PicoSearch enhances hosted search services for SMBs

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PicoSearch enhances hosted search services for SMBs

AutoComplete speeds site visitor searches, resulting in improved marketing

CARY, NC (Nov. 3, 2010) - 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.

"PicoSearch brought a high level of professionalism to our site," said Lesley Hayes, IT Support, Barlow Tyrie Ltd. "Without PicoSearch, visitors could lose patience, wading through hundreds of search results from global search engines. PicoSearch makes searches more productive with AutoComplete, the drop-down box that offers to complete a user query - as they type in their search. These suggested completions save time and help steer the user toward the most important matches from the website. We appreciate PicoSearch's customer service and recommend them to other SMBs looking for the best search application."

PicoSearch service plans are available online. Enterprises can quickly and affordably incorporate search capabilities into their website by simply signing up for the hosted search engine service, eliminating the added burden and expense of IT equipment and resources. PicoSearch handles all the back-end work necessary to run and maintain a site search system. Its advanced technology is capable of processing searches of unlimited page volumes, and its high-capacity server facility is designed to keep customers' hosted engines up and running 24/7.

"Websites that offer visitors a navigation tool to quickly narrow down information can drastically improve results," said Fiona McNeill, Global Product Marketing Manager at SAS. "PicoSearch empowers customers with their own deeply customizable search engine. The new Query Rules feature is the most powerful feature yet to control a site's user queries. It offers the possibility to rewrite your user queries to your specifications - giving users flexibility that no other vendor provides."

Enhancements to PicoSearch include:

AutoComplete with advanced customizability allows companies to automatically offer suggested searches to visitors. Suggestions come bootstrapped from automatic data extraction of a website's most important phrases, or from the webmaster's own preferred phrase lists, with full control to review and manage suggestions.
Query rules provide generalized functions to define rules to equate alternate spellings, rewrite search operations and standardize punctuations within searches.
Statistical reporting now keeps even better track of search trends - showing what site visitors are finding and not finding on your site - with the ability to select date ranges for hits at a point in time, hit highlighting and other new features.
Tabled results display allows a table presentation of products and services with information displayed in columns, including pictures.

About PicoSearch

PicoSearch, a SAS company, is a pioneer and market leader in advanced hosted search services for quickly, easily and cost-effectively integrating search capabilities into any website. 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 website. 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.

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