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PRESS RELEASE
BioPortfolio's
BioWeb Search Engine gives better results than Google or Northern
Light
March
20, 2001. Independent analysis conducted by Silico Research (http://www.silico-research.com/)
released today illustrates the value of BioPortfolio's BioWeb
Search Engine (http://www.bioportfolio.co.uk/)
to executives and scientists in the biopharmaceutical sector.
Silico
Research
is a client and vendor independent IT analysis organisation
focusing on the pharmaceutical sector and the life sciences.
BioPortfolio invited Silico Research to independently evaluate the
company's BioWeb Search Engine. In
their conclusions Silico Research said:
"We
believe that the Bioportfolio search engine is one of the most
valuable tools available to pharmaceutical executives and
scientists who search the web on a regular basis. We found that
BioPortfolio's BioWeb Search Engine typically generated search
results that are likely to be of a higher value to
biopharmaceutical executives and scientists than either Google or
Northern Light. There were fewer expired pages in the BioPortfolio
search and fewer low value pages. We classified pages as low value
where, for example, they were student-orientated, were
predominately advertising-related or were themselves directories of
other web pages."
To
read the full review visit http://www.bioportfolio.co.uk/review.htm.
Silico
Research went on to say, "BioPortfolio's BioWeb Search Engine
differs from other search engines in that it uses a pharmaceutical
and scientific thesaurus to classify and index web-pages. General
search engines typically index web pages without reference to a
thesaurus or taxonomy. The taxonomy is used to suggest words to add
to the search and to allow the user to refine his search."
BioPortfolio
BioWeb Search Engine is designed to be used by pharmaceutical and
healthcare executives and scientists for sector-specific searches.
Since January 2001 BioPortfolio have evaluated and indexed 4,500
sector-relevant web sites, which have resulted in 1.5 million web
pages and files (pdf, PowerPoint, WORD, rtf, EXCEL) being stored on
the company's proprietary database.
In
addition users of the BioWeb Search Engine can register with the
BioWatch Monitoring Service that allows users to define a search
concept/phrase, a Personal Agent, which triggers email alerts every
time new information is stored on the BioPortfolio database. An
invaluable tool for individuals tracking a specific area of
research, company or product.
BioPortfolio's
Managing Director Peter Barfoot said "this confirmation of the
value of the BioWeb Search Engine reinforces our objective of
providing timely and valuable information to the bio/pharma sector
which is enhanced through the BioWatch Monitoring Service. Both of
these services underpin our commitment to the biotechnology and
pharmaceutical sectors".
For
further information please contact:
BioPortfolio
Limited, Peter Barfoot, Managing Director, peter.barfoot@bioportfolio.com
Tel: +44 (0)1300 321501 Fax: +44 (0)1300 321502
Silico
Research Limited, Emmett Power, Chief Executive, Emmett@silico-research.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7687 2815 Fax: +44 (0)20 7687 0358
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For
further BioPortfolio information or telephone interviews contact:
Peter Barfoot, Managing Director, BioPortfolio Ltd.
Telephone:
+44 (0)1300 321501
Fax: +1 415 680 2472
Email: peter.barfoot@bioportfolio.com
BioPortfolio.com
was established in 1997 and has become a leading internet
information resource on bio/pharma/healthcare technology and
business. The site provides information on companies, stocks, jobs
and news.
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