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Bar Ilan University "Responsa Project" goes online.
The project, the world's largest electronic collection of Torah literature,
has been made available via the Internet on a platform provided by C.D.I. Systems.
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Globes correspondent January 02, 2007 –
The Bar Ilan University Responsa Project is now available online.
The Responsa Project is the world's largest electronic collection of Torah literature.
Like its CD version, launched in 1991, the Online Responsa encompasses Jewish sources
representing over three thousand years of Jewish literary heritage.
It includes the Bible and its principal commentaries,
the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud with commentaries, Midrashim, Zohar, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch
with commentaries, and the collection of Responsa questions and answers on matters of Jewish law.
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Bar Ilan R&D Company CEO Gaby Kenan said, "The Responsa Project is widely recognized as the leading database of
its kind. We at the Bar Ilan R&D Company, after a thorough assessment, identified its commercial potential,
and decided to extend it to the Internet. We found C.D.I. Systems the natural partner for this venture,
recognizing their superb technology and impressive record in the online publishing business."
The Responsa texts in this online database include over 80,000 legal decisions,
representing over a thousand years of development of Jewish law, and capturing the historical,
social, and economic milieu of Jewish communities all over the world.
C.D.I. CEO Itzhak Levit said, "We are honored to have this prestigious organization join our customer base,
and I am sure that the recent successful completion of the project will have a significant effect on scholars,
researchers, institutions, and individuals worldwide."
Bar-Ilan University can now allow all Internet users full access to its Jewish cultural treasures,
thanks to C.D.I.'s NetIS technology, which identifies users and protects the data from being abused.
The multi-lingual interface (Hebrew, English, and French) enables users to swiftly browse and study the contents
of several sources simultaneously.
Subscribers can choose between various options, such as subscriptions to specific
parts of the database, annual or monthly subscriptions, or cumulative time viewing rights.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - http://www.globes.co.il/ - on January 2, 2007
© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2006
About C.D.I. Systems
Started in 1993, C.D.I. Systems is a privately owned software house headquartered in
Jerusalem, Israel.
Focused on the development of a unique and innovative online publishing platform - NetIS™,
the company has successfully deployed scores of solutions for the Internet, Intranet,
DVD/CD-ROMs and Handheld devices. To mention a few: Takdin, Israel's premier legal
databases both online and on CD-ROM; Dun & Bradstreet's Israel Business Directory; IDC
Israel pay per view site; Otzar HaHochma - the World's Largest Electronic Library (with
roughly five million pages); The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book - a comprehensive
interactive bibliography of all books printed in the Hebrew Language between 1473 and 1960;
The Israeli Electorate Registry; The Israeli General Encyclopedia; The Globes daily
newspaper archive and a multitude of legal information solutions in Germany through our
German partners.
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