29 October 2002

Vivisimo to Help Increase Speed and Productivity for HP's Mission Critical SAP Support Program

Pittsburgh, PA— Vivisimo, Inc.,a global provider of advanced document clustering (automatic categorization) and content integration software, today announced that its products have been licensed for use by HP's Mission Critical SAP Support Program group. The software will empower HP support engineers to provide vital reactive and proactive maintenance to their SAP customers.

"Speed of service is of critical importance to our customers. Vivisimo's products will allow us to integrate our many information sources, providing a significant increase in our ability to provide expedient customer support to our customers," said Steve Cooke, SAP Support Program Manager, HP Services.

Vivisimo will help HP engineers to quickly and efficiently locate critical information for troubleshooting customers' needs. Vivisimo's Clustering Engine and Integrator products will provide a single user interface to organize ten separate content repositories on-the-fly, helping to increase the SAP support group's productivity.

Previously, support engineers had to review large quantities of information by tediously searching each of the 10 information sources separately. In contrast, Vivisimo's software will simultaneously query all 10 content sources; relevant information will then be automatically categorized (clustered) into one single screen display, containing a familiar relevancy-ranked list and a hierarchically sorted directory of category folders for efficient browsing.

"Information overload is well-recognized as a big problem for corporate productivity, and it's not just the sheer quantity of content. Often, information users are confronted with the additional challenge of navigating many separate content sources, looking through long lists one by one to access and find necessary information. Our software handles both problems with no costly setup, or ongoing maintenance," said Raul Valdes-Perez, President, Vivisimo.

About Vivisimo

Vivisimo does search right by combining the simplicity and innovation of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software. The company works with customers to understand their goals and quickly deploy solutions that maximize the business value of information—with an interface users love. Vivisimo serves its global client base through headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and Paris, France, and partners throughout the world. Please visit vivisimo.com to learn more about us and visit our Search Done Right blog to learn more about enterprise search.

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