Search Portal Chosen by U.S. News

Search Portal Chosen by U.S. News

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - January 3, 2007 - Newspaper firm, U.S. News and World Report, has chosen search software and expertise firm, Vivisimo.com, to improve and optimize search engine resources for its editorial staff, with the Velocity enterprise search platform.

The Vivisimo Velocity platform was developed to provide enterprises with innovative search solutions that allow users to find, access, explore and manipulate all available content, regardless of location. By combining the simplicity of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software, enterprises can reap the benefits of increased user adoption and satisfaction without compromising on performance, scalability, security or the ability to configure a solution specific to its business environment.

Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO and Co-founder of Vivisimo added, ''The editors, reporter and writers of U.S. News and World Report need easy-to-use and effective tools to help manage the information gathering process. Our enterprise search platform alleviates their researching burdens, increases their ability to meet ever demanding deadlines, and lets them focus on writing world-class editorial analysis.''

Vivisimo Velocity will index and federate original content, third-party resources and news feeds used by editors and reporters at the U.S. News and World Report to research stories for the magazine and its Web site. These resources include popular media research tools such as EBSCO, ProQuest, Lexis Nexis and select RSS feeds. The search platform's clustering feature enhances manageability by categorizing all search results dynamically into topical folders that help end-users quickly review and recall relevant themes.

Jill Konieczko, Director of Information and Research Services of U.S. News and World Report remarked, ''As a major news organization with over two million readers each week, we need to maximize the information and tools available to us to provide the best analysis of today's stories. When seeking an enterprise search provider to help us find and research stories, we wanted to work with a company that could provide quality search results from a variety of different sources and enable us to get our editorial staff up and running with the platform immediately.''

Founded in 1933, Washington, DC-based U.S. News deliversweekly magazine journalism to its more than 11 million readers.

Vivisimo endeavors to incorporate simplicity and innovation of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software. The company works with customers to understand their goals and quickly deploy solutions that maximize the business value of information with an interface users love. Vivisimo serves its global client base through headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and Paris, France, and partners throughout the world.

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