i2 iXa Search AN allows i2 Analyst's Notebook to connect to disparate and distributed data sources and perform a single search across these multiple resources. Search results can be explored in depth, hidden relationships can be revealed, and the results visualised, giving a clear picture of the meaning within the data.

Intelligent searching allows a single search to be defined by the user and run simultaneously over multiple data sources. The technology interprets the real world context of the search and removes the need for the user to compose multiple queries to discover all of the variants that might be needed. For instance, iXa Search AN can search for name synonyms, misspellings and other relevant fields from a single search. This frees the user from having to accurately define each search and reduces the risk of overlooking important data.

Searching across large data sources that are not held locally can result in a delay in results being returned. iXa Search AN users do not have to wait for searches to complete before being able to interact with the results. This prevents bottlenecks in the workflow and improves the user's efficiency by allowing them to continue working during the process of data collection.

• Simple, fast and intelligent searching capability across multiple data sources, ensuring the most significant results, ranked by relevance, are returned.
  
  
• Targeted searches of specific data sources of interest to the user.
  
  
• i2's unique intelligent searching technology, allowing the user to define simple searches with in-built heuristics and behaviours to improve the breadth and depth of searches.
  
  
• Pre-chart analysis – iXa Search AN delivers rich tabular analysis tools such as sorting, grouping and filtering, and even export to Microsoft® Excel so the user can immediately identify information that is irrelevant and discard as necessary.
  
  
• The ability to work on data, even as the search is being performed, preventing bottlenecks in the workflow.

i2 can provide multi-source information access and analysis solutions to organisations with disparate and distributed data. iXa technology is based on a web services architecture that allows connections to all data source types irrespective of their location or structure. Inaccessible or isolated data sources are accessible to iXa Search AN via iXa web services and results are then available for analysis and visualisation in Analyst's Notebook.

iXa is a simple and secure method to share information with confidence. It allows access to data sources on the Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), intranet and internet and is flexible enough to support leading security standards for authorisation, authentication and encryption.

The flexible web services architecture of iXa allows business requirements, not previous technology investments, to define strategic architectural data management decisions. This means your organisation can:

• Operate across heterogeneous architectures on any server platform able to support web services
  
  
• Efficiently integrate inconsistent data from multiple sources without first moving it to a data warehouse.
  
  
• Easily transition from a standalone to an enterprise-wide deployment as your needs change.
  
  
• Develop customised solutions in-house using i2 iXa Web Services SDK 2™

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