The company is called smartRealmTM;it describes itself as providing tech that “extracts critical targeted information from social media and web content,fuses it with enterprise data,and delivers real-time tailored insights that enable organizations to make informed decisions and take effective actions.”Today it announced that Barry Glick,co-founder and development lead for MapQuest (back in the day) has been appointed CEO.
The underlying tech comes from Image Matters LLC,via a corporate spin-out. Dr. Yaser Bishr,who I know from his work with OGC on geospatial-semantic technologies,left his position as CTO at Image Matters (itself a geo brain trust) to serve as smartRelam’s Executive VP.