IBM alphaWorks has released version 1.1.0 of Unstructured Information Management Architecture SDK (UIMA). "Version 1.1.0 has been incorporated into IBM's enterprise search product, WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition, Version 8.2.2. UIMA Annotators can now be deployed into WebSphere II OmniFind for semantic search solutions."

This technology, the UIMA SDK (Software Development Kit), is an all-JavaTM implementation of the UIMA framework, and it supports the implementation, description, composition, and deployment of UIMA components and applications. It also supports the developer with an Eclipse -based development environment that includes a set of tools and utilities for using UIMA.

What's New in UIMA release 1.1

- This version is incorporated into IBM's enterprise search solution, WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition, allowing search to be augmented using UIMA analytics.
- Support for multiple Subjects of Analysis has been added - this is documented in a new chapter in the UIMA SDK User's Guide and Reference.
- The Component Descriptor Editor has been greatly enhanced for Eclipse 3, allowing you to edit most UIMA descriptor files (the main exception being the Collection Processing Engine descriptors).
- A new GUI-based tool allows interactive semantic search querying.
- The Collection Processing Manager has been enhanced, and the SDK now includes examples and documentation describing how to use it.

To read more visit http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/uima?open&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR