, providing a resource for third-party system integrations and a link to Inxight-powered downstream operations that rely on accurate information.