17 July 2007Vivisimo Powers Search on New Zealand Government Web SiteNew Zealand State Services Commission Introduces Vivisimo Velocity as Innovative New Approach to Search on All-of-Government Web PortalPittsburgh, PA—Vivisimo (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today announced its selection by the New Zealand State Services Commission (SSC) to enhance search of its public Web site www.newzealand.govt.nz. Vivisimo Velocity search platform was chosen for its versatility and ability to provide relevant results that add value to search activities. The New Zealand SSC Web site now provides a superior, streamlined experience where millions of citizens can search the portal for government documents, Web pages and government resources all within Velocity's clustering capabilities that intuitively and visually arrange search results into thematic categories. Vivisimo's software spotlights popular results, filters content and searches information that is not available through other Web search engines and then clusters the search results by topic and agency. As a result, users spend less time navigating through government information, and spend more time finding information relevant to their search and exploring relevant topics in depth. To expand beyond government-associated data, the New Zealand SSC portal also leverages Velocity's ability to combine government resources with Web results from Windows Live Search. "Search is one of the key components of Accessible State Services. Ensuring citizens can easily and conveniently access government information online is critical to improving New Zealanders' experience of the State Services," said Laurence Millar, Deputy Commissioner Information and Communication Technologies at the New Zealand State Services Commission. "Vivisimo's search functionality will provide the more than two million annual Web site visitors with a wide array of relevant results such as standard government Web pages, news, images and more." The SSC is the first New Zealand government organization to use the Vivisimo Velocity search platform. Vivisimo's agreement with the SSC contains syndication options to enable other national agencies to take advantage of the Velocity search platform to enhance their respective sites. "The simplicity of regular Web searching has become the universal expectation for people looking for information, and the New Zealand government is on the forefront of bringing this experience to its citizens. Because of the complexity of varying types of data and resources available through government, national organizations are relying on full-featured search platforms to simplify the means in which the public receives the most relevant information," said Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo. "Today's announcement further demonstrates our commitment to empowering the citizens of the world to discover information impacting to their daily lives while expanding our global footprint." The Vivisimo Velocity platform provides large organizations with innovative search solutions that allow users to find, access, explore and manipulate all available content, regardless of location. It combines the simplicity of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software to help organizations reap the benefits of increased user adoption and satisfaction without compromising on performance, scalability, security or the ability to configure a solution to specific environments.
Vivisimo's agreement with the New Zealand SSC is its latest partnership to provide better search and discovery for worldwide consumers of government information. Beginning in 2005 with Vivisimo's introduction of a U.S. government search tab at gov.clusty.com to search political and government-related information, the company has also entered into agreements with the U.S. General Services Administration Web portal (www.USA.gov). Vivisimo plans to continue worldwide expansion of its search platform among government organizations.
About VivisimoVivisimo 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. ### |
