|
||
| |||||||
|
BioPortfolio.com launches new BioWeb Search Engine and BioWatch Monitoring
services February 15th
2001 - BioPortfolio Limited, a leading internet biotechnology,
pharmaceutical and healthcare website, announced today the launch of its
BioWeb Search Engine and BioWatch Monitoring services. These new services
will enhance the delivery of internet based information to its growing
global customer base. BioPortfolio's BioWeb
Search Engine offers the user the unique opportunity to search the
most comprehensive and targeted index of 2 million internet pages
(including html, pdf, Word, Word Perfect and PowerPoint files) from 4,500+
biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life science web sites. The advanced
searching and knowledge management software employed to run the search
engine provides the user with the option to search by keywords, concept
phrases or by suggestions made by the systems proprietary thesaurus. BioPortfolio's BioWatch
Monitoring Service offers the user the opportunity to save time and
keep abreast of developments as they appear on the BioWeb Search Engine
index. Individuals can define a Personal Agent, which includes their
search concept that has been refined using the BioWeb Search Engine
thesaurus, word relevance and clustering resources. Every time new
information is retrieved from the 4,500 web sites that meet each Personal
Agents search concept, an email is sent out listing the web pages
identified. The system is highly flexible with the option to update or
change the search concept of each Personal Agent during the subscription
period. The BioWatch
Monitoring Service will provide individuals and Corporates with the unique
ability to maintain a watching brief on a specific company, product or
area of research, without having to re-visit sites and sift through
mountains of non-specific information. "We are very
excited about offering our visitors the option to use the BioWeb Search
Engine to support their research and evaluation of specific companies,
technologies and products being developed and brought to the market by
biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies" stated Peter
Barfoot, Managing Director. He went on to say "linking the BioWeb
Search Engine with the BioWatch Monitoring Service will provide our users
with a very a powerful tool which can be employed to save time, enhance
knowledge levels and increase awareness of competitor activities". Access to the BioWeb
Search Engine is via www.bioportfolio.co.uk
or www.bioportfolio.com - the
service is free but users must first register. Access to the BioWatch
Monitoring Service is via the same URL's and is subject to an annual
subscription fee. -END - 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. |
|
|
