17 January 2007National Library of Medicine Simplifies Public Access to Health Information with Vivisimo Search PlatformWorld's Largest Biomedical Library Plans to Boost Search Functionality for its Web SitesPittsburgh, PA—Vivisimo (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of search software and expertise, today announced its selection by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to enhance searching on www.nlm.nih.gov. The NLM, the world's largest biomedical library, will leverage Vivisimo's enhanced search functionality to provide quick and easy access to information on linked Web pages. Vivisimo will also enable search functionality for the NLM's consumer health web sites, MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov) and MedlinePlus en español (http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/), aggregators of medical and health information from government agencies and other authoritative organizations. By using the award-winning Vivisimo Velocity enterprise search platform, visitors of the sites will be able to search for health topics such as 'arthritis' or 'back pain,' and easily access the data from the respective site's pages. Furthermore, users can hone in on specific questions like "what causes Chickenpox?" or "what are the symptoms of Lupus?" and receive instantaneous answers.
The Vivisimo Velocity platform provides large organizations with innovative search solutions that allow users to find, access, explore and manipulate all available content, regardless of location. It combines the simplicity of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software to help organizations reap the benefits of increased user adoption and satisfaction without compromising on performance, scalability, security or the ability to configure a solution specific to its business environment.
"Citizens want a health information search experience that mirrors the simplicity of their regular Web searches. Government agencies want to provide a free information service that surpasses the private sector in the quality of its information, search experience, and design." said Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo. "By marrying NLM's expertise in selecting, creating, and updating authoritative health information with ours in delivering superior search experiences, citizens will soon be very well served by the enhanced NLM, surpassing anything else out there." Vivisimo's agreement with the NLM is its latest partnership to provide better search and discovery for consumers of U.S. government information. Beginning in 2005 with Vivisimo's introduction of a government search tab at gov.clusty.com to search political and government-related information, the company has also entered into agreements with the FirstGov Web portal (www.usa.gov) and the Department of Defense MilitaryHOMEFRONT portal (www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil). Furthermore, Vivisimo makes large public documents such as the 2006 Federal Budget, 9/11 Commission Report and Iraq Study Group Report searchable to the public.
About the National Library of MedicineThe National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
About VivisimoVivisimo does search right by combining the simplicity and innovation of consumer search with the flexibility and control of enterprise software. The company works with customers to understand their goals and quickly deploy solutions that maximize the business value of information—with an interface users love. Vivisimo serves its global client base through headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and Paris, France, and partners throughout the world. Please visit vivisimo.com to learn more about us and visit our Search Done Right blog to learn more about enterprise search. ### |
