Statement of Use from Amsoft -- Thanks!

Hi,

Below is the statement of use from Amsoft.

Thanks Anand!

-Dave

AmSoft Systems is using the UIMA CAS XML and UIMA
Type System XML  

specifications and schemas in accordance with the conformance clauses  

specified in the Unstructured Information Management Architecture 1.0  

specification.  Our use is based on the Apache UIMA open source  

implementation in our main product for multi-modal analytics of web  

contents.

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David A. Ferrucci, PhD

Senior Manager, Semantic Analysis & Integration 

Chief Architect,  UIMA

IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Tel: 914-784-7847, 8/863-7847



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Re: Need your input to submit the Final
UIMA Specification to OASIS

hi David,

AmSoft Systems is using the UIMA CAS XML and UIMA Type System XML  

specifications and schemas in accordance with the conformance clauses  

specified in the Unstructured Information Management Architecture 1.0  

specification.  Our use is based on the Apache UIMA open source  

implementation in our main product for multi-modal analytics of web  

contents.

- anand bhatt

On 25-Oct-08, at 2:27 AM, David Ferrucci wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> The UIMA TC has worked hard to develop a platform-intependent  

> specification of text and multi-modal analytics.

>

> The use of the UIMA Java and C++ Frameworks has grown dramatically
 

> world-wide over the last couple of years and we are very excited  

> about formalizing this specification, as we think it will help guide
 

> future implementations and help ensure interoperability.

>

> You represent "organizational members" of OASIS,  are
users  of UIMA  

> and have helped develop  the UIMA specification at OASIS.

>

> We need just a small bit of your help to  submit the specification
 

> into the final stages of OASIS approval process.

>

> To take the next step we need you to email us a "Statement of
Use".   

> This is easy to do.

>

> A "Statement of Use" is  essentially a one-liner that
acknowledges  

> compliance to some element of the specification. As a user of the
 

> UIMA framework you have complied to various part of the spec.  

> (There are examples below)

>

> Please send yours to  as soon as you can.
  

> We need them by Friday next week at  the latest.

>

> Thanks for your help!!!!

>

>

> Here's general example "Statement of Use"

> =====================================

>

> <Your Organization Name> is successfully using the UIMA CAS
XML and  

> UIMA Type System XML specifications and schemas in accordance with
 

> the conformance clauses specified in the Unstructured Information
 

> Management Architecture 1.0 specification.  Our use is based
on the  

> Apache UIMA open source implementation and includes the  

> interoperation of multiple independent component implementations.

>

> Here are some specific ones:

> =========================

>

> The University of Colorado Denver is using the UIMA CAS and UIMA  

> Type System specifications and XML schemas in accordance with the
 

> conformance clauses specified in the Unstructured Information  

> Management Architecture 1.0 specification. Our use is based on the
 

> Apache UIMA open source implementation. We have integrated  

> components developed on-site with those from the Jena University  

> Language & Information Engineering (JULIE) Lab and the Tsujii
Lab U- 

> compare site (http://u-compare.org).

>

> Temis is successfully using the UIMA CAS XML and UIMA Type System
 

> XML specifications and schemas in accordance with the conformance
 

> clauses specified in the Unstructured Information Management  

> Architecture 1.0 specification.

> Temis main product, Luxid®, is build from the ground using the UIMA
 

> Apache implementation , enhances any existing UIMA-compliant  

> applications and easily integrates and manages any third-party UIMA-

> compliant annotators.

>

>

> -Dave

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> David A. Ferrucci, PhD

> Senior Manager, Semantic Analysis & Integration

> Chief Architect,  UIMA

> IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

> 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

> Tel: 914-784-7847, 8/863-7847

> 

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> http://www.ibm.com/research/uima