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Questions & answers about the subject of technology
Do the Uniserv products require any additional connectivity software in client/server operation?
No. All the requisite components are included in the respective Data Quality Real-Time Services and client kit from Uniserv. The Uniserv client/server technology is piggybacked directly onto the TCP/IP system software available in each operating system. You do not have to invest in additional connectivity software.
Do the Uniserv products with an internal update function, e.g. mailRetrieval, ensure that data integrity and transaction security between the application database and the respective data structures of the Data Quality Real-Time Services are provided?
Yes. Various methods are used here depending on the application environment. The most elegant solution consists in automatically synchronizing the Data Quality Real-Time Services at any change in the database via a trigger. Another solution in the client/server environment is that the servers with an update function support the two-phase-commit protocol.
Do the processing operations have to be segmented for larger address databases?
Segmentation is a technique which usually has to be applied by systems with simple technologies, in order to obtain an acceptable performance with very large address databases. The disadvantage of segmentation is that duplicate recognition does not usually take place between the segments. "Blind spots" occur during matching and merging, which can conceal a considerable number of undetected duplicates. In the case of solutions which execute an (internal) segmentation for large databases even up to house level, you have no opportunity to detect the following example as a potential duplicate:
- John Franks, 117 Kings Road, LONDON N22 5SN
- John Franks, 17 Kings Road, LONDON N22 5SN
Does a special database system have to be available, in order to be able to use the Uniserv products?
Our solutions run on any database systems which are generally used on the respective system platforms. Our software solutions adapt to their system environment and not the other way round!
Which of the two methods is better suited for error-tolerant searching, fuzzy logic or phonetics?
The respective methods should be used depending on the type of the transmission and acquisition. If optimum quality is a major concern, not only …. but also and how are important and not either … or.
Both methods should also be used in combination. In this case, you also have errors under control, in which e.g. a name was incorrectly understood over the telephone and a typing error was also input in the database during data entry.
- The processes combined under fuzzy logic are eminently suitable for detecting reading or data entry errors.
- The processes used in phonetics are eminently suitable for detecting transmission errors in acoustically transmitted addresses. The important thing in phonetics is customization to the respective language and country.
Both methods should also be used in combination. In this case, you also have errors under control, in which e.g. a name was incorrectly understood over the telephone and a typing error was also input in the database during data entry.
Are 64-bit versions of the products also available?
64-bit versions are available for many products.
