Lateral
- 3 profiles
- 3 categories
All Products & Services
Lateral automates information discovery for enterprises.
Lateral is a full service custom software development company, specialising in bespoke web and enterprise grade application and software development, headquartered in Perth. Lateral delivers end-to-end technology professional services, from strategic design through to full-stack development and ongoing delivery and hosting, to a diverse range of ASX listed, private, government and non-profit clients throughout Australia.
Lateral.io was an AI-powered web application designed to streamline the research process for academics, researchers, and students. It provided a centralized platform for reading, organizing, finding, and sharing scholarly materials, significantly enhancing research efficiency. However, as of June 26, 2025, Lateral.io has been sunset to focus on developing new open-source science tools aligned with the principles of open science. Key Features and Functionality: - Unified Research Workflow: Lateral.io allowed users to quickly locate specific text, conduct comprehensive searches across all documents, and maintain organized records of their findings. - AI-Driven Insights: The platform offered personalized recommendations, auto-generated summary tables, and highlighted pertinent text excerpts to enhance comprehension. - Smart PDF Reader: Users could read and highlight documents directly in the browser, uncovering connections that might have been overlooked. - Export Capabilities: Findings could be exported to Word or Excel documents, complete with references, facilitating seamless integration with other tools. - Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Lateral.io could digitize text from scanned PDFs, making them searchable and highlightable. Primary Value and User Solutions: Lateral.io addressed the challenges of managing extensive research materials by offering a centralized, AI-enhanced platform that accelerated the literature review process by up to ten times. It simplified document organization, improved the efficiency of literature reviews, and facilitated the management of large volumes of research, thereby saving users significant time and effort. With the sunsetting of Lateral.io, the team has shifted focus to developing a new open-source platform aimed at supporting, funding, and connecting researchers across disciplines and borders, promoting a more decentralized and incentive-aligned future for science.
Lateral Reviews
Nadim A.
Within a few seconds, I was able to find topic-based reference papers.
About
What is Lateral?
Lateral is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to enhance information discovery and retrieval processes. Their tools are designed to help organizations manage and utilize large datasets by making information more accessible and insightful. Lateral's technology can be integrated into various platforms to enable smarter search, classification, and recommendation systems, thereby improving workflow efficiency and decision-making processes.
