Cambridge Semantics Explained

Cambridge Semantics
Type:	Private
Founder:	Sean Martin Lee Feigenbaum Simon Martin Emmett Eldred Ben Szekely
Location City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Location Country:	United States
Key People:	Chuck Pieper (chairman and CEO) Alok Prasad (president)
Industry:	Computer software

Cambridge Semantics is a privately held company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with an office in San Diego, California. The company is an enterprise big data management and exploratory analytics software company.

History

Cambridge Semantics was founded in 2007 by Sean Martin, Lee Feigenbaum, Simon Martin, Rouben Meschian, Ben Szekely and Emmett Eldred who all previously worked at IBM's Advanced Technology Internet Group.^{[1] [2]}

In 2012, Cambridge Semantics appointed Chuck Pieper as chief executive. Pieper was previously at Credit Suisse.^[3]

In January 2016, Cambridge Semantics acquired SPARQL City and its graph database intellectual property.^[4]

On April 18, 2024, Altair Engineering acquired Cambridge Semantics.^[5]

Products

• Anzo Smart Data Lake uses Semantic Web Technologies.^{[6] [7]} It allows IT departments and their business users to access data.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}
• AnzoGraph DB Graph database. AnzoGraph DB is a massively parallel processing (MPP) native graph database built for diverse data harmonization and analytics at scale (trillions of triples and more), speed and deep link insights. It is used for embedded analytics that require graph algorithms, graph views, named queries, aggregates, geospatial, built-in data science functions, data warehouse-style BI and reporting functions. It allows users to load and query RDF data using SPARQL or Cypher for OLAP-style analytics.^{[12] [13]}

