Oxford University Library deploys Ex Libris’ search and delivery tool Primo - October 10, 2008
Ex Libris Group, a provider of automation solutions for academic, national and research libraries, has announced that Search Oxford Libraries Online (SOLO) has gone live at Oxford University. SOLO is a one-stop search and delivery solution powered by Ex Libris' Primo discovery tool. Using the… Read More
Serials Solutions announces Single Sign-On access control for the Serials Solutions 360 Search federated search service - October 3, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced Single Sign-On (SSO) access control for the Serials Solutions 360 Search federated search service. The SSO authentication capability ensures that librarians can serve their remote users with the same level of consideration and access as they… Read More
Convera launches multiple vertical search sites in conjunction with Dowden Health Media - October 1, 2008
Vertical search services and technologies provider Convera Corporation, US, has announced the launch of vertical search sites for the Journal of Family Practice (www.JFPFindIt.com) and Current Psychiatry (www.PsychiatryFindIt.com), in conjunction with Dowden Health Media (DHM). Vertical search sites, and distribution mechanisms such as toolbars and widgets,… Read More
Infovell launches ‘research’ engine, adds content from more publishers - September 24, 2008
Infovell, a US-based provider of Internet search services, has announced the general availability of its 'research engine for the Deep Web'. The search tool, using the company's KeyPhrase algorithm, is projected to reach the 99 percent of the Internet currently overlooked by conventional search engines. Infovell… Read More
Brainware and SirsiDynix announce OEM partnership - September 24, 2008
Data capture and enterprise search solutions Brainware, Inc., US, has announced that its context-based search technology is now available to millions of library visitors worldwide. The global deployment resulted from Brainware's OEM partnership with US-based library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix. Brainware is showcasing its search and… Read More
Science.gov launches latest version of search tool with Deep Web Tech interface - September 22, 2008
The Science.gov Alliance, consisting of representatives from 13 federal government science agencies, has launched the latest version of Science.gov, an initiative introduced in December 2002 to facilitate free searches of federal science databases. Version 5.0 searches 200 million pages of scientific information and provides links to… Read More
New vertical search site for the global photonics community - September 16, 2008
Vertical search services and technologies provider Convera Corporation, US, has announced the launch of search.optics.org (search.optics.org), a vertical search site for the global photonics industry, in conjunction with IOP Publishing. Wholly owned by the Institute of Physics, IOP Publishing is an international… Read More
MuseGlobal, VIP Tone partner to deliver EduTone Search - September 16, 2008
Metasearch technology provider MuseGlobal, Inc., US, has announced that K-12 technology solutions provider VIP Tone, US, has selected MuseGlobal's federated search technology to power EduTone Search for the EduTone Ecosystem. The partnership will allow VIP Tone's EduTone customers to simultaneously search multiple… Read More
TechTarget launches online tool to support disaster recovery - September 10, 2008
Information technology media company TechTarget, Inc., US, has announced the launch of SearchDisasterRecovery.com. The tool seeks to support the specialised information requirements of IT professionals managing and deploying disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives, and who are researching which solutions to purchase. SearchDisasterRecovery.com will provide a… Read More
CRC Press partners with ChemAxon to add search function to new edition of CRC’s Handbook - August 28, 2008
Scientific publisher CRC Press, US, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, is teaming up with software solutions provider ChemAxon, Hungary, to bring a flexible new search function to the 89th edition of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online. The latest edition is due… Read More