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November 3, 2010 PicoSearch enhances hosted search services for SMBs

AutoComplete speeds site visitor searches, resulting in improved marketing. Search services leader PicoSearch, from SAS, continues to enhance its hosted search application, helping organizations ensure their site visitors find the content they need "on time all the time." PicoSearch brings leading-edge, hosted search capabilities to businesses enhancing site experience and improving the relevance of information. (Read Full Press Release)

April 6, 2009 PicoSearch Announces New Search Highlighting Feature

PicoSearch's new Hit Highlighting feature provides PicoSearch webmasters with an easy-to-use, customizable tool that helps end-users find specific search terms on a web page. When end-users search for a specific word or words on PicoSearch-powered websites, they will be able to easily navigate through the pages of that site to find exactly where those terms can be found. (Read Full Press Release)

September 29, 2008 PicoSearch Announces New Direct Search Feature

PicoSearch's new Direct Search feature enables PicoSearch programmers to tailor their search results to point users to a specific Web page on their site when they query certain terms. E-commerce shoppers can circumvent the original search results list and will be automatically redirected to the appropriate page. (Read Full Press Release)

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Press Coverage

InternetRetailer.com August 28, 2007
"Pat Riley, webmaster for Sandia Marketing LLC... (uses the) options offered by his hosted site search provider, PicoSearch, to improve the chances that site searches will turn into sales." (Read Full Article)

Stores Magazine
"Keyword: Practical, PicoSearch gives small e-tailers broad capabilities" by Karen M. Kroll - Sept, 2006
"Effective search capabilities are critical for e-tailers. ...PicoSearch is geared to small- and medium-sized businesses in need of a search application that is quick to install, easy to use and affordable. It is a hosted solution, which provides several advantages to retailers." (Read Full Article)

Networking Computing
"Hot Apps: PicoSearch" by J. Olsen - Aug 4, 2006
"So you've created the perfect Web site for your personal or small business visitors. Wouldn't it be cool if your site had its very own search engine... ? If so, based on the various search engines I've used over the years, the best alternative for my money (or blissfully for the lack of it) currently is PicoSearch. ...Whether you are willing to accept sponsored links or are willing to pay to avoid them, PicoSearch is best of breed in the personal-site search engines these days."

DMNews.com - Direct Marketing News
"Steinway Hits Right Keys With Site Search" - July, 2006
"Steinway & Sons, the world's preeminent piano maker, is adept at tuning keys. How about keywords? The family-owned firm recently tweaked the search function of its Web site at www.steinway.com. Using PicoSearch's customized hosted site search tool, Steinway now can index the pages of its site better, delivering information like piano model, history and style... PicoSearch, Cambridge, MA, offers the flexibility and scalability to accommodate visitors drawn to Steinway.com ..." (Read Full Article)

American Banker
"Finding PicoSearch a Winner" by Steve Bills, published in American Banker, February 6, 2006
Summary: American Banker, leading journal of the banking industry, recommended PicoSearch for banks' site searching needs. It was reported that Landrum Co., a bank holding company based in Columbia, Mo. with $1.1 billion in assets, is pleased with its deployments of PicoSearch on their banking websites. Landrum reindexes daily with PicoSearch, and Landrum uses the PicoSearch statistics to see that the search is directly helping customers and prospects find specific information that they need.

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