Marketing

• Cambridge Semantics named SIIA Codie award 2018 finalist.^[14]
• Cambridge Semantics named 2018 Gold Stevie Award Winner for 'Big Data Solutions'.^[15]
• Cambridge Semantics named KMWorld’s 2018 ‘100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management’.^[16]
• Cambridge Semantics named to Database Trends and Applications' 'Trend-Setting Products in Data and Information Management for 2018'.^[17]
• Cambridge Semantics named to KMWorld Trend-Setting Products of 2017.^[18]
• Cambridge Semantics named to Database Trends and Applications 'DBTA 100: The Companies That Matter Most in Data'.^[19]
• Cambridge Semantics named SIIA Codie award 2017 winner for ‘Best Text Analytics and Semantic Technology Solution’.^[20]
• Cambridge Semantics named 2017 Silver Stevie Award Winner for 'Big Data Solutions'.^[21]
• Cambridge Semantics named KMWorld’s 2017 ‘100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management’.^[22]
• Cambridge Semantics named SIIA Codie award 2016 finalist.^[23]
• Cambridge Semantics named KMWorld’s 2016 ‘100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management’^[24] and KMWorld Trend-Setting Products of 2015.^[25]
• Cambridge Semantics named 2016 Bio-IT World Best of Show People's Choice Award Contenders^[26] and 2015 Bio-IT best of show finalist.^[27]
• Anzo Insider Trading Investigation and Surveillance named 2015 CODiE Award finalist.^[28]
• Cambridge Semantics Selected as Finalist for 2014 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Innovation Showcase.^[29]
• Cambridge Semantics named SIIA CODiE Award 2014 finalist.^[30]
• Cambridge Semantics Win 2013 SIIA CODiE Award for best business intelligence and analytics solution.^[31]
• Cambridge Semantics wins KMWorld 2012 Promise Award.^[32]
• Cambridge Semantics wins Best of Show at 2012 Bio-IT World Conference.^[33]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lynch. Brendan. Boston Business Journal. Ex-IBMers aim at better search tech. 27 April 2016.
2. Web site: Resende. Patricia. With explosion of big data comes big growth for Cambridge Semantics. Boston Business Journal. 27 April 2016.
3. Web site: Seiffert. Don. Chuck Pieper named CEO at Cambridge Semantics. Boston Business Journal. 27 April 2016.
4. Web site: Leopold. George. Cambridge Semantics Buys Graph Database Specialist. Datanami. 27 April 2016. 14 January 2016.
5. Web site: Altair . Altair Acquires Cambridge Semantics, Powering Next-Generation Enterprise Data Fabrics and Generative AI . 2024-06-13 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
6. Web site: Bertolucci. Jeff. Big Data + Semantic Web: Love At First Terabyte? - InformationWeek. InformationWeek. 26 November 2012 . 28 April 2016.
7. Web site: Shacklett. Mary. A start to solving the enterprise data usage problem - TechRepublic. TechRepublic. 28 April 2016.
8. Web site: Lawson. Loraine. Cambridge Semantics Offers New Integration Tool. IT Business Edge. 27 June 2014 . 27 April 2016.
9. Web site: Cambridge Semantics Launches Anzo Smart Data Integration. EContent Magazine. 27 April 2016. en-US. 3 July 2014.
10. Web site: Kutz. Erin. Cambridge Semantics, Looking to Put Microsoft Excel "On Steroids," Brings Intelligent Data Sorting to Non-Techies. Xconomy. 27 April 2016. en-US. 8 July 2010.
11. Web site: McNamara. Paul. Book of Odds opening eyes to new probabilities. Network World. 28 September 2009 . 28 April 2016.
12. News: AnzoGraph™. Cambridge Semantics. 2018-11-14. en-US.
13. News: Cambridge Semantics Announces AnzoGraph™ Open-Standards Graph Database for Analytics Available for Standalone Use. PRWeb. 2018-11-14.
14. Web site: 2018 Finalists. Siia.net. 6 August 2018.
15. Web site: New Product Awards. Stevie Awards. 6 August 2018.
16. Web site: Haimila. Sandra. KMWorld 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management 2018. KMWorld Magazine. 6 August 2018. en-US. 8 March 2018.
17. Web site: Wells. Joyce. Trend-Setting Products in Data and Information Management for 2018. Database Trends and Applications. 6 August 2018. en-US. 7 December 2017.
18. Web site: Haimila. Sandra. KMWorld Trend-Setting Products of 2017. KMWorld Magazine. 6 August 2018. en-US. 14 September 2017.
19. Web site: Wells. Joyce. DBTA 100 2017 - The Companies That Matter Most in Data. Database Trends and Applications. 6 August 2018. en-US. 15 June 2017.
20. Web site: 2017 Finalists. Siia.net. 6 August 2018.
21. Web site: 2017 New Product Award Winners. Stevie Awards. 6 August 2018.
22. Web site: KMWorld 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management 2017. KMWorld Magazine. 6 August 2018. en-US. 1 March 2017.
23. Web site: 2016 Finalists. Siia.net. 27 April 2016.
24. Web site: KMWorld 100 COMPANIES That Matter in Knowledge Management. KMWorld Magazine. 27 April 2016. en-US. 1 March 2016.
25. Web site: McKellar. Hugh. KMWorld Trend-Setting Products of 2015. KMWorld Magazine. 27 April 2016. en-US. 1 September 2015.
26. Web site: 2016 Bio-IT World Best of Show People's Choice Award Contenders. Bio-IT World. 27 April 2016.
27. Web site: Bio-IT World Recognizes 2015 Best of Show Winners. Bio-IT World. 27 April 2016.
28. Web site: Finalists - 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards. Siia.net. 27 April 2016.
29. Web site: Lead Your Digital Enterprise Mit Sloan Cio. 27 April 2016.
30. Web site: Finalists - 2014 SIIA CODiE Awards . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160110105745/http://archive.siia.net/codies/2014/finalist_detail.asp?ID=3 . dead . 10 January 2016 . Siia.net . 27 April 2016 .
31. Web site: 2013 CODiE Award Winners. Siia.net. 27 April 2016.
32. Web site: KMWorld Promise Award Winner. KMWorld Magazine. 27 April 2016. en-US. 30 October 2012.
33. Web site: 2012 Best of Show Winners. Bio-IT World. 27 April 2016.