Aspermont and Convera(R) Team for Major Expansion of Vertical Search Capability
Posted on: Thursday, 17 April 2008, 12:00 CDT
VIENNA, Va., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aspermont , Australia's leading print and Internet publisher to the mining, oil & gas and related sectors, and Convera Corporation , http://www.convera.com/, a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers, announced today an aggressive program to build and deploy additional vertical search capability across Aspermont's entire portfolio. Following the success of the Supply Chain Logistics vertical application, co-developed with Convera and launched in 2007, Aspermont has made a strategic decision to use Convera for all of its vertical search requirements. The next phase will incorporate Mining, Construction and Petroleum, to be followed by additional "smaller" verticals. The contract will span a minimum of three years and have a value in excess of $1 million US.
According to Alex Kent, Online Search Manager at Aspermont, "We see vertical search as an ideal way to extend our brands online and provide a more comprehensive service to our communities. Partnering with Convera has enabled us to accelerate our online strategy."
About Aspermont
Aspermont is a leading print and Internet publisher serving Australia's mining, oil and gas, construction and related sectors. Aspermont's primary business is the production of print and online business-to-business news services and Aspermont is dedicated to providing objective analytical news to its readers, and end-to-end advertising solutions for its clients. Resourceful Events, a division of Aspermont, run the "Excellence" series of conferences specializing in the resources sector. For more information on Aspermont's range of products and services, please go to http://www.aspermont.com/.
About Convera(R)
Convera is the leading provider of search as a service for trade publishers and is the vertical search provider of choice for a growing number of specialist publishers around the world. Convera enables publishers to generate additional revenue by creating customized search applications for specialist audiences under their own brand and also manages the vertical search sites of a growing number of specialist publishers. Convera site search, vertical search and lead generation applications can combine publisher proprietary content with an editorially vetted best of the Web for specific professional audiences, providing an authoritative and comprehensive search experience. Many of the world's largest publishers are working with Convera to accelerate their e-publishing strategies, meet growing online revenue goals and build loyal online professional communities.
Convera Corporation
CONTACT: Todd Petruska of Burson-Marsteller for Convera Corporation,+1-212-614-4704, Todd.petruska@bm.com
Web site: http://www.convera.com/http://www.aspermont.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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