Information Retrieval

The internet has become the most important source of information in the modern world. No other medium can present information as up to date, or from as wide a range of sources as the internet. This information however, is often only available in unstructured and fragmented forms, making integration of the data into business processes difficult. Abiada helps users to extract relevant information from the Internet for specific business purposes.

Abiada is a distributed spider application with a powerful Host-System, which works together with a number of clients, allowing the system to be highly scalable. Whilst the core of Abiada concentrates on obtaining raw data, the data can be further processed to individual specifications by the installation of selective Plug-In System add-on modules.

Examples of what Abiada can be used for:

  • Combine financial information from many different sources in one personalized, daily feed.
  • Get the most comprehensive data of a real-estate, job or any classified ad market on a regular base.
  • Collect and monitor news of different platforms and review it in one single application with the added value of categorization and relevancy.

Software Development

Astina conceptualises and develops customer-specific business applications such as data processing, portals and process support, mainly for the publishing sector and media houses.

Astinas tailored software solutions are important where standard solutions cannot meet clients needs and expectations. These individualised solutions offer the following advantages for the client:

  • The business applications are seamlessly integrated into the existing software systems.
  • The software is adapted to the business processes, rather than the other way around.
  • Usability is highly valued, so the applications are designed to be as user friendly as possible and do not have any functions which are not needed.

Information Filtering

In response to the increasing flood of information on the web, new ways are being sought to more efficiently evaluate and sort information. Following the processes of information retrieval and data processing, Astina can individually filter out user-relevant information through a recommender system. This ensures that only information applicable to the user will be found in the search.

The information is consolidated, enriched with meta-information and finally tailored to each users individual preferences. The system learns from personal user behaviour and preferences and compares these to similar user behaviour models in order to calculate an exact individual user recommendation.

Customised user recommendation systems are useful for a wide range of applications, for example job or real estate advertisements, financial information, classifieds, address information, news articles, event information or social networks. As the number of users increases, the recommendations not only become more accurate, but also generate a statistical basis for strategic decisions and opportunities for cross-selling and strategic development.

IT Consulting

Astina places great importance on the advice to the customers. Drawing on the expertise of the knowledgeable and experienced team, as well as the strong corporate partners, Astina is able to pass on sound guidance to the customers in the implementation of any complex IT project.

Astina's core competencies lie in:

  • Design of distribute software-systems
  • Database design
  • Architecture of web applications
  • Software project planning