Is Soundex Good Enough for You? The Hidden Risks of Soundex-Based Name Searching

The earliest attempts at coping with name variations were done by Soundex, which was developed in the early years of the 20th century as an aid to the manual filing of US Census records. Learn about Soundex - its architecture, limitations, alternatives and what it can do through this whitepaper. Alternatives to help solve the automated name matching problem will also be discussed.

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