Unified Exalead Search Technology Platform to Power Ilse Media's Dutch-Language Web Portal

January 17, 2007; 02:25 AM

Exalead S.A., a global provider of search software for business and the Web, announced that its unified search technology platform -- exalead one:search(TM) -- has been selected by Ilse Media to power its Dutch language search site, http://www.ilse.nl/. The popular Web site offers an Internet, News and Local search engine, which combined draw more than one million queries per day. In addition, the Web site offers the latest news headlines from around the world in politics, business, technology, entertainment and sports.

"The Internet has no borders, which is why we've focused on developing home-grown language support that is integrated at the core of Exalead's index for optimal performance and better search results," said Francois Bourdoncle, cofounder, president and CEO, Exalead S.A. "Exalead's technology can easily help Web portals like Ilse to create a truly local experience -- even when dealing with complex languages such as Dutch -- without the need to build separate indexes."

"The exalead one:search platform was a natural fit as it helped to directly address the challenges we were facing with regard to indexing Dutch-language Web pages," said Nils Rooijmans, Head of Search & Research, Ilse Media. "We also believe that Exalead's advanced, yet simple-to-use search features will resonate with our users and lead to a better Web experience that will keep them coming back."

Ilse Media selected the exalead one:search platform for several reasons. With the abundance of general Web search engines available to consumers, Exalead's innovative search technology allowed Ilse Media to differentiate itself from other search services by localizing content by language, origin and the context of the information. This in turn offered consumers a more personalized, local experience, which will help to increase customer loyalty.

Additionally, Ilse Media selected exalead one:search for its ease of administration and configuration next to the flexibility for integrating with existing technology. With Exalead, Ilse Media was able to quickly deploy and make its new search engine available, and has the flexibility to customize it and scale in line with future growth and customer needs. Exalead's 64-bit search technology also ensures search performance, regardless of the information indexed and number of users trying to access the system at a given time, is optimized and requires a minimal hardware investment.

About exalead one:search

The exalead one:search platform serves as the foundation for all of Exalead's enterprise search software products, including desktop, workgroup, enterprise and datacenter. It also serves as the foundation for Exalead's Web search engine, which has indexed more than 8 billion Web pages, and is available at http://www.exalead.com/.

About Exalead

Founded in 2000 by search-engine pioneers, Exalead (http://www.exalead.com/) is a global provider of software that is designed to simplify all aspects of information search and retrieval for organizations of all sizes.

Based on the first and only unified technology platform for desktop, intranet or Web search, Exalead offers easier deployment, administration and use than any other enterprise-type search software. This is true whether for one or thousands of desktops, a small business or global enterprise, and conforms to any technology environment. It also adapts to user habits for a uniquely satisfying search experience.

Exalead software is used by leading banking and financial services, media, consumer packaged goods, research, retailing sports entertainment and telecommunications companies around the world. Exalead is an operating unit of Qualis, an international holding company with principal offices in Paris.

Exalead and exalead one:search are registered trademarks or trademarks of Exalead S.A.