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Spar Aerospace enlists dtSearch for aircraft contract

Spar Aerospace enlists dtSearch for aircraft contract.
Spar Aerospace, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications, is a leading aviation services company. Spar had a contract to update the maintenance publications for an aircraft fleet, both on the Web and on laptop replications in the field. “Search requirements for this project were extensive and stringent. We investigated most of the ‘high end’ search engines out there. We decided to use dtSearch ... I have been very impressed by the dtSearch support organization ... Answers are always appropriate, straight forward, clear and unambiguous.”

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From Computerworld Canada: “Aviation firm earns wings with new text search ... Spar chose dtSearch Corp.’s text-search product, dtSearch Web, to serve the information up in an easily indexed manner online.” For “‘a requirement that we have to run this thing on stand-alone PCs,’ ... Spar signed on for dtSearch Publish.” 
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General Dynamics DEVCOR delivers with dtSearch

General Dynamics DEVCOR delivers with dtSearch.
DEVCOR was tasked to develop an automotive information delivery system. dtSearch “worked fast” with “highly effective on-the-fly searching” and “excellent technical support.”
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Expert Publishing

Expert Publishing adds dtSearch to comprehensive chemical data resource for the EH&S community.
Expert Publishing (ExPub) provides chemical hazard information, including nearly half a million unique chemical substances, for the global environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) community. “What we’ve done is use dtSearch to expand searching so that all benzene documents are found using not only the exact word ‘benzene,’ but also all 30 synonyms as well. We really liked the speed of indexing and searching. The flexibility that dtSearch provides with respect to incremental index updates was critical in light of the very large volume of data we maintain, and the speed at which we integrate new information ... With dtSearch, we were able to maintain the same data security in our portable media applications as we were on the Web.”
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RAM Associates picks dtSearch for transportation industry site

RAM Associates picks dtSearch for transportation industry site.
RAM Associates’ products and services include Web site hosting, store front development, subscription gateways, and database development. One of RAM Associates projects was to develop and maintain a large content-rich Web site for a major transportation industry trade association. “We’ve been very pleased with dtSearch product performance. We especially liked dtSearch’s flexibility under different media. Search speed is perfect and is virtually instantaneous. We also liked the faster reindexing speeds ... dtSearch scalability is an important factor.”
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Robotics applies dtSearch to technical documents

Robotics applies dtSearch to technical documents.
A robotics company needed to distribute technical documentation in PDF, HTML, XML, etc., on a corporate Web site, as well as mirrored on CD. “With dtSearch, we were able to quickly replicate the same searchable technical documentation on CD as on the Web site. Search time on the CD and the corporate site was instant.”
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Contegra Systems online parts catalog swaps in dtSearch

Contegra Systems online parts catalog swaps in dtSearch.
Contegra Systems offers solutions for manufacturers, scientific, medical, and reference and journal publishers. “The dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine was the best choice to support our XML structure ... dtSearch makes it possible for our customers to perform extensive searches on specific parameters and fields. It also makes finding information extremely accurate and fast.”
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GVPi incorporates dtSearch into e-publishing solution.

GVPi incorporates dtSearch into e-publishing solution.
GVPi has been providing solutions for electronic publishers since 1987. “We also built an advanced search page that more fully exposed all the rich features of dtSearch. dtSearch builds indexes much faster than other technologies we’ve seen, giving us much better customer response time. Search speed is very fast.”
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Contegra transplants dtSearch into physicians’ reference sites.
Contegra Systems is a leading provider of data integration services, specializing in the design and implementation of text retrieval, taxonomies and classification systems. dtSearch “works better with the XML environment that we set up for maintaining our clients’ sites.” Even with “smart XML” overhead, “dtSearch search response time is great.”

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Transcript Checker

Transcript Checker saves time and effort for doctors and other transcript authors.
As a Microsoft MVP, AppsPlus specializes in Windows and web-based programming. For a client in the medical industry, AppsPlus used dtSearch in the development of a transcript checking system. “The Transcript Checker was written in C# using XML and SQL Server, and of course taking advantage of the power of the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine.”

