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Name Validation and Gender Coding API

ActiveGender allows you to quickly and easily build Name Verification, Parsing and Gender Determination into your custom applications. Accurately verify whether a particular field contains a valid individual or company. ActiveGender uses a 100,000+, ethnically- diverse, Name Dictionary in combination with an 8,000+ Company Name Dictionary to ensure precise gender determination.

 

  Name Validation - Name-quality flag to easily identify incomplete or incorrect names.

 

  Name Standardization - Prefixes and suffixes are abbreviated and standardized to your specifications.

 
 

  Name Parsing - Separate full names into five individual components; split-apart dual names in the same field.

 

   Gender Determination - 100,000+, multi-ethnic, name dictionary for pinpoint accuracy.

 
           
     
Our extensive gender dictionary
was compiled from several
 frequency-based, verified sources
such as DMV and US Census.

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$799 5-Developer Team License User's Guide

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  A Closer Look How ActiveGender Works    
         
 

ActiveGender accepts free-form names and then automatically splits them into standard components: Prefix, First, Middle, Last and Suffix no matter what the original format. Next, using a 100,000+ name dictionary in combination with an 8,000+ word proprietary company dictionary, the gender is determined with unmatched accuracy. For special cases, such as an all-girl school, you can easily override the built-in system dictionaries.

ActiveGender can process all styles of names including inverse, natural order, hyphenated and multi-part last names. Multiple names in the same field and companies can be easily separated providing you with powerful formatting control.

Combining ActiveAddress with our ActiveGender product will give you a powerful one-two punch to tackle even the most daunting task of identifying data that has been entered free-form. The names, addresses and C/S/Z either "float" from field to field or you are just not sure of what's been entered in the field. Using the ActiveAddress/ActiveGender combination, you'll always be confident of the type of data you're working with.

 

ActiveGender starts by carefully identifying each individual name element based on the Name_Style you've selected.  Intuitive algorithms examine the results and a selection is made of the most complete and correct data. Next, the name elements are split into their standard components and the user-specified prefix/suffix abbreviations are applied. Using a 100,000+ name dictionary in conjunction with the pre-programmed rules from the 8,000+ company dictionary, the correct gender is determined with pinpoint accuracy. The Name_Quality flag is then set to indicate how complete and correct the name is. Finally, the standardized name components are returned to your application along with a complete and cleansed composite name.

Not all gender identification systems are created the same. Most use a simple table of about 8,000 to 18,000 first names. ActiveGender uses an extensive 100,000+ name dictionary that was specifically created with a rich ethnic diversity. ActiveGender then applies the pre-programmed rules from an 8,000+ company name dictionary to yield the absolute highest level of gender accuracy.

This unique and powerful strategy produces unparalleled results.

 
         
  Name Parsing/Gender Coding Demonstration  
Name_In MR DE LA ROSA, JUAN R OR MARIA
Name_Out Male Mr Juan R De La Rosa
Name2_Out Female Maria De La Rosa
Name_In SMITH-LA BELLA JR, JOHN A & MARY B, PHD
Name_Out Male John A Smith-La Bella Jr
Name2_Out Female Mary B Smith-La Bella PhD
Name_In MS MARY MYTH C/O THE SOFTWARE COMPANY
Name_Out Female Ms Mary Myth
Name2_Out Company The Software Company
Name_In O’LEARY-VAN HORN, DALE & MIKE
Name_Out Neutral Dale O'Leary-Van Horn
Name2_Out Male Mike O'Leary-Van Horn
Name_In MR J JONES & WIFE MAY
Name_Out Male Mr J Jones
Name2_Out Female May Jones
 
  The screen shot above was taken from a sample application created using Visual Basic 6. This sample can be found in the ActiveGender folder.   ActiveGender's precise results are driven by a specially-encoded, 100,000+ name dictionary that was specifically created with a rich ethnic diversity.  
         
  Benefits Features    
     
  • Identify the gender makeup of your list for target marketing

  • Nicknames property - invaluable for finding duplicate names

  • User updatable tables so your applications never go out-of-date

  • Set proper salutations for a more personalized list

  • Free upgrades for a full year (License & Maintenance agreements)

  • Prefixes and suffixes are standardized to your specifications

  • Proper case conversion for more attractive data presentation

  • Parse full names into 5 separate components

  • Designed for use with Visual Basic, C++ and other ActiveX compatible programming languages

 
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