software
for rapid visual analysis of complex, time-oriented data. DataMontage 1.1 introduces
several new features that add more analytic depth and user flexibility. For example, non-linear
time scales let users “zoom in” on data in a narrow time period of interest while viewing the rest
of the data in compressed form. Datapoint queries dynamically highlight data points that satisfy
user-specified criteria, enabling more sophisticated searches for patterns in the data. In
addition, DataMontage 1.1 lets organizations customize the software’s user interface to best suit
their applications and users’ preferences, and it affords users more flexibility in rendering and
labeling graphs.
DataMontage is a Java class library that offers unparalleled flexibility to display information-
dense collections of timelines, time-series graphs and time-stamped notes. DataMontage
enhances reporting and decision support systems for medical data review, manufacturing data
analysis, market research, and planning and scheduling – environments in which professionals
are often called upon to quickly glean meaning by detecting time-oriented patterns spanning
many variables.
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (http://www.ssci.com), a Boston-area research and
development company, adopted DataMontage in their Problem Oriented Information Networking
Tool (POINT) under development for the U.S. Army. POINT uses DataMontage to present
information-dense problem-oriented graphical views of patient data to physician users,
generated using an extensive medical knowledge base and sophisticated inference mechanism.
"Using DataMontage's rich programming interface, we can quickly implement sophisticated,
graphical displays with fine control over their appearance and customized user interactions,"
said Dr. Lingji Chen, Principal Investigator on the POINT project. "Also, DataMontage provides
unique visualization methods, such as non-linear time scales and timeline correlation, which
enable physicians to see subtle patterns in complex data sets more quickly and intuitively."
DataMontage is one of a family of commercially available intelligent software tools and
applications offered by Stottler Henke, a software development and consulting company with
deep expertise in artificial intelligence and other advanced software technologies.
"DataMontage helps decision-makers connect many dots to form a discernable picture," said
Jim Ong, Group Manager at Stottler Henke. "By presenting coordinated collections of graphs
and timelines, DataMontage makes it possible to find important relationships in complex data
much more easily and rapidly than can be seen using traditional graphs."
DataMontage allows users to view graphs and timelines stacked vertically or arranged in rows
and columns to see patterns spanning multiple variables. Flexible control over the color, shape,
and size of graph and timeline symbols lets users encode multiple attributes and highlight
significant data points. Colored lines and regions in XY graphs help users compare data points
to reference values and ranges. DataMontage lets users see additional information associated
with each graphical data element using mouse rollovers, popup HTML windows, and navigation
to another web page. Any Java applet, application, or Web server application can configure the
content and format of DataMontage displays via Java application programming interface (API).
Programs written in Java or in other languages can also configure DataMontage displays by
creating Extensible Markup Language (XML) files.
DataMontage 1.1 is available immediately. Stottler Henke is marketing DataMontage to
independent software vendors, systems integrators, and end user organizations. Pricing starts
at $695 for a minimum configuration of developer and end user licenses. Development of
DataMontage was funded in large part by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Founded in 1988, Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. applies artificial intelligence and other
advanced software technologies to solve problems that defy solution using traditional
approaches. The company delivers intelligent software solutions for education and training,
planning and scheduling, knowledge management and discovery, decision support, and software
development. Stottler Henke's clients include manufacturers, retailers, educational media
companies and government agencies. Stottler Henke received a 2004 “Brandon Hall Excellence
in Learning” award for innovative technology, and was named one of the "top 100” companies
making a significant impact on the military training industry in 2003 and 2004 by Military
Training Technology magazine.
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Web: http://www.stottlerhenke.com.
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