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Medical diagnostic system diagnoses the need for dtSearch.
System by Golden Visions aids medical personnel in diagnosing diseases and building medical case studies. “We picked dtSearch because of its ease of use, and speed of responses, and its ability to seamlessly scan multiple databases in a single search ... Search speed was instantaneous. We also like the ability to enter very complex search requests, including full-text and fielded-text parameters, with highly accurate, instant results. And the dtSearch Engine was easy to merge with SQL.”

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“I am very happy with the product, by the way. I am a translator and I use it mainly to search for terminology in earlier translations, original documents, glossaries in all sorts of formats and documents downloaded from the Internet. I quickly realised, however, that it is also useful for pulling administrative information out of invoices, address books, databases and so on.
You can be sure that I will recommend dtSearch to my colleagues.”
— Translator


“I must say that I am very impressed by the search capabilities, very powerful and easy to use and quick! I say that from an Information Retrieval specialist perspective (via Librarianship).” — Manager, ExpertNet, AACM International


“The thing that I like most about dtSearch is the simplicity of searching an originally complex database by using simple English. No complex commands or logical sentences other than simple “AND,” “OR” and “NOT” are needed. The ability to generate a search report facilitates the initiation of clinical research.” — Specialist in Positron Emission Tomography


Contegra Systems succeeds in “boosting support and service with better search and navigation” through dtSearch web-based implementation for Otis Elevator

Contegra Systems succeeds in boosting support and service with better search and navigation through dtSearch web-based implementation for Otis Elevator.
From “Custom dtSearch Implementation for Otis Elevator” (a United Technologies Company), as presented by Contegra Systems at the Gilbane Boston conference: the project was to “enable field service engineers and customer service personnel to quickly retrieve relevant information from spare parts leaflets, technical repair bulletins, and newsletters” though a web site designed by Contegra “with intuitive search and navigation.”  “Why dtSearch Is A Winning Solution:  * Very extensible .NET API * Highly reliable and scalable * Proven record of excellent support.”

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Automated Graphic Systems

AGS publishes scientific documents with dtSearch.
Automated Graphic Systems (AGS), a Consolidated Graphics Company, is a leading multimedia solutions provider. AGS services a large customer base, including Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, universities, healthcare organizations and the US Government. “We selected dtSearch to compile and streamline search abilities.” dtSearch provided “a more robust search for navigation and viewing ease. The feedback has been wonderful from the client and end-users of the product.”

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Lucas Valley Technologies solves major oil company puzzle with dtSearch

Lucas Valley Technologies solves major oil company puzzle with dtSearch.
A Fortune 100 oil company asked LVT to assist its technical standards group in publishing to CD a large collection of technical documents. dtSearch was quickly discovered, thanks to strong recommendations found on several online forums. dtSearch’s reputation was well-deserved; their software is rock-solid and their document format compatibility was greater than we had even imagined.”
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The oil company next asked LVT to make the same information available over the Web. “Again, the people at dtSearch were invaluable ... I can’t imagine a better combination of top-notch software and people willing to go the ‘extra mile’ than dtSearch. We are very pleased to include them in the stable of powerful software tools we use and can recommend.”
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Docupoint

Docupoint’s Web-based AutoCAD solution adds dtSearch.
Docupoint DrawingSearcher provides a 21st century solution to solving the challenges of managing a large archive of AutoCAD drawings. “It quickly became apparent that the dtSearch Engine provided the highest level of functionality for our application.”
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Manufacturer finds efficiency through Westbrook's embedded dtSearch functionality

Manufacturer finds efficiency through Westbrook’s embedded dtSearch functionality.
As a manufacturer that is ISO9002 certified, AS9000 compliant, and affiliated with QS9000, this customer of Westbrook Technologies works according to strict industry standards. “What used to take hours is now instantaneous ... The payback comes with the quick retrieval rates.”
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Aircraft Technical Publishers Engages dtSearch for Navigator™

