blinkx to Power Video Search for Sagoon
most advanced video search engine, today announced that it has signed a Red
Label agreement with Sagoon (http://www.sagoon.com), a newly launched Internet
search engine. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will power video
search for Sagoon, providing their users with easy, efficient access to
blinkx’s massive index of 35 million hours of online video.
Based in
professionals
lexical search to offer users the most meaningful results possible. The
technology itself was developed by Elixir Web Solutions, a
interactive media and technology company, and combines Web index with content-
based relevance methods and organized results to process search. Sagoon
provides various services to its users, including Web, news, and video
searches. The Web search engine’s video search capabilities will now be
powered by blinkx’s expert technology that includes language-agnostic speech
recognition and visual analysis software, producing the most accurate,
relevant results possible.
“We’re delighted to partner with Sagoon, a new company with big ideas and
novel technology,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx.
“We’re passionate about search and excited to provide engines like Sagoon with
the technology to extend their abilities beyond text.”
“We’re pleased to partner with blinkx and to have access to the industry’s
leading video search technology,” said
executive officer, Sagoon. “We are continuously adding unique new features to
Sagoon, and are thrilled to offer our users the most accurate, efficient way
to search rich media online.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation
as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With
more than 450 partners and 35 million hours of indexed video and audio
content, including favorite TV moments, news clips, short documentaries, music
videos, video blogs and more, blinkx uses advanced speech-recognition
technology to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable than
standard metadata-based keyword searches.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world’s largest and most advanced video
search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio,
video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on
demand. blinkx’s founders set out to solve a significant challenge — as TV
and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search
technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx’s patented search technologies
listen to — and even see — the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and
accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers
the video search for many of the world’s most frequented sites. blinkx is
based in
http://www.blinkx.com.
About Sagoon
Sagoon is a privately owned company based in
dedicated to providing a new window for web search that combines the largest
Web index with content-based relevance methods and organized results. Sagoon
derives its name from Sanskrit “Shakuna” meaning “auspicious or ushering good
results”. This christening reflects Sagoon’s sincere wish that the exploration
of information and resources on the site ushers in “good luck” and augurs well
for all businesses and users. For more information, please visit
http://www.sagoon.com.
SOURCE blinkx plc