Abstract: A system for searching structured and unstructured data and methods for making and using the same. The system includes an information modeling system for receiving a query, searching one or more data sources based upon the query, and returning a result based upon the searching. The information modeling system advantageously includes an ontology system with a data model for organizing the structured data and unstructured data received from the data sources into one or more entities. The data model thereby can provide a vocabulary for describing each entity. The data model, for example, can describe one or more attributes of a relevant entity and any relationships between the relevant entity and one or more other entities. Thereby, even if the result does not exist directly in the received structured and unstructured data, the system advantageously can determine the result by performing one or more operations on the received data.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for masking errors that may occur during a delay of a client connecting with a server on a network. A connection utility requests a connection with the server. The connection utility determines if a timeout error occurred. If the timeout error occurred, a first browser page presented by the client is displayed to indicate a connection is being made. A browser page presented by the server is displayed when the connection is made.