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Databases can contain a lot of textual data. Text may be limited to names and addresses, or it may be as broad as abstracts and articles. Text requires parsing and indexing to be searchable. Text also requires a different set of search rules. Omnidex enables you to search the words in your text fields, and also provides flexible search features designed for languages.

• Search for words in your database - Omnidex can parse your data and index the individual words. You can then search for those words anywhere in the database.

• Use language-specific features - Language-specific features are needed to effectively search textual data. Omnidex allows misspellings, synonyms, word variations, phonetics and transpositions, enabling you to search informal discussions and unstructured data.

• Get search engine features in your database - Internet search engines are great at searching text files. Get those same features in your database. Type general searches and see excerpts from your database, ordered by relevancy.

• Combine text searches with standard searches - Omnidex can search textual data and non-textual data, all in one standard SQL statement, all through standard ODBC and JDBC interfaces.

Databases with textual data can now be searched as easily as databases with structured data. Unlock the textual data without introducing unnecessary complexity. Omnidex knows to use textual rules when searching textual data, and structured rules when searching structured data.

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