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TigerLogic Introduces New ChunkIt! Search Feature to Help Shoppers Shop Smarter Online

Posted on: Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 09:00 CDT

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TigerLogic Corporation , today introduced a new ChunkIt! (http://www.getchunkit.com/) search feature, "Chunk Store", a one-click method to conveniently search for and retrieve key product information from leading online retailers -- Amazon, eBay, Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Circuit City. This new search feature further demonstrates the wide variety of ways to utilize ChunkIt! to search behind the links of any Web page. The new feature helps online shoppers quickly find the items they are looking for by enabling them to search the product descriptions of major online stores without spending time clicking through individual links.

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According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2008 Holiday survey, shoppers are relying on the Internet more than ever to browse for holiday gifts and research products. According to the NRF survey, the Internet will influence 33.6 percent of holiday purchases. The combination of the ChunkIt! features -- "Chunk Google" and "Chunk Store" -- enable online shoppers to streamline the product research process and assist them in finding the best products at the best prices.

Shoppers can use ChunkIt! to dig deep into the dozens of links found on a store's product listing page and extract the "chunks" of content that they are most interested in. ChunkIt! conveniently displays all of the discovered chunks in a panel on the left side of the browser window. Shoppers can then quickly glance at all the pertinent product information so that they can compare features and prices. By clicking on any chunk, users can open a page in the right panel to view the same piece of information highlighted in the context of the original product description page.

"As convenient as online shopping may seem, it can still be a frustrating, time consuming process," said Carlton Baab, CEO of TigerLogic. "Whether they're searching the Web for product reviews, or shopping on Amazon, shoppers are typically opening and scanning through dozens of links before they find the right items. Now, with a single-click of the "Chunk Store" button, ChunkIt! can do all the tedious digging for you so that you can focus more of your precious time and effort on researching and selecting the products that best suit your needs. It's something that value shoppers will truly appreciate during these difficult times."

ChunkIt! isn't just for shoppers -- anyone can use it to save time online. Whether you are a student, parent, researcher or business professional, ChunkIt! makes practically any search task on the Web faster and easier, including:

-- Search Engines - ChunkIt! enhances the search results from any search engine including Google, Yahoo!, MSN Live Search, AOL and Ask

-- Academic research - ChunkIt! seamlessly previews the valuable contents stored within the links of research sites like LexisNexis, JSTOR, ScienceDirect and Wikipedia

-- Searching news sites - ChunkIt! makes it easy to find stories about the specific topics users are looking for on news sites with countless links like the Drudge Report, ESPN.com and Perez Hilton

-- Reading blogs - ChunkIt! makes it easy to review which blog posts contain the subject matter users are looking for without needing to read through every single post

-- Investment analysis - ChunkIt! takes the hassle out of looking through the countless pages of SEC financial filings

For a free download of ChunkIt! or to learn more, please visit http://www.getchunkit.com/.

About TigerLogic Corporation

TigerLogic Corporation , has been providing reliable data management and rapid application deployment solutions for ISVs and developers of database applications for more than three decades. TigerLogic's product offerings include: 1) TigerLogic(R) ChunkIt!, an internet browser-based application that enhances the search experience of any popular search engine or Web page; 2) TigerLogic(R) XML Data Management Server (XDMS), provides flexible, scalable and extensible XML data storage as well as query and retrieval of critical business data across a variety of structured and unstructured information sources; 3) Pick(R) Universal Data Model (Pick UDM) based database management systems and components, including D3(R), mvEnterprise(R) and mvBase(R) that are the choice of more than a thousand application developers worldwide; and 4) Omnis Studio(R), a cross-platform, object-oriented RAD tool for developing sophisticated thick-client, Web-client or ultra thin-client database applications. TigerLogic's installed customer base includes more than 500,000 active users representing more than 20,000 customer sites worldwide, with a significant base of diverse vertical applications.

With employees and contractors worldwide, TigerLogic offers 24x7 customer support services and maintains an international presence. More information about TigerLogic and its products can be found at http://www.tigerlogic.com/. Product details about ChunkIt! can be found at http://www.getchunkit.com/.

Except for the historical statements contained herein, the foregoing release may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially due to several factors, including but not limited to the success of the Company's research and development efforts to develop new products and to penetrate new markets, the market acceptance of the Company's new products and updates, technical risks related to such products and updates, the Company's ability to maintain market share for its existing products, the availability of adequate liquidity and other risks and uncertainties. Please consult the various reports and documents filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-KSB and Form 10-Q/QSB for factors potentially affecting the Company's future financial results. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statement provided in this news release. The Company's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the Company's operating results for any future periods.

TigerLogic, ChunkIt!, Raining Data, Pick, mvDesigner, D3, mvEnterprise, mvBase, Omnis, and Omnis Studio are trademarks of TigerLogic Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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TigerLogic Corporation

CONTACT: Media, Erica Jostedt of SutherlandGold Group,+1-415-848-7172, erica@sutherlandgold.com; or Investor Relations, Brian Cheekof TigerLogic Corporation, +1-408-236-7620, brian.cheek@tigerlogic.com

Web site: http://www.tigerlogic.com/http://www.getchunkit.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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