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{{short description|American technology company}} |
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| name = Northern Light Group, LLC |
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| former_names = Northern Light Technology, LLC |
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] |
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| num_employees = 55+ |
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'''Northern Light Group, LLC''' is an American technology company that specializes in [[enterprise search]] technology, [[text analytics]] solutions and research engines that combine traditional [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] functions with access to non-web based [[Periodical literature|publications]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 15, 1999|title=Guiding Light|page=16|magazine=CIO Enterprise|location=Framingham, MA|publisher=[[CIO magazine|CIO Communications, Inc.]]|issn=0894-9301}}</ref> The company provides custom, hosted [[turnkey]] solutions for its clients using the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) delivery model. |
'''Northern Light Group, LLC''' is an American technology company that specializes in [[enterprise search]] technology, [[text analytics]] solutions and research engines that combine traditional [[Search engine (computing)|search engine]] functions with access to non-web based [[Periodical literature|publications]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 15, 1999|title=Guiding Light|page=16|magazine=CIO Enterprise|location=Framingham, MA|publisher=[[CIO magazine|CIO Communications, Inc.]]|issn=0894-9301}}</ref> The company provides custom, hosted [[turnkey]] solutions for its clients using the [[software as a service]] (SaaS) delivery model. |
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Northern Light markets its research portals under the trade name SinglePoint. Typical applications for SinglePoint research portals are in [[market research]], [[competitive intelligence]], [[product management]], [[product development]], and R&D. Northern Light's client base consists of global companies that typically have more than $10 billion in annual sales. |
Northern Light markets its research portals under the trade name SinglePoint. Typical applications for SinglePoint research portals are in [[market research]], [[competitive intelligence]], [[product management]], [[product development]], and R&D. Northern Light's client base consists of global companies that typically have more than $10 billion in annual sales. |
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Northern Light has been selected for more than ten years in a row (as of 2023) as one of the "100 Companies That Matter In Knowledge Management" by ''KMWorld'' magazine and as "50 Companies that Matter in AI" in 2023. |
Northern Light has been selected for more than ten years in a row (as of 2023) as one of the "100 Companies That Matter In Knowledge Management" by ''KMWorld'' magazine and as "50 Companies that Matter in AI" in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://northernlight.com/kmworld-names-northern-light-to-its-ai50 | title=KMWorld Names Northern Light to its AI50: The Companies Empowering Intelligent Knowledge Management 2021 | date=29 July 2021 }}</ref> |
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According to the industry trade magazine ''[[Information Today]]'', Northern Light is innovating the automated analysis and extraction of meaning from large repositories of [[market intelligence]] documents.<ref>[http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=36109 Information Today: Northern Light Launches MI Analyst (May 7, 2007) ]</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Northern Light logo.png|thumb|Logo of the Northern Light search engine]] |
[[File:Northern Light logo.png|thumb|Logo of the Northern Light search engine]] |
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From its founding in 1996 until January 2002, Northern Light operated a [[Web search engine]] for public use, originally on the domain nlsearch.com. It was regarded at the time as innovative in provision of search based on classification and inclusion of both public and proprietary information resources.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-158959164|title=Northern Light: better the second time around?|last=O'Leary|first=Mick|date=1 February 2007|work=Information Today |via= |url-access=|access-date=}}{{ |
From its founding in 1996 until January 2002, Northern Light operated a [[Web search engine]] for public use, originally on the domain nlsearch.com. It was regarded at the time as innovative in provision of search based on classification and inclusion of both public and proprietary information resources.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-158959164|title=Northern Light: better the second time around?|last=O'Leary|first=Mick|date=1 February 2007|work=Information Today |via= |url-access=|access-date=}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8551040.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409232606/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8551040.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2016|title=Godsend -- and a threat Northern Light gets praise from users, criticism from publishers threatened by research-engine service|last=Rosenberg|first=Ronald|date=30 June 1999|work=Boston Globe |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> During this time period, Northern Light also developed private custom search engines for large corporate clients marketed under the trade name SinglePoint. |
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In 2002, Northern Light was acquired by Divine, Inc., an enterprise software company. Divine made 28 |
In 2002, Northern Light was acquired by Divine, Inc., an enterprise software company. Divine made 28 acquisitions, and Northern Light was the 17th. In 2003, an employee group bought the company from its parent and it is still employee-owned as of 2023 and SinglePoint is its main product line. According to the company's website, as of 2023 Northern Light has 250,000 users of its SinglePoint platform at its corporate clients. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 28 August 2024
| Formerly | Northern Light Technology, LLC |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Products | Web search (early) Enterprise search Research portals |
| Brands | SinglePoint |
Number of employees | 55+ |
| Website | northernlight |
Northern Light Group, LLC is an American technology company that specializes in enterprise search technology, text analytics solutions and research engines that combine traditional search engine functions with access to non-web based publications.[1] The company provides custom, hosted turnkey solutions for its clients using the software as a service (SaaS) delivery model.
Northern Light markets its research portals under the trade name SinglePoint. Typical applications for SinglePoint research portals are in market research, competitive intelligence, product management, product development, and R&D. Northern Light's client base consists of global companies that typically have more than $10 billion in annual sales.
Northern Light has been selected for more than ten years in a row (as of 2023) as one of the "100 Companies That Matter In Knowledge Management" by KMWorld magazine and as "50 Companies that Matter in AI" in 2023.[2]
History
[edit]The company is named after the clipper ship Northern Light, which held the speed record for the San Francisco to Boston voyage for nearly 150 years.[3]
From its founding in 1996 until January 2002, Northern Light operated a Web search engine for public use, originally on the domain nlsearch.com. It was regarded at the time as innovative in provision of search based on classification and inclusion of both public and proprietary information resources.[4][5] During this time period, Northern Light also developed private custom search engines for large corporate clients marketed under the trade name SinglePoint.
In 2002, Northern Light was acquired by Divine, Inc., an enterprise software company. Divine made 28 acquisitions, and Northern Light was the 17th. In 2003, an employee group bought the company from its parent and it is still employee-owned as of 2023 and SinglePoint is its main product line. According to the company's website, as of 2023 Northern Light has 250,000 users of its SinglePoint platform at its corporate clients.
References
[edit]- ^ "Guiding Light". CIO Enterprise. Framingham, MA: CIO Communications, Inc. November 15, 1999. p. 16. ISSN 0894-9301.
- ^ "KMWorld Names Northern Light to its AI50: The Companies Empowering Intelligent Knowledge Management 2021". 29 July 2021.
- ^ northernlight.com: History
- ^ O'Leary, Mick (1 February 2007). "Northern Light: better the second time around?". Information Today.[dead link]
- ^ Rosenberg, Ronald (30 June 1999). "Godsend -- and a threat Northern Light gets praise from users, criticism from publishers threatened by research-engine service". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2013.