PicoSearch Hosted Search Service Enhances Steinway & Sons Website

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PICOSEARCH HOSTED SEARCH SERVICE ENHANCES
STEINWAY & SONS WEBSITE

Hosted Search Vendor to Provide Search Technologies for Luxury Brand’s Website

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - June 7, 2006 - PicoSearch, the pioneer in advanced hosted search services, today announced a service agreement with Steinway & Sons Pianos. PicoSearch delivers an easy to manage, cost-effective, customized hostedWebsite search tool to Steinway, a company that has been producing the world’s finest pianos for more than 150 years.

Capable of indexing Web sites with up to millions of pages, PicoSearch’s tiered service plans provide e-commerce businesses value, flexibility and scalability for a variety of site search solutions. Steinway & Sons is using the service to index the pages of its Website, providing visitors with useful product information such as piano model, history, and style.

"We are delighted to better enable Steinway & Sons’ customers to quickly and accurately find what they need online through our technology," said Carl Schroeder, director of search technologies, PicoSearch. "PicoSearch offers the highest quality hosted search in the industry today, and we feel it’s a great fit to be working with the world’s highest quality piano maker."

"PicoSearch is a critical tool that remarkably enhances our site," said Leo Spellman, senior director of communications at Steinway & Sons. "As we receive a considerable number of searches each month, the service promotes sales inquiries and helps turn our visitors into customers. Additionally, the reporting features provide us with a better indication of our customer demand. PicoSearch gave us a customized solution to fit our market needs."

About PicoSearch
PicoSearch is the pioneer and market leader in advanced hosted search services for quickly, easily and cost-effectively integrating search capabilities into any web site. PicoSearch’s patented technology offers an affordable, no maintenance, high-quality approach to site search without the need to purchase or install additional hardware or software equipment. PicoSearch gives businesses and Internet retailers of all sizes a fast and easy way to incorporate effective search capabilities into any web site. PicoSearch allows full control over searchable pages and additional search analytics tools to monitor customer traffic, allowing businesses to make more informed decisions and ensure site visitors are directed to the most accurate, relevant information. For more information please contact 1-617-547-4020 or visit http://www.picosearch.com/contactus.html.

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