a.k.a. Taxonomy Manager
INFORMATION GOVERNANCE CONTROLSDeveloped by practitioners with hands-on experience in the field, a.k.a.® software is built for information management professionals who require robust, enterprise-grade tools to handle complex classification, metadata management, and governance tasks efficiently.
One application that does it all!
a.k.a.® software is a metadata management and classification tool designed to help organisations structure, govern, and manage information assets effectively.
With a.k.a. software you can build and manage multiple information governance control tools within a single application.
a.k.a. enables the creation and maintenance of taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies, controlled vocabularies, and metadata frameworks to support data and information governance.
a.k.a. integrates with information systems such as SharePoint and ECM platforms, facilitating standardisation and consistency of language across multiple platforms to facilitate interoperability and cleaner migration.
Tools for describing information assets
- Managed metadata
- Faceted classification schemes
- Controlled vocabularies
- Data catalogs
- Glossaries
Tools for finding information assets
- Taxonomies for search
- Folksonomies
- Thesauri
- Ontologies
- Navigation schemes
Tools for managing information assets
- Information asset registers
- Records inventories
- Retention and disposal schedules
- Vital records registers
Tools for organising information assets
- Business classification schemes
- File plans
- Data maps
- Information architecture
Tools for transforming data
- Code / Rules Library
- XSL template generator
- XML transformations
Bespoke control tools
- Bespoke schemes:
- Registers
- Schedules
- Catalogs
- Lists
The a.k.a. advantage
a.k.a. is significantly different to all other metadata, taxonomy, architecture and governance tools currently on the market.
Designed for non-technical users
With a.k.a. you will be able to undertake complex tasks which are normally undertaken by IT specialists.
a.k.a. delivers functionality (mapping tools, wizards, scripts and templates) to simplify technical tasks like generating export files and publishing interactive reports to the web.
Better than a spreadsheetUbiquitous software
a.k.a. is designed to integrate with any information system, current or future.
We know that you maintain multiple information systems. We make it easier for you to standardize and harmonize your language across ALL of your business systems.
Agile, extensible, scalable
When your organization is rapidly evolving, you need a tool that can evolve and change with you, staying in sync with your data and information environment.
With its innovative configuration tools, a.k.a.® enables you to extend your data model in any direction.
Customisable out of the box
a.k.a software is ready to use immediately but can be easily customized or configured to meet specific user needs or requirements.
With inbuilt wizards and drag and drop design tools, it’s easy to make configuration changes
Enabling automation of information governance
Information governance processes which are heavily dependent on quality metadata are ideal candidates for automation.
With a.k.a. you can design and create taxonomies, ontologies and appraisal models and convert these into machine readable data for upload into your auto-classification platform.
Code-free functionality
a.k.a. delivers code free functionality (mapping tools, wizards, scripts and templates) to simplify technical tasks like generating XML files and publishing interactive reports to the web.
Connecting the past, present and future
With a.k.a. you can manage your information governance framework over time because current and legacy data can co-exist within the same database.
You don’t have to throw away your legacy schemes – chances are you will need to reference them some time in the future.
Transforming
a.k.a.® enables transformation of data from one state to another with minimal user intervention.
With our data exchange tools, your data can be visualized in a browser or converted into machine readable formats ready to be deployed into your information systems.
With a variety of formats available, a.k.a. exchanges metadata and schemes with virtually every information system.
a.k.a. outputs XML, RDF, CSV and TXT to enable deployment into any information system that will import generic formats. Utility tools enable conversion into specific import formats.
Customized API-based integrators facilitate data exchange with Windows Explorer, Office 365 (SharePoint) and Microfocus Content Manager (formerly HP TRIM).
Multi-jurisdictional and multilingual
Companies operating in a global environment need to output their data in multilingual formats.
a.k.a. enables multiple language renditions of each entity and scheme, with reports, imports and exports filtered by language.
What our users say about a.k.a.
Great software and great support
Conni and her team were fabulous to work with in configuring a.k.a. to meet our very specific needs at Barwon Health. The software is easy to use and the support provided by Synercon has been faultless.
Comprehensive product with endless possibilities of use.
My whole experience with a.k.a has been outstanding. I have heavily relied on customer service to help build databases, give expert opinions on styling and general functionality questions.