On June 25, we will present a HIBU-based search solution by DSwiss (Zurich): high-security digital safes which allow users to store, exchange, but also search any type of documents and other security-relevant data.

The focus will be on the text analytics aspects of the solution developed with HIBU. Since the uploaded data can contain any sort of content, the solution supports users to organize their data in two ways: by a hierarchical folder structure and by means of facets (search filters). Some of the default facets are derived from structured metadata as file format or date, while others are populated dynamically by semantic taggers and classifiers as e.g. semantic document type, persons, locations mentioned in the document. Especially these filters have proven very useful to support document and data retrieval.

We touch on the challenges of analyzing and indexing documents in a highly secure, multiple-encrypted environment and will then discuss joint ongoing work to support the individual needs of users even better:

1. use state-of-the-art neural network architectures to classify and extract more types of information from documents to provide a broader range of filters;
2. personalize the trained models that create the search filters; and
3. support smart actions with text-based triggers (e.g. proposing a specific folder when uploading a document).

For a sneak peak of this talk, please read our customer success story “Fully encrypted intelligent search for digital safes“.

Processing huge amounts of data is always a problem. This was also true for our customer Contship Italia Group. The group of companies is the Italian leader in container terminal logistics and intermodal solutions. Their network of maritime container terminals in La Spezia, Ravenna, Salerno, and Tangier support the global supply chain to connect the world with Europe and all the Mediterranean countries.

Together with Contship, we developed two editors that simplify and optimize their workflows. While the Vessel Editor may be used to visualize and manage bays (container block in the transverse direction) of container ships, the Yard Editor is the ideal tool for visualizing port facilities and for optimizing local processes.  

Learn more about the editors and their comprehensive functionalities in this short video.

Developing cross-platform mobile apps with a single code base is not only attractive in terms of costs. Focussing on one technology is also useful for development teams und improves code quality. With the framework NativeScript software engineers can use existing Angular- / TypeScript know-how to provide iOS and Android as well as Web apps from the same code base. 

Markus Schlichting, Senior Software Engineer and co-founder of Karakun, wrote an article about the open source framework NativeScript in the latest issue of Java aktuell 03/20. NativeScript enables you to build truly native apps for iOS, Android, and the Web, from a single JavaScript code base.

Read the full article (German)

Customer service is a hard business for insurance companies. The competition is tough and insurance products become more and more complex. Plus, EU regulations to increase consumer protection mean additional work for the insurance advisors, longer processing times and longer waiting times for customers. 

Together with the German insurance company Debeka, we developed the Foto-App to reduce complexity and increase efficiency of the work of their sales representatives. 

Want to know more about this app and how we address compliance and data privacy issues? Just click on the video below.

On this day in 2018, Karakun AG was founded in Basel, Switzerland. And our second year was really exciting. This is the time for a look back.

First of all, we defined a completely new corporate identity. Our company logo and the newly designed website now look fresh and friendly. As the whole company was involved – some more, some less – the result is really ours.

We did not only move forward in regards to marketing. We also had the chance to work on very exciting projects. A few of them are published on our showcase page.

Many new colleagues joined Karakun during the last 12 months. Once again welcome to all of you. As our offices became too small because of this steady growth we moved to our new home near the train station Basel SBB. But that’s not all: we also opened new offices in Mumbai (India) and Dortmund (Germany).

And last but not least we were (and are) very happy to welcome René Stierli and Luc Haldimann as new members of our board of directors.

However, our journey is not over yet. Stay tuned for more news… 

AI-SDV 2020 is the place to be for everyone involved in advanced search and data applications, text mining and visualization technology. Individuals and companies that are shaping the future of this exciting space that surrounds us and impacts us all will present their latest research findings, tech developments and vision for the future.

Dr. Holger Keibel, senior product manager and consultant at Karakun, will contribute the talk “Bringing AI to SME projects: Addressing customer needs with a flexible set of tools and services”. During this lecture, he will illustrate our approach presenting an e-Safe solution which allows for semantic document tagging and search in highly secured virtual safes. In addition, our solution provides text-based triggers for complex workflows depending on the safe´s content. 

In the latest issue 02/2020 of the Swiss magazine Computerworld, Karakun CEO Elisabeth Maier provides insights in her daily life at Karakun.

Read the full interview (PDF, German, 1.6 MB)