The Discovery Server performs content discovery by extracting, analyzing, and categorizing structured and unstructured information to illuminate relationships between content, people, topics, and user activity in an organization. Users can search or browse the K-maps to find organization resources. The server also identifies individuals who could be subject matter experts by generating and maintaining user profiles and tracking end-user activities relevant to particular topics or projects. Versions of Discovery Server support 15 European and Asian languages. Lotus Discovery Server is available as part of the overall Knowledge Discovery System.
Lotus also offers educational pricing and discounts for multiple users.
According to Yankee Group analysts, growth in the content management software market can be attributed to the continuing rapid adoption of this Internet application infrastructure software and implementation of content-rich applications. Content management systems also supply information categorization and classification frameworks that personalization tools use to match users and content. The growth in the sales of content management systems is proof that companies recognize that effective content management is a critical part of the development and ongoing management of Internet applications. Evolving in parallel with the content management market is a new industry for secure content delivery products and services, according to the Yankee Group. This emerging market is driven by the need to secure intellectual property as well as the lagging development of technology for secure content delivery via the Internet.