NovoDynamics
Encyclopedia
NovoDynamics is a software development company specializing in image analysis
, pattern recognition
and data mining
.
Though NovoDynamics is perhaps best known for developing Arabic Optical Character Recognition
(Arabic OCR) and image enhancement applications for Middle Eastern languages, the company’s data mining and pattern recognition capabilities have also been leveraged to support drug discovery efforts in the pharmaceutical industry and complex pricing analysis in the automotive industry.
(ERIM) in the early 1990s, and later became NovoDynamics. In 2003, NovoDynamics became an In-Q-Tel
Portfolio company.
, Pashto, Dari, Urdu and Arabic OCR. VERUS 2.0 also supports Spanish and Embedded English/French.
ArborPharm - Chemically intelligent mining of large pharmaceutical discovery data sets to support drug discovery.
. Before scanned documents, faxes, or forms can be automatically managed, translated or searched, they first must be converted into a computer-readable form. Given NovoDynamics' focus on Middle Eastern Languages, several applications for such software exist within the public and private sector, as well as academia.
. After its inauguration in 2002, the library began one of the largest Arabic digitization efforts in the world.
Yale
Supporting Yale University's effort to create a scholarly Web-based portal for the study of the Middle East, including its history, culture, development.
Image analysis
Image analysis is the extraction of meaningful information from images; mainly from digital images by means of digital image processing techniques...
, pattern recognition
Pattern recognition
In machine learning, pattern recognition is the assignment of some sort of output value to a given input value , according to some specific algorithm. An example of pattern recognition is classification, which attempts to assign each input value to one of a given set of classes...
and data mining
Data mining
Data mining , a relatively young and interdisciplinary field of computer science is the process of discovering new patterns from large data sets involving methods at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics and database systems...
.
Though NovoDynamics is perhaps best known for developing Arabic Optical Character Recognition
Optical character recognition
Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping...
(Arabic OCR) and image enhancement applications for Middle Eastern languages, the company’s data mining and pattern recognition capabilities have also been leveraged to support drug discovery efforts in the pharmaceutical industry and complex pricing analysis in the automotive industry.
History
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the company spun out from the Environmental Research Institute of MichiganEnvironmental Research Institute of Michigan
-History:The Environmental Research Institute of Michigan began as Willow Run Laboratories in 1946, but was established as a private not for profit research institute when it formally separated from the University of Michigan in 1972. ERIM contributed to the development of remote sensing for...
(ERIM) in the early 1990s, and later became NovoDynamics. In 2003, NovoDynamics became an In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel of Arlington, Virginia, United States is a not-for-profit venture capital firm that invests in high-tech companies for the sole purpose of keeping the Central Intelligence Agency equipped with the latest in information technology in support of United States intelligence capability...
Portfolio company.
Commercial products
VERUS High-performance Optical Character Recognition and image enhancement for Arabic-based scripts, including PersianPersian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, Pashto, Dari, Urdu and Arabic OCR. VERUS 2.0 also supports Spanish and Embedded English/French.
ArborPharm - Chemically intelligent mining of large pharmaceutical discovery data sets to support drug discovery.
Use of Middle Eastern OCR technology
OCR is used most often as a component technology of content managementContent management
Content management, or CM, is the set of processes and technologies that support the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium. In recent times this information is typically referred to as content or, to be precise, digital content...
. Before scanned documents, faxes, or forms can be automatically managed, translated or searched, they first must be converted into a computer-readable form. Given NovoDynamics' focus on Middle Eastern Languages, several applications for such software exist within the public and private sector, as well as academia.
Libraries
Bibliotecha AlexandrinaBibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...
. After its inauguration in 2002, the library began one of the largest Arabic digitization efforts in the world.
Yale
YALE
RapidMiner, formerly YALE , is an environment for machine learning, data mining, text mining, predictive analytics, and business analytics. It is used for research, education, training, rapid prototyping, application development, and industrial applications...
Supporting Yale University's effort to create a scholarly Web-based portal for the study of the Middle East, including its history, culture, development.
Content management providers
- HummingbirdHummingbird Ltd.Hummingbird Ltd. is a subsidiary of Open Text and is a provider of enterprise software solutions including Exceed. Initially founded as a consulting business in 1984, Hummingbird evolved into a strong player in the connectivity market...
provides an enterprise content management platform to thousands of users worldwide, including to the Middle East. - Captiva/EMC2EMC CorporationEMC Corporation , a Financial Times Global 500, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure hardware, software, and services. EMC is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.Former Intel executive Richard Egan and his...