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21 November 2002
Inktomi has re-asserted their position in the
search industry today with the unveiling
of a number of industry-first search technologies. Launched under the banner
of Web
Search 9, the technologies include:
- Smart Summaries:
A new intelligent search algorithm designed to feed the most relevant
pages to searchers, based on the intent of their query. The technology
analyzes the user intent of the query to return a contextual
(computer-generated page fragments containing keywords), editorial
(synopsis written by a human editor) or custom (description submitted by a
paid inclusion subscriber) page summary to help users identify the most
relevant results.
- Index Connect Geotargeting: A new
feature of Inktomi Paid Inclusion, this allows customers to selectively
feed various site content to the Inktomi index, targeting up to 30
specific geographical regions. This gives Inktomi customers the unique
ability to provide tailored local content for different geographical
regions.
- Spelling Suggestion: This feature
automatically makes spelling correction recommendations to searchers to
improve the quality of their search results. Spelling Suggestion adapts to
user behavior over time to correct commonly mistyped words and names.
- XML Interface: A Web services XML
version of the Inktomi interface has been incorporated, allowing portals
and content providers to exchange information with the Inktomi search
engine. This feature enables paid inclusion partners to easily feed deep
Web content into the Inktomi search index.
Discussing the launch, Inktomi make the bold
claim that they now "meet or exceed all other search engines in the
key metrics of search performance: relevance, freshness and index size."
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