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Visual Search Engine Displays Graphical Results
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San Francisco, California - (The Hosting News) - March 15, 2006 - Producer of visual search applications, Groxis, and content aggregator, EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have teamed up to deliver a visual search feature
as part of EBSCOhost.
EBSCOhost is a database platform for corporations,
hospitals, schools, government agencies, universities, libraries and other
institutions. Through the newly established partnership, EBSCO becomes the first
major content aggregator to implement visualization technology into the
aggregated database search experience.
EBSCO provides nearly 200 research databases,
which serve tens of thousands of institutions representing millions of end users -
each with individual needs. With Grokker visual search fully integrated into
the company's content delivery service, EBSCO provides a complement
to the basic and advanced search functions of EBSCOhost.
The Grokker visual search feature on EBSCOhost organizes hundreds of
search results from a single query into an intuitive, easy to navigate content
map. The user can then dynamically filter results by keyword, publication date
and full text, to pinpoint specific articles and records without having to
reframe the query.
R.J. Pittman, President and CEO of Groxis explained, ''The implementation of our visual search technology at EBSCO is extremely gratifying. EBSCO is a leader in the content publishing industry, and this partnership enables millions of users to immediately leverage the power of visual search with the highest quality content in the industry. The partnership demonstrates a huge market advantage in meeting the expectations of today's Web2.0 world. More and more of today's researchers have been born digital and their needs go well beyond traditional search, and together with EBSCO we're meeting that need today.''
Michael Gorrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for EBSCO Publishing, ''EBSCOhost visual search will allow researchers to explore their search results through an easy-to-use, graphical information interface. This new feature will allow them to see pertinent relationships and dimensions of their results that they wouldn't normally be able to see. It will save them time reading and exploring text, and take them well beyond first page of results. The outcome will be an experience that makes for quicker, more actionable research - regardless of fields of study. EBSCO is excited about this partnership with Groxis and the value that visual search will bring to our customers.''
Visual search extends EBSCO's commitment to innovation and to the user experience. Visual search is offered to all EBSCO database subscribers at no additional cost. Both companies will work together to deliver ongoing enhancements to the visual search experience on EBSCOhost.
According to Jody Fagan, Digital Services library at James Madison University, ''Visual search adds another user-friendly tool to the EBSCO toolbox. By offering this new approach to online research, EBSCOhost can accommodate more learning styles and offers students new ways to think about research topics. Visual search is an answer to the challenge of getting students to go beyond the 'top ten' habit that is instilled by internet searches, and really expose the depth and quality that is present in EBSCO's offerings.''
To learn more about EBSCO Publishing, please visit: www.ebsco.com.
For further information on Groxis, please visit: www.grokker.com.
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