Chicago Tech Leaders, Hostway & Intellext, Partner to Help Computer Users “Get Out of the Search Box”
Hostway offers Watson 2.0 to help customers enhance their knowledge base by automatically receiving relevant content from various information sources.
Chicago, IL—Wednesday, September 28, 2005—Hostway Corporation, a leading provider of Web hosting and managed services, is excited to offer its customers a novel desktop application that automatically delivers relevant information from various sources based on the context of users’ work. Hostway has partnered with Intellext™ (www.intellext.com), the “Intelligence in Context” software company, to offer this unique tool, Watson 2.0, to both existing customers and site visitors.
Watson 2.0 proactively delivers relevant, real-time information to users by using the very words and phrases that are typed into documents to actively query search engines, blogs, desktop search tools, news sites, subscription-based sources, and even corporate content and knowledge management systems. There’s no need for users to interrupt their work by typing search words or visiting separate Web sites and search boxes. Instead, Watson delivers search results to users’ desktops in an intuitive sidebar while they work in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer and Firefox.
“Think of Watson 2.0 as your own personal research assistant that brings you the information you need from an abundance of sources,” said Al Wasserberger, chief executive officer of Intellext. “Intellext created this tool to get people out of the search box and embrace innovative ways to research and receive information. Through our affiliate program with partners such as Hostway, we are expanding the reach and value of Watson.”
“Hostway is continuously updating its product offerings to provide cutting-edge technology that addresses customers’ business needs, so we are thrilled to be the first Web hosting provider to offer Watson 2.0 as an innovative desktop application that brings information to users,” said John Lee, vice president of marketing at Hostway.
About Hostway Enterprise
Hostway Corporation provides domain name registration, Web hosting and ecommerce, colocation, managed dedicated hosting, SaaS hosting, Web design and online marketing services to over 1.4 million Web sites and 2 million customers worldwide. It operates over 250,000 square feet of state-of-the-art data centers that reduce the complexity and cost of Web-based technologies for small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the world’s largest Web hosting companies with a direct presence in 13 countries, 17 worldwide operation centers and more than 700 employees.
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About Intellext
Intelligence in Context. This statement forges the foundation of Intellext, a visionary company that takes information retrieval out of the search box. Intellext uses contextually-based search technology to serve individual users, enterprises and content providers. Since launching in early 2005, Watson has received awards from Gartner and KMWorld Magazine, along with recognition from PC Magazine, the Boston Globe, CBS News, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times and more.
Watson 2.0 acts as a personal research assistant so computer users no longer need to rely on the search box. Instead, Watson delivers on-point information directly to the desktop in a non-intrusive sidebar. Watson 2.0 is a powerful tool that analyzes the context of what users are working on to proactively deliver relevant information from preferred desktop search applications, search engines, news sites, blogs, research services, and corporate knowledge and document management systems
