Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that its database is powering Xplana, a student-focused learning and social networking platform. With Xplana, a division of MBS Service Company, students can now get instant, searchable, and well-organised access to hundreds of thousands of academic resources. At the same time, they can interact, share, and collaborate with each other – all online and outside the print and digital book.
Xplana is using MarkLogic to manage and deliver all content and information that flows through the platform. This includes Xplana's information schema, content metadata, user contributed information, and tagging. MarkLogic's advanced capabilities also powers the Xplana search engine and creates an intelligent connection to unlimited volumes of disparate, unstructured pieces of academic-related information, tools, and popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
The MarkLogic database is storing all content, including text, thumbnails, images, user interaction, comments, and ratings, among other items. It is stored within the database and powers all search engine functionality for learning and academic needs. As an added benefit on the social context side, students are able to determine if their uploaded content is public or private.
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