Blink is an information management system based on the revolutionary semantic Web technology that allows teams and organisations to share valuable, work-critical knowledge in an easy and flexible way.

Blink is an information management system based on the revolutionary semantic Web technology that allows teams and organisations to share valuable, work-critical knowledge in an easy and flexible way.

Once you define your business ontology you can define who has access to which part of the ontology and provide the team members with user accounts. The system will build a user interface that reflects Your Business ontology.

Team members can then share their knowledge, using the newly created interface. Sharing of knowledge is done by filling simple forms, uploading documents and by linking existing elements together.

 

Blink is designed with simplicity of use as the first objective (see our Manifesto), the process of launching your own Blink knowledge portal can be summarized in the following steps:

• Register for a Blink account
• Log in as Admin and create your Business Ontology
• Create a user account for each of your team members
• Decide which users have access to which zones of information
• Invite your users to start using Blink

All these steps can be done directly from your prefered web browser.
As a user you can do any of the following:

• Navigate zones of interest
• Use Global search to find information
• Add new elements
• Upload documents of any format and assign them to the appropriate elements
• Link elements together using the relationships defined in your business ontology

Blink has unique combination of flexibility, power and ease of use that allow you to create a knowledge portal that truly reflects your business needs.

Here are some example of how this is done:

• Avoid repetitive work that results from lack of communication between team members. Team members will Blink a solution they find to a problem, and thus save others from having to repeat the same effort when facing a similar problem.
• Free up key resources, by reducing the time they spend answering the same question multiple time.
• Reduce losses caused by the departure of personnel. Since all the information they have recorded in Blink will be still available after their departure.
• Reduce learning curve for new recruits, since they can use Blink to understand many corporate practices and skills.
• Secure all corporate information in one place, as opposed to having it scattered in mail boxes, local hard drives, etc.
• Access information anytime anywhere. Through a secure web access, that will permit you to get information from home, at client location or on a business trip.

Blink combines the following characteristics that make it unique:

• Simple interface
• Semantic Web engine
• Web based solution

Having these three elements means that a team that needs to set up a knowledge portal can do so very quickly:

• The only hardware requirement is access to a browser
• Very little time required to learn the application
• Customization can be done in less than half an hour

Access to the power of the Semantic Web model allows:

• Complete representation of the knowledge domain
• Ability to create custom zones and categories
• Can define relationships between any two categories (did you present the category concept? Or should you mention elements here?)
• Use the relationships to link elements and thus create meaningful navigation when exploring the knowledge base

Blink is a knowledge sharing solution for teams ranging between 5 to 50 members. It allows all the information related to a certain project or topic to be stored and organised in a simple and easy to locate method.

Blink can be used in the following environments:

Research teams Experimental results Publications Collaborators References Materials and equipments Patents	Web development teams Art work Stock images Creative Briefs Usability studies Example websites Design standards
Marketing teams Market studies Focus groups Surveys Competitive analysis SWAT analysis	Sales Teams Propsects Contacts Companies Clients Proposals References Sales aids
Engineering teams Project plans Resources Suppliers Problems Proposals Task management