xml-dev - RE: Success factors for the Web and Semantic Web

["Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>]

Ok. The Golem has to provide a useful service. 
Here is a a useful thing beyond searching.  

Could an ontology be used to service an engine 
that analyzes a text and determines the intent of 
the sender with regards to the text and what 
actions would meet that intent?  

For example, someone sends me a Request for Proposal.  
As an initial part of the process of responding, one 
has to analyze the text in excruciating detail to 
determine such things as 

o  features of the offering that match or 
approximate the features requested, 

o features that can be met but by alternative means, 

o features that can be met with development but cannot 
be met currently, 

o features that will never be met with or without development

o sentence structures that can lead to contract difficulties 
later on (for instance, use of universals such as ALL, ALWAYS, 
IN EVERY CASE, etc.)

Can an ontology be used to create a proposal such that 
the analysis is easier or requires less analysis?

If business on the web is to be "frictionless", then 
you have to understand the parts that need grease.

Len
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