The Semantic Web, a concept tossed around for years as a Web extension to make it easier to find and group information, is getting a critical boost Tuesday from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

As I discussed in my article on the Semantic Web for our Crackpot Tech feature on February 19th, the standard Web was originally designed for document distribution, and has yet to realize its full ...

The development of database technology is one of the defining achievements of the information technology era. It not only has been the key to dramatically improved record-keeping and business process ...

In light of 9/11, the attempted Christmas Day bombing in 2009 and even last year’s WikiLeaks incident, it’s clear that the search and information-sharing process across government intelligence ...

Semantic Web Company and Ontotext announced that the two organizations are merging to create a knowledge graph and AI powerhouse, Graphwise. Semantic Web Company brings expertise in knowledge ...

Ubiquitous semantic interoperability is like world peace: It’s a goal so grandiose, nebulous and contrary to the fractious realities of distributed networking that it hardly seems worth waiting for.

The BBC’s website for the 2010 World Cup was notable for the raw amount of rich information that it contained. Every player on every team in every group had their own web page, and the ease with which ...