iSEEK AnswerWorks English Runtime

iSEEK AnswerWorks English Runtime is a lightweight natural-language search component developed by Vantage Linguistics. It is bundled with many Windows applications to power the “Ask a Question” feature in their help systems. Instead of relying on exact keywords, it interprets everyday English questions and returns the most relevant help topics, even when phrased in different ways or typed with minor errors.

Key capabilities:

• Natural-language parsing for English queries, including recognition of common phrasing and synonyms
• Relevance ranking and query suggestions (as supported by the host application)
• Robust handling of spelling variants and typos
• Local, on-device processing for fast results
• Seamless integration with application help content and documentation

Deployment and maintenance:

• Distributed by software vendors as a shared component; not intended as a standalone end-user app
• Typically listed in Apps & Features (Add or Remove Programs) as “iSEEK AnswerWorks English Runtime”
• Updates are generally delivered through the host application’s installer or update mechanism
• Removing it may disable enhanced help search in applications that depend on it

This runtime specifically supports English-language queries; other languages may require separate AnswerWorks language runtimes.

iSEEK AnswerWorks English Runtime is developed by Vantage Linguistics and is used by 568 users of Software Informer. The name of the program executable file is rundll32.exe. This particular product is not fit to be reviewed by our informers.