Home Papers Home   Our Mission: Create a simpler and better way to manage all forms of information. The Approach: Describe how a foundational understanding of information (see PAPERS) can answer the questions: What elements do all forms of information (databases, mathematics, logic, geometry and software) have in common? How does the organization of those elements covey information? What is the simplest possible storage model for those elements and structures? Implement the storage model as a platform that encompasses all forms of information. Develop an application-independent ontology specifying: a taxonomy, value domains, expectations and semantics. Our Vision: All information can be simultaneously queried regardless of complexity. No information boundaries between disciplines. Freedom from software perplexity. Information management moves from an art to a science. Platform Characteristics A platform consistent with the foundational understanding of information will have the following characteristics: Only two element types are needed to store information (e.g., databases, basic mathematics, geometry and unstructured data); The storage model with those elements is the simplest possible storage model; Not only can all components of information be stored, they must be stored; There is only one way of storing a given unit of information; Information is stored free of any display convention; Value domains, not data types, define possible values and incorporate units of measure; All manifestations of known, unknown and uncertain information can be stored Numbers and basic mathematical expressions are stored in a more resolved manner that incorporates otherwise implied information and does so without ambiguity; and Duplicates are allowed and where they are allowed they convey information. Back to Top of Page Contact us at: info@varadata.com Copyright 2006 Vara Data Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.