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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – March 31, 2025 – Access Innovations, Inc. has released the Version 3.17 update for its award-winning Data Harmony software suite.

The newest version of the software includes knowledge maps that illustrate the linkages between categories and terms in a taxonomy. Access Innovations Founder and Chief Science Officer Marjorie M.K. Hlava said, “We are excited about this new way to visualize taxonomies because it shows the relationships between terms in a more compelling and understandable format.” Hlava added the knowledge maps have color-coded legends that tie to main categories of terms within each taxonomy to make them easier to decipher at a glance.

Other major improvements in Data Harmony Version 3.17 include a Google Gemini integration so that taxonomies can link seamlessly to ChatGPT for a generative AI conversational search. Also, a new online dictionary link allows an individual who is building a custom taxonomy to look up terms without having to leave the platform in which they are working.

“All of these innovations, as well as the other improvements we have made, are designed to incorporate emerging technology and make it as easy as possible for our clients to build updated, robust taxonomies that maximize their information assets for faster and more precise search by the communities they serve,” Hlava explained.

Building a customized taxonomy with Data Hamony involves an easy, four-step onboarding process. A client identifies the information assets they want to use and selects one or more pre-built knowledge domains from the more than 50 domains in the Access library. Next, they integrate their information through the low code API (Application Programming Interface) of their choice or a secure FTP site. Access Innovations’ semantic experts review the results and fine-tune the vocabulary. As the final step, the  client receives the classified assets and semantic metadata that create their unique taxonomy. The straightforward process allows clients to process millions of information assets, has only low code requirements for API integration, increases search precision, and allows clients to own their metadata tags.

Access Innovations first launched Data Harmony in 1997. It has been in use at client sites since, with continuous improvements and new releases every year. The software focuses on improving the quality of LLMs (large language models) which are the foundation of generative AI systems. Once someone queries a GPT or generative predictive text system, that system then queries the LLM. The system compiles words gathered from the LLM according to the algorithms in the GPT, so the results from AI are only as good as the quality of the LLM data. By focusing on that data, Access helps AI perform better with more accuracy and efficiency.

The software categorizes knowledge assets to improve search precision. Because it automates building and maintenance of a taxonomy, Data Harmony increases staff productivity and accuracy and frees employees to perform other tasks.

A free trial of Data Harmony 3.17 is available by setting up a 15-minute call with Access Innovations. Log onto www.accessinn.com/contact-us or email info@accessinn.vom

About Access Innovations, Inc. – www.accessinn.com, www.taxodiary.com
Access Innovations empowers clients to realize their search goals by leveraging its AI-based Data Harmony suite and team of semantic experts. Data Harmony helps clients build accurate and explainable AI that increases search precision by more than 90 percent and their team’s productivity by more than seven times. For more information about Access Innovations or Data Harmony, please visit www.accessinn.com or www.taxodiary.com.

CONTACT:
Jay Ven Eman
Chief Administration Officer
(505) 975-2755
J_Ven_Eman@accessinn.com

Exclusive insights on today’s OTC market landscape from Parameta Solutions

Amidst a backdrop of macroeconomic volatility, AI expansion, and shifting regulation, the health of the global OTC derivatives market continues to trend upwards, with derivatives notional outstanding growing by over 9% between year-end 2023 and June 30, 2024.

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Report highlights:

• Macroeconomic volatility is increasing the appeal of derivatives as a hedge against turbulent asset prices and market uncertainty; while also creating challenges regarding liquidity, pricing and regulatory compliance.
• Technology is expanding the availability of trading platforms, and the rapid uptake of AI is helping improve efficiency, navigate liquidity challenges, comply with regulation, and support back office functions. 87% of survey respondents reporting that the OTC space is easier to operate in today than in the previous 12 months. 
• However, concerns over liquidity are rising, and survey respondents worry that regulation might be impeding growth for participants looking to expand into Asian markets, especially as trade surveillance measures become more robust.

The rapid evolution of the OTC derivates market underscores the need for consistent, reliable, and transparent market data available from Parameta Solutions.

The Usage Rights Code (URC) gives end users in data-driven industries clear visibility and insight into how data can and cannot be used under complex licensing agreements.

San Francisco, CA, March 25, 2025 — VendEx Solutions is proud to announce the patent approval of its Usage Rights Code (URC)—a breakthrough taxonomy that digitizes and standardizes contractual data usage rights. VendEx is a San Francisco-based SaaS company with offices in New York and Charleston, SC, as well as London and Singapore.

VendEx developed the URC to solve a persistent industry challenge: the lack of a centralized mechanism for interpreting data usage rights across multiple vendors and contract formats.

“VendEx’s Usage Rights Code allows the end users inside institutions that consume data to understand how they can and cannot use the data they have purchased under these complex licensing agreements,” said VendEx CEO Richard F. Clements. “This instant and clear visibility helps firms minimize the risks of inadvertent contract breaches and penalties and will also aid in regulatory compliance measures. Critically, the URC works alongside the VID, VendEx’s patented technology that identifies the ownership and provenance of data, which is necessary for the control of intellectual property as generative AI accelerates the demand for data in training large language models.”

The Usage Rights Code empowers users to identify, source, manage, track, interpret, and transcribe the respective contractual usage rights within their industries. Industries set to benefit from the URC include financial services, broadcasting, music, film, legal, accounting, and any sector that relies on precise data licensing and compliance.

About VendEx Solutions

VendEx Solutions offers a comprehensive data and vendor management ecosystem, built upon industry-standard data identifiers and a digital directory of vendor products and services. This infrastructure supports a range of sophisticated, integrated tools and workflows for both data managers and vendors. Originating in the financial services sector, VendEx has expanded its expertise to address data provenance and usage rights across various data-intensive industries, especially as the demand for governance in generative AI and large language models intensifies.

Press contact:

Juli Morris

press@vendexsolutions.com