Sentient is an independent software company, based in Amsterdam, with a long track record in data mining and business intelligence. Since 1991, Sentient has enabled many organizations to discover patterns and trends in their data. This has provided more insight and an improved information position to make accurate forecasts and better decisions. Customers of Sentient include Delta Lloyd, KPN, De Telegraaf (Netherlands' largest newspaper), police forces, libraries and tax offices in the Netherlands and abroad.

Mission

Sentient believes that data mining does not have to be difficult and that there should be an interaction between automatic techniques and the analytic skills of the user. Sentient's software therefore proves itself through user friendliness and options for interactive analysis.

Management Team

Sentient's management team consists of:

• Rob van der Veer (CEO), active as IT entrepreneur since 1985. Graduated from the University of Twente on how to make artificial intelligence accessible.
• Marten den Uyl (advisor), artificial intelligence pioneer and CEO of Vicar Vision and ParaBotS.
• Pieter Bison (senior consultant), very experienced data mining specialist.