ATP Engages dtSearch for NavigatorV®.
Aircraft Technical Publishers, ATP, is the general aviation industry’s single-source leader for aviation maintenance, regulatory and compliance information products and services. ATP maintains more than 16,000 CD-ROM, DVD, microfiche and Internet-based library subscriptions for a global consumer base that includes civil aviation authorities, maintenance facilities, Fixed Based Operators, aircraft operators, flight schools, and universities. ATP’s U.S. Aviation Regulatory Library was selected by the FAA for use by all 3,300 of the agency’s Aviation Safety Inspectors. “New indexes are easily added and old ones orphaned, based on the relationship between dtSearch and ATP’s document metadata from the NavigatorV® database. dtSearch allows NavigatorV® customers to relevancy rank results based upon multiple criteria.  NavigatorV® includes and excludes indexes on a per-search basis and filters them on a per-document basis, which offers customers a fine degree of granularity and improved performance.”

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PolicyMedical’s flagship hospital management application now embeds dtSearch.

PolicyMedical’s flagship hospital management application now embeds dtSearch. 
PolicyMedical is the “go-to” expert in the field of hospital policy management.  Hundreds of hospitals around the world use the company’s PolicyManager to optimize patient care, improve operational efficiency, and reduce risk and liability.  “We selected the dtSearch Engine because of the ease of integration at our end, and the resulting client ease of use.  We particularly valued dtSearch Corp.’s commitment to excellence and innovation.”

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Medical Center adds document management with Fortis PowerWeb and embedded dtSearch.
The system will even assist with HIPPA, through Fortis’ Audit Trail. The clinic chose “Fortis PowerWeb, including Full Text searching ... Today, between 300 and 400 doctors, nurses, medical staff, and business office staff can find patient information.”
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JAMIA

See Information Management for excerpts from “Integrating Query of Relational and Textual Data in Clinical Databases: A Case Study” published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Click here for the full article.


“I am very happy with this product, especially with its ability to search PDF files. I download a lot of scientific publications as PDF files to read and then create a database of information from them and dtSearch helps me keep track of the content of those papers. The bottom line is that this search engine does what these folks say it will do and it doesn’t waste my time in the process.” — Professor, Animal Sciences, University of Missouri


“I am a writer, working on a three-year book project. I’ve accumulated 1000 pages of typed notes — so much that I wouldn’t be able to find what I’m looking for without dtSearch to help. The “w/5 words” and “w/25 words” feature is especially useful; if I’m trying to remember what Dr. So-and-so said about gene therapy, for instance, I can search for “so-and-so” and “gene,” and presto, I’ve got the quote. I’m recommending dtSearch to my fellow writers and listserv correspondents.” — Author of The Genome War, a behind-the-scenes account of the race between the federal government and a private company to complete the complete human genetic code. Link to this book at Amazon.com


“The fastest, easiest, most reliable, manipulable, multiple-index, user-friendly search engine I have ever seen for Windows users ... dtSearch is a terrific solution for anyone who needs to search a lot of files. I am most pleased with it, and with the time it has saved me in locating information in the 20+ gigabytes of data” — D.P.M., J.D.


Imulus deploys dtSearch in high-security technical instruments library

Imulus deploys dtSearch in high-security technical instruments library.
Imulus® is an interactive agency specializing in helping customers find engaging ways to communicate their message. For one of its Fortune 50 clients, Imulus needed to deploy a web-based library of technical instruments data. “The dtSearch Engine gave us the ability to create a search that spanned both the website and other relevant libraries. We used the dtSearch Engine APIs to enforce permissions inside the technical library ... The DataSouce API was super-flexible in terms of linking full-text data and meta data from any source.”

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ARINC, the leading provider of solutions for aviation, airports, defense, government and transportation, adds dtSearch to digital library

ARINC, the leading provider of solutions for aviation, airports, defense, government and transportation, adds dtSearch to digital library.
ARINC is an ISO 9001-certified $636 million company that’s recognized as the leading provider of transportation communications and systems engineering solutions for five major industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, and transportation. ARINC’s 3,000 dedicated employees located in more than 100 offices around the world provide over 200 value-added solutions and services to customers in 140 countries. “dtSearch will become the centerpiece of our digital library. Your product is exactly what we required ... Our users have been begging for this functionality for years. dtSearch’s simple, yet powerful, user interface makes it a winner with our users. Thanks for an excellent product.”
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IQMS adds dtSearch to its leading EnterpriseIQ manufacturing ERP solution.

