Vertical search services and technologies provider Convera Corporation, US, has announced an agreement with non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), UK, to develop a customised vertical web search application. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Wholly owned by the Institute of Physics, IOP Publishing is an international leader in scientific publishing and electronic dissemination of information and news in the field of physics.
Convera is a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers. Based on a semantic index of the web, the company enables publishers to generate additional revenue by creating customised search applications for specialist audiences under their own brand. Many of the world's largest publishers rely on Convera's vertical search services to accelerate their e-publishing strategies, meet growing monetisation goals and build loyal online professional communities.
