Acuity is the leading business search company. We provide services used by corporations to search, analyze and manage text-based information. Used by marketing, sales, operations, finance and management functions, customers realize powerful insight into the world in which they operate. Acuity transforms information into action.

Formed in 2002 Acuity has quickly grown to serve major corporations worldwide. Acuity was created from a simple premise - when creating a report for management, there is a need for a single information tool to collect, organize, analyze, author and present! The company is led by seasoned business executives with backgrounds in intelligence, information technology, computational linguistics and business process improvement.



Code of Ethics
The executive management team at Acuity Software adheres strictly to the following code of ethics, and expects all employees, clients and alliance partners to act accordingly. Acuity Software is not responsible, and should not be held accountable, for the failure of any related individual or group of individuals to adhere to these principles. Noncompliance will be brought to the attention of Acuity Software's management and the client’s management wherein appropriate action will be taken immediately.
  1. Both in action and instruction, the professionals at Acuity Software advocate the        following code of ethics.
  2. To continually strive to increase the recognition and respect of the software profession.
  3. To comply with all applicable laws, domestic and international.
  4. To comply with a client’s or Acuity Software's legal and ethical standards in all cases – whichever standard is higher.
  5. To instruct and advise a client’s legal counsel on the legal and ethical standards that should be adhered to in the performance of our duties.
  6. To immediately bring to management’s attention any and all breach of standards.
  7. To immediately bring to management’s attention any information, document, or any form of communication clearly marked or thought to be confidential.
  8. To never misuse employees, vendors, consultants, or other parties in the performance of one’s duties.
  9. To fully respect all requests for confidentiality of information.
  10. To avoid conflicts of interest in fulfilling one's duties.
  11. To provide honest and realistic recommendations and conclusions in the execution of one's duties.

General information about Acuity's privacy practices on the Web

Personal Information
At Acuity, we intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal information. In general, you can visit www.acuitysoftware.com without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name and address. It is our intent to let you know before we collect information from you on the Internet.

If you choose to give us personal information via the Internet that we or our business partners may need -- to correspond with you, process an order or provide you with a subscription, for example -- it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes.

Business Relationships
The Acuity site contains links to other Web sites. Acuity is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Feedback Terms and Conditions
Acuity does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our Web site. Please note that any information or material sent to Acuity will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending Acuity any information or material, you grant Acuity an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that Acuity is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we ask your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.

If you have any question or comments about Acuity's privacy practices or business ethics contact us at: info@acuitysoftware.com.
   		    
Information Box
Companies have invested huge amounts of money in their structured data, using technology such data mining, business intelligence and OLAP tools to extract value from the data stored in relational databases, which are in themselves substantial investments.  But they have spent very little – in relative or absolute terms – on getting similar value from their unstructured data, which is widely acknowledged to be substantially larger in terms of volume and worth.  Most estimates put the ratio at 80/20 in favor of unstructured data.
 


 

•An insurance company receives an average of 35,000 letters per day, often to the wrong person within a company.

(Language humain et machine, Presses du CNRS, Paris)

 		  
 

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