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Assistum Version 5 has easier navigation, better reporting, and much more flexible controls. It also uses XML for data storage and has an improved Java version. More details are here.

Clients with current support and maintenance agreements can upgrade to Version 5 free of charge. Other clients using Version 4 who wish to upgrade, please contact us.

11th July 2001 - A 'Smart Award' from the UK Department of Trade and Industry has been received by Higher Level Systems Ltd, the creator of Assistum knowledge tools.

The Smart Award is a grant to support and promote enterprise, innovation and increase productivity for small and medium size businesses, and the package of help and support that HLS have been given will be used to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of a potential component of the next phase of the Internet.

This will comprise in the main a Knowledge Transaction Server (KTS) designed by HLS to enable any number of users to develop and consult knowledge at the same time across the Internet using the emerging standards of what Tim Berners-Lee calls the "Semantic Web". The next phase of the evolution of the Internet will create a pool of human knowledge and complement it with machine processability.

25th April 2001 - Assistum 4 is reviewed in the May Edition of PCPRO, the leading UK magazine for IT Professionals.

PCPRO awarded ASSISTUM five stars out of six. The verdict was "Easy-to-use tools which enable you to create powerful rules-based decision-support software. Assistum removes many of the barriers from the distribution of rules-based knowledge - so get sharing."

You can read the review on the PCPRO website. Click on REVIEWS, then on BUSINESS.

NB The reviewer mentions a problem he had with accurately clicking on links.This problem has now been corrected.

3rd April 2001 - Assistum exhibited its new Version 4 products at the Knowledge Management 2001 exhibition in Novotel, Hammersmith, London on April 3-4.

28th January 2001 - Higher Level Systems Ltd, the creator of Assistum, has been invited to join ONTOWEB, a network of academic and industrial partners. ONTOWEB is focussed on the development of the "Semantic Web", and in particular on ontologies that provide standardised frameworks for different domains of business knowledge.

Our particular interest is in knowledge representation and qualitatative modelling. We aim to identify business needs and technical solutions to guide the future development of Assistum.

One decision we have already made is to convert the format of Assistum knowledge bases to XML and to investigate the application of RDF schemas to Assistum knowledge networks.

31st October 2000 - The latest version of Assistum is now available. Version 4 comes in three editions to suit all requirements and all pockets.

• Standard for desktop use - powerful enough to consult corporate knowledge bases and to create/modify your own stand-alone knowledge bases.
  
  
• Professional for departmental use, information linking and Internet publication.
  
  
• Enterprise for large scale system development with Microsoft VBA extensions.

17th October 2000 - Assistum has opened a second office. Situated in Shepherds Bush, London W6, it is convenient for meetings with clients. Our customer support and our developers are also based there. Javier Fuente heads up customer support.

The Liphook office remains Assistum's HQ dealing with Sales, Marketing and administration.

1st September 2000 -A UK Government-backed initiative to increase the value of declining North Sea oil and gas reserves by £1billion is focusing on collaboration and the sharing of best practice throughout the industry.   One of the key projects that emerged was the development of a best-practice methodology to increase the value of development wells.

ASSISTUM’s knowledge management tools were chosen to help in the development, and as a result of a successful prototype, ASSISTUM was asked to complete a full production version of the decision model, Well Decision Navigator.    Work has now begun, using Microsoft VBA for customisation and integration with the Intranet systems of companies involved in the scheme.

The project is being managed for LOGIC by Edinburgh-based decision analysis and knowledge capture specialist TMX Limited.  ASSISTUM model enhancements and VBA extensions are being subcontracted to Assistum Limited.

Steve Brady of Conoco, Co-Chairman of the Steering Group, says that his company is already benefiting from valuable insights gained from the demonstration version.

More details here.

5 June 1999 - A new report - Knowledge Management in the Automotive Industry, written by Paul Tucker and published by Financial Times Automotive, - has ten pages all about Assistum. Quotes include "Assistum .. is the only true knowledge development software tool currently on the market" "Its strength lies in its power to visualise the decision making process .. and to consider all points simultaneously, without applying unfair bias" "It is simplicity itself."

Contact Kristina Leo at Financial Times Automotive on (44) 171 896 2301 for more information about the report.