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Gruff can be embedded in any web page to use Gruff inside your own web site or web application. The file embedding.html in the Gruff installation folder provides a complete example of this. Display that file in a web browser to see the complete instructions for setting everything up. That same file serves as an … Continue reading Embedding Gruff In a Web Page →

AllegroGraph Named 2022 “Trend Setter” by Database Trends and Applications AllegroGraph has been named a 2022 Trend Setting Product by Database Trends and Applications. Additionally, AllegroGraph was recently named “Best Knowledge Graph” by KMWorld Readers’ Choice award voting. “The world is changing rapidly, and so are enterprise data requirements. Whether it is anticipating supply chain … Continue reading AllegroGraph Named 2022 “Trend Setter” →

The new year will bring us many exciting developments in data-enabling technologies including the merging of artificial intelligence with quantum computing and graph neural networks, which will power extremely complex, next-generation algorithms. Knowledge graphs will become lego-like with the ability to be plugged into diverse applications. With mounting concern over social media sites using personal data, … Continue reading Predictions: Quantum AI, Graph Neural Networks, and Personal Data Pods →

Franz Inc. has clearly stated that all of its products including: AllegroGraph, Allegro CL, Allegro NFS and Gruff have no exposure to the security vulnerability from Log4j. Franz’s products have never used Log4j, unlike other Java based graph databases and products that are vulnerable to this security exploit. Apache Log4j is a Java-based logging utility … Continue reading Franz Inc. Announces AllegroGraph Has No Log4j Security Exposure →

AllegroGraph enables users to export data out of their Knowledge Graph and perform graph analytics with Apache Spark, one of the most popular platforms for large-scale data processing. Users immediately gain machine learning and SQL database solutions as well as GraphX and GraphFrames, two frameworks for running graph compute operations on data. A key benefit … Continue reading Graph Analytics with AllegroGraph and Apache Spark →

At KMWorld Connect 202, three knowledge management industry leaders shared their views of the future of knowledge management and  the technologies and trends that will create high-value for organizations. Hariprasad Reddy, vice president and chief quality officer, Wipro, Jans Aasman, CEO, Franz Inc., and John Chmaj, senior director, product strategy, knowledge management, Verint, each reflected on how knowledge management requirements are … Continue reading Looking at KM for futuristic organizations & digital intelligence at KMWorld Connect 2021 →

By Dr. Jans Aasman Neuro-Symbolic AI, which is alternatively called composite AI, is a relatively new term for a well-established concept with enormous significance for almost any enterprise application of Artificial Intelligence. By combining AI’s statistical foundation (exemplified by machine learning) with its knowledge foundation (exemplified by knowledge graphs and rules), organizations get the most effective … Continue reading Neuro-Symbolic AI: The Peak of Artificial Intelligence →

AllegroGraph also wins Finalist position for “Best Cognitive Computing and AI Platform”. Franz Inc., is proud to announce it has been named the “Best Knowledge Graph” in the 2021 KMWorld Readers’ Choice Award voting. Additionally, AllegroGraph was considered a “Finalist” in the category of Best Cognitive Computing and AI platforms for the Readers’ Choice awards. … Continue reading Franz’s AllegroGraph Named “Best Knowledge Graph” by KMWorld Readers’ Choice →

Dr. Jans Aasman was interviewed for this KMWorld article. Cognitive search The implications of this trivial example are considerable for enterprise search users. It indicates that effective search is based on understanding basic attributes such as who the user is, what he or she is looking for, and how that meaning is conveyed in the … Continue reading Putting intelligent search to work →

Nowadays, enterprises are starting to adopt streaming pipelines to provide insights that adapt to new data in real-time. This goes beyond traditional approaches that operate on data batches. Compared to batch processing, the advantage of streaming is obvious. For example, in the manufacturing area, analyzing data from various sensors in real-time allows a manufacturer to spot problems … Continue reading Graph Streaming Pipelines with Kafka and AllegroGraph →