CLOSERLOOK
PARTNERS
WITH
MAMMA.COM
PROVIDES
DEEP WEB SEARCH
TECHNOLOGY
TO POWER WWW.MAMMAHEALTH.COM
Montreal, June 27th
2005
CloserLook Search Services Inc. www.closerlooksearch.com
a leader in Invisible Web search technology announces a licensing agreement with
Mamma.com Inc, supplying deep web technology to Mamma.coms Health Search.
This powerful and innovative Internet search tool will help you find detailed
information on health related topics. The application is being released (initially
in Beta version) on Mamma.com's health search site www.mammahealth.com.
This site combines Mamma's metasearch technology and user interface, and is
powered by CloserLooks deep web search technology.
Mamma.coms
Health Search is not just a general Internet search as seen on many search
engines. This state of the art
search application makes it possible for anyone to simply type in a medical term
and get a detailed report within a few seconds. The search results are not
previously cached or stored. They
are obtained in real-time, directly from the sources. A brief description and
definition of the term as well as the causes, symptoms and treatments available
for the medical condition are exposed in the search results giving the user a
lot more than just a URL list. Links are provided so that one can get in-depth
information from multiple sources.
"The
search process today is often tedious when the user is looking for specific
information ", says Sumithra Jagannath, President and founder
of CloserLook.
"Search
engines are quite
useful
in providing the user with a list of sites that might contain information they
are looking for. However, they do not assemble and present this information in a
user-friendly fashion.
Our partnership has transformed the current search experience in this vertical
into one where users can get the information they want with one click.
"It's
the fastest, easiest way for Internet users to find in-depth, non-biased
information on any health-related topic. We don't just deliver 'close' results,
but results that are dead-on accurate - and handpicked from multiple, credible
medical sources from across the Web" says Guy Faure, CEO of Mamma.com.
"The
entire Internet Search industry is looking for ways to tap the potential of the
Deep (Invisible)
Web, says Ms. Jagannath. She goes on to add,
CloserLooks
deep web medical search application comes right in the middle of that
undertaking and Mamma.com has been the first to license this product.
About
CloserLook Search Services Inc.
CloserLook
Search Services Inc, formerly GOA Technologies, is a leading provider of search
services for key business information not accessible through traditional web
search engines. Based in Montreal Canada, the company specializes in invisible
web search applications for b2b and consumer markets. The company has recently
entered the US market and has opened an office in Columbus, Ohio.
For
further information please contact:
Shankar
Ramachandran, VP Business Development
`
CloserLook
Search Services Inc
Telephone:
514.380.8298
About
Mamma.com Inc.
Mamma
Media Solutions is focused on
providing first-rate quality information retrieval on the Internet through its
metasearch engine and is a leading provider of integrated marketing solutions to
online advertisers. For more information, visit www.mammamediasolutions.com.
Statements
contained in this press release, which are not historical facts, are
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that can cause
actual results to differ materially from estimated results.
Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Companys filings with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities
Commission and include but are not limited to the extent to which the results of
the SEC investigation or the purported securities class action lawsuits
negatively impact the Company. The
Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any description
of the scope, focus or subject matter of the statements in this press release.
For
further information please contact:
Deborah
Kilpatrick, Product Marketing Manager
Mamma.com
Inc.
Telephone
Toll Free: (877) 289-4682 (ext. 125)
Telephone
Local: (514) 908-4325
Web
site: www.mamma.com