IQMS adds dtSearch to its leading EnterpriseIQ manufacturing ERP solution.
IQMS provides a feature-rich manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) single-source software solution for business and plant management. The company’s EnterpriseIQ application combines real-time manufacturing, accounting, and supply chain management. “Our SQL database has tens of thousands of fields. Being able to do quick and accurate SQL searches is a fantastic feature. Knowing it works, and other customers agree, is impressive.”
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Web-based technical help desk and knowledge repository gets its own help with dtSearch

Web-based technical help desk and knowledge repository gets its own help with dtSearch.
Premirus has Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program. Consultants now working for Premirus used a Web-based integrated document solutions approach when setting up a combination knowledge base and technical help desk for a large enterprise IT shop. “We went with the dtSearch Engine after benchmarking it over a number of other products. On sheer processing, dtSearch pulled ahead ... In fact, in the final analysis, dtSearch was so good, and so much better than the competing products, benchmarking was cut short by a final decision by the developers to move ahead with dtSearch ... Search time was half-second or less ... The daily dtSearch index rebuild would take just a couple of minutes.”
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IApproach FAA airworthiness information flies with dtSearch

IApproach FAA airworthiness information flies with dtSearch.
IApproach by Tdata brings together all FAA airworthiness materials. “We chose dtSearch because it was the most powerful choice both for the end users and for the speed of the indexing.”
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American Technology Services creates custom Web solutions with dtSearch

American Technology Services creates custom Web solutions with dtSearch.
A client of American Technology Services or ATS needed a comprehensive search engine for a multifaceted online energy industry site. “Search time over even a very large database was instantaneous ... None of the other search engines we tried searched with the same accuracy.”
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IQMS helps meet medical device manufacturers’ ERP needs with dtSearch.
Medical device manufacturers operate in one of the world’s most competitive and highly regulated industries where success can hinge on time-to-market and traceability. IQMS’ EnterpriseIQ offers a powerful enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution tailored to meet the unique challenges of the medical device manufacturing industry. “With documentation being a critical aspect for our customers, searching quickly and accurately is key. The speed with which dtSearch enables our customers to scan text files as well as PDFs is fabulous.”

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Consultant to pharmaceutical and health care industries prescribes dtSearch.
“A consultancy that specializes in FDA-regulated industries needs to take great care in choosing the software that it recommends ... dtSearch meets the exacting requirements of my practice.” dtSearch “was quick to index, even quicker to update, and virtually instant to search. dtSearch also has a lot of customization options built-in ... rich with potential.”
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EDI Solutions employs dtSearch for medical document “search and rescue.”
Specializing in the health care industry, EDI Solutions automates the electronic capture of virtually any paper report, reformatting and inputting the captured data directly into a billing module, electronic medical record system, or custom archive module. “dtSearch is our search engine of choice ... It blows away database type data repositories in terms of document access speed.”

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“I am taking this rare opportunity to totally endorse a software product ... dtSearch that is the answer to my dreams. I am a self employed inventor and generally file everything under “S” as in somewhere. That makes the filing easy but the retrieval was a nightmare. Your better than expected product has relocated all of my numerous missing data snippets and has put the organized “snag/hook” on my missing data. Well done indeed to all.” — Executive, Perma-Hull International, Inc.


dtSearch was featured at a Northwest Ohio .Net User Group, www.nwnug.com, meeting.

“dtSearch allows me to index all the records for the last 10 years and call up any one in an instant ... Its a great program.”
— MD, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Washington, D.C.


“A Review of Trends and Demands for PET Imaging ... PET data are extracted from the NUC-NET database using dtSearch.” — Newsline, Commentary, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine


“I don’t think I have ever written a ‘fanmail’ letter like this before, because I’ve never been so impressed by a utility; until I came upon dtSearch.” — Physician


 
4 out of 5 of Fortune Magazine’s most profitable companies have dtSearch developer or multi-user licenses.
 
 
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