Steinkrug Ltd, a small Cambridge, UK-based software house, has released a new version of its GenePage knowledge management product that supports Netscape Navigator as well as Microsoft Internet Explorer. Peter Kruger, managing director, had expected to release the Netscape version in the third quarter, but he says that customer demand hurried the schedule along.
GenePage is a tool that sits beside a web browser on a client and compiles an xml-style HTML web page detailing the userÆs interests and likely areas of expertise, by analyzing browser data such as history files and browser cache. The completed file is added to the userÆs web site, with various features such as automatic meta-tagging of keywords. The software uses genetic algorithms to merge these files with other users in a development environment – a process of software Darwinism discards weak information and keeps the strong.
Steinkrug markets GenePage to small to medium sized businesses as a cheap and cheerful alternative to a server-based knowledge management system. It is free to home users, and costs $49 for a commercial license.
