According to Autonomy, its core infrastructure software, the Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL), was selected after a competitive procurement because of its ability to understand the meaning of information from over 1,000 formats including text, audio and video, and over 100 languages, thus enabling Zinio’s worldwide users utilize its conceptual retrieval and highly customized recommendations for sought-after content.
Zinio Inside with IDOL is a tool that is expected to allow internet users immediate and unencumbered access to magazine and book content previously only available in print, opening millions of premium pages from 1,000 different titles for readers to explore, share, purchase and own, added Autonomy.
Richard Maggiotto, president and CEO of Zinio, said: Partnering with Autonomy to bring Zinio Inside to internet users everywhere is a game-changing move that takes digital publishing technology to the next level. This program allows unprecedented access to premium content in its original layout, which readers can share through virtually any social community or viral-based application on the web. Employing Autonomy’s Meaning-Based technology helps to personalize this experience for readers in a way that has never before been possible, allowing search across languages, images, even interactive content like video or flash.
