Knowledge Management System
Competitiveness requires a superior knowledge management system
Managing information well is one of the things that can help make an enterprise more competitive. Companies are inundated with information today – from business intelligence to external communications to internal databases. Clearly, companies with an excellent knowledge management system will not only avoid the hassles of information overload, but will be able to marshal data assets in order to increase operational efficiency and organizational agility. Taxonomies are growing in use and popularity today as a knowledge management system. A well-built taxonomy can help a company simplify the storage and retrieval of any data asset. But building a taxonomy from scratch is an expensive proposition, and can take quite a bit of time. If you're considering implementing a taxonomical knowledge management system for your business, consider the resources and ready-made taxonomies available at Taxonomy Warehouse.
Get a knowledge management system at Taxonomy Warehouse, sponsored by Dow Jones
Taxonomy Warehouse offers free resources and pre-built taxonomies to the business community. Dow Jones Client Solutions created Taxonomy Warehouse, which provides more than 660 taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies, and metadata collections that can be appropriated and customized for your purposes. That means you can implement a better knowledge management system in short order, and begin reaping the financial and operational benefits more quickly. Taxonomies from Taxonomy Warehouse are available in 39 languages and cover 73 subject domains, from Accounting to Zoology. In addition you'll find helpful resources such as information on the cost and benefits of deploying a taxonomy system, white papers and webcasts on best practices in knowledge management, and links to industry news and events. Whether you're just beginning your research into how a taxonomy can help your organization or you're ready to license a pre-built taxonomy, Taxonomy Warehouse has the answers and resources you need.
How a taxonomy system can improve management of corporate knowledge
When you implement a knowledge management system such as a taxonomy or vocabulary, you provide a more effective way to categorize internal and external data. Consequently, users have a much easier time navigating and can perform more successful searches, allowing them to get the data they need to make faster decisions. As information is used and shared more efficiently, the organization becomes more agile, able to respond more quickly to market opportunities and threats. Deploying a superior knowledge system also streamlines the management of information, eliminating the redundancies in data and operations that can drain productivity and profits.
Go to www.taxonomywarehouse.com to learn more about information organization, information integrating, metadata management, ontology, building taxonomy systems and more. Visit www.dowjones.com/clientsolutions for more custom applications for your organization.
