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Could IBM Shake up the Search Engine World?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slow-approach-then-wham-wham-wham dept.

overshoot writes "IBM has just tossed a bucket of chum into the whole search showdown, which Microsoft thought was between them and Google. Apparently, IBM Research has developed a 'key facts' search technology (as distinct from 'key words') over the last several years. Now they're going public with it -- by putting it on SourceForge under an OSS license!" (According to the article, it's expected to show up on SourceForge by the end of this year, not immediately.)

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  1. Long hard road. by UlfGabe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I applaude IBM for taking this stance and entering the hotly contested search engine world.

    More competition is better. I would enjoy more innovation. They do have a hard long road to follow however, and they may find it difficult.

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