Exalead Named One of '100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management' by KMWorld

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Exalead(R), a global provider of search software for business and the Web, today announced that it has been named to KMWorld magazine's 2007 list of 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. This is the second year in a row Exalead has been named to the prestigious list, which recognizes companies that produce products and services designed to vastly improve business operations.

"We are pleased that KMWorld has once again recognized Exalead for its unified search technology platform -- exalead one:search," said Francois Bourdoncle, Exalead's co-founder, president and chief executive officer. "Since our entry into the U.S. market, we've seen tremendous positive momentum and feedback surrounding our unique approach to search. We continue to see strong demand for a single, unified access point to information in the enterprise to effectively facilitate knowledge management."

Throughout the year, knowledge management practitioners, colleagues, theorists, analysts, vendors and customers take note of innovative accomplishments by companies within the knowledge management arena. KMWorld then selects the top 100 companies that most efficiently produced services and products that transform how organizations function. 2007 marks the seventh year of the list.

"This list is created to bestow the proper recognition upon companies that exhibit a dedication to enhancing the KM marketplace," said Hugh McKellar, editor in chief, KMWorld. "The design and implementation of their software, in addition to their innovation and commitment to excellence, have helped these companies earn a well-deserved spot on our list."

Exalead's fully unified exalead one:search(TM) technology platform serves as the foundation for the company's entire range of search software products (desktop, workgroup, enterprise, Web) and is designed to provide users with a unified access point to content and data -- both structured and unstructured -- regardless of format or location. In addition, all of Exalead's products offer its patented Search by Serendipity(R) navigation technology and advanced features like phonetic, fuzzy matching, approximate search, word-stemming, thumbnail image previews, search term highlighting and spelling correction.

About KMWorld

The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KMWorld informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes -- and subsequent success stories -- that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.

About Exalead

Founded in 2000 by search-engine pioneers, Exalead is a global provider of search software for business and the Web. Based on the first and only unified search technology platform for desktop, intranet or Web search, Exalead's products provide users with a single access point to information, regardless of format or location. Its patented Search by Serendipity(R) navigation system adapts to user habits for a less frustrating and uniquely satisfying search experience.

The exalead one:search(TM) line of software products -- designed for desktop, workgroup, enterprise, datacenter and Web environments -- are in use by leading banking and financial services, media, consumer packaged goods, research, retailing and telecommunications companies around the world. Exalead is an operating unit of Qualis, an international holding company, with offices in Paris, New York, San Francisco, Milan and Munich. For more information, please visit http://corporate.exalead.com/.

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