TopBraid

TopBraid Enterprise Vocabluary Net (EVN)

The solution supporting data discovery, organizing terminology, and reusing information involves knowledge organization systems such as dictionaries, taxonomies, thesauri, and ontologies created and managed with TopBraid EVN. These systems can be integrated as an integral part of the enterprise's information ecosystem. TopBraid EVN not only allows sophisticated management of taxonomies and thesauri by multiple users simultaneously but also enables building connections between disparate information resources. As a result, it helps strike a balance between building centralized, institutional concept dictionaries and decentralized contextual dictionaries (specific to particular departments, industries, or countries).

Key features include:

1. Ability to create and manage dictionaries concurrently by multiple users (access to versatile collaborative tools).

2. Intuitive user interface.

3. Flexible data model.

4. Ability to create and manage working copies.

5. Access control for functions and data.

6. Data validation rules.

7. Import/Export capabilities (RDBMS, XML, RDF, OWL, etc.).

8. Automatic document annotation (tagging) using EVN Tagger.

9. Integration with external Linked Data sources.

10. Compliance with W3C standards (SKOS, SPARQL, OWL, etc.).

11. Tools for validating created dictionaries, ontologies, etc.

12. High scalability.

These features make TopBraid EVN a powerful solution for efficiently managing and utilizing knowledge organization systems within an enterprise's information landscape.

TopBraid Enterprise Data Governance? (EDG)

TopBraid EDG is a comprehensive and holistic solution that enables the management and integration of knowledge organization systems, including ontologies, data models, taxonomies, dictionaries, etc. It is built on standards, providing organizations with a scalable and modular product that ensures high-quality data maintenance, increased reliability, and usability. TopBraid EDG automates the data and metadata creation process, offering flexible capabilities for users to access, browse, and combine multiple resources.

Key features include:

1. Intuitive user interface.

2. Flexible data storage model.

3. Management of hierarchical structures - support for single or multi-level organizational data.

4. Ability to create and manage working copies.

5. Access to collaborative tools for team collaboration.

6. Integration of various reference data sets.

7. Built-in data validation rules.

8. Integration with other systems and Linked Data through web services and APIs.

9. Customization options for user interfaces, metamodels, import/export, web services, etc.

10. Compliance with W3C standards (SKOS, SPARQL, OWL, etc.).

11. Ability to store and share the semantics (meaning) of stored information.

12. User activity monitoring.

13. Available as an Enterprise solution, enabling integration with other systems using LDAP and JMS technologies.

With these features, TopBraid EDG empowers organizations to efficiently manage and integrate their knowledge organization systems, ensuring data quality and enhancing the value and reliability of their information assets.

TopBraid Reference Data Manager? (RDM)

TopBraid RDM is a complementary solution to TopBraid EDG, specifically designed for managing and handling datasets with a reference character, such as classifications, dictionaries, code lists, etc. It provides users with rich capabilities for creating, updating, and managing reference data. With validation and control tools, TopBraid RDM enhances data quality, leading to more accurate decision-making within an organization.

Key features include:

1. Intuitive user interface.

2. Flexible data storage model.

3. Management of hierarchical structures - support for single or multi-level organizational data.

4. Ability to create and manage working copies.

5. Access to collaborative tools for team collaboration.

6. Integration of various reference datasets.

7. Built-in data validation rules.

8. Integration with other systems and Linked Data through web services and APIs.

9. Customization options for user interfaces, metamodels, import/export, web services, etc.

10. User activity monitoring.

With TopBraid RDM, organizations can effectively manage and maintain reference data, ensuring data quality and accuracy. The solution provides users with a comprehensive set of tools to handle reference datasets, leading to better decision-making processes within the organization.

TopBraid Live? (TBL)

TopBraid Live (TBL) is an intelligent application server based on semantic technologies. It enables the integration of distributed data silos and systems, allowing the creation of intelligent applications and services. Built on the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), TBL serves as a unique platform for building applications based on Linked Data and Semantic Web, fully supporting W3C standards such as RDF, RDFS, OWL, and SPARQL.

Key features include:

1. Ability to perform SPARQL queries, including queries to SPARQL endpoints.

2. Defining and invoking rules and constraints for data and information.

3. Support for distributed queries to various databases.

4. On-demand data access.

5. Integration with business applications like search engines.

6. Managing multiple models and creating mapping rules between models.

7. Access to data using RDFa, RSS/Atom, Email, RDBMS, CMS, Excel, text, CSV, UML, XML connectors.

TopBraid Live provides a powerful and flexible platform for working with semantic data and allows users to create intelligent applications that leverage Linked Data and Semantic Web standards. It facilitates the integration and utilization of diverse data sources, enabling organizations to build advanced and data-driven solutions.

TopBraid Composer? Standard Edition (TBC-SE)

The described tool is called "TopBraid Composer" (TBC) - a versatile software with rich capabilities for creating and managing ontologies and other knowledge organization systems such as taxonomies and dictionaries. It is fully compliant with W3C standards in the domain of Semantic Web and is implemented as an Eclipse plugin.

Key features of TopBraid Composer (TBC) include:

1. Automatic conversion to RDF format from spreadsheets, UML diagrams, and other data sources, facilitating easy import and transformation of data into ontologies.

2. SPINMap - a tool based on the SPARQL language for ontology mapping, enabling seamless integration and linking of different ontologies and data.

3. Ability to connect to a relational database, allowing integration of data from external databases.

4. Ability to connect to external triple stores via SPARQL endpoint, enabling access to Linked Data resources.

5. Graphical editor for RDF graphs, making it easy to visually design ontologies and relationships between them.

6. Data validation tools, enabling the verification of data correctness and consistency within ontologies.

TopBraid Composer (TBC) provides advanced capabilities for data management in accordance with Semantic Web standards, facilitating the creation of complex ontologies and effective knowledge organization.

TopBraid Composer Maestro Edition? (TBC-ME)

TBC-ME stands for "TopBraid Composer for Modelers and Enthusiasts" - a comprehensive tool that combines extensive ontology modeling capabilities with the advantages of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for creating Semantic Web applications.

TBC-ME includes all the functionalities of TBC-SE (TopBraid Composer for Standard Edition) and, in addition, offers the following features:

1. Ability to import and convert XML and XML Schema files to RDF, as well as extended capabilities for working with Microdata and RDFa standards.

2. IDE for all TopBraid programming tools, including SPIN for SPARQL rules, templates, and data quality control.

3. SPARQLMotion, which provides over 100 built-in data processing modules.

4. SPARQL Web Pages and Application Components, facilitating the development of web-based applications.

5. Ability to administer and customize all TopBraid products, including TopBraid EVN (Enterprise Vocabulary Network), RDM (Reference Data Manager), and more.

6. Local Jetty web server for testing web services and applications.

7. Local SPARQL endpoint, allowing for querying RDF data locally.

8. Built-in web services such as "search" (to find instances of a given class that meet specified criteria), getResource, and putResource.

TBC-ME is designed to support modelers and developers in the Semantic Web domain, providing a comprehensive environment for ontology modeling, data processing, and application development. It allows users to work efficiently with RDF data and build powerful Semantic Web applications.