New Internet Search Engine Coming This Month

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May 4, 2009, 11:35:10 AM5/4/09
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"The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled
this month with the launch of software that will understand questions
and give specific, tailored answers in a way that the web has never
managed before.

The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the
US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be
the internet's Holy Grail – a global store of information that
understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person
does.

Although the system is still new, it has already produced massive
interest and excitement among technology pundits and internet
watchers.

Computer experts believe the new search engine will be an evolutionary
leap in the development of the internet. Nova Spivack, an internet and
computer expert, said that Wolfram Alpha could prove just as important
as Google. "It is really impressive and significant," he wrote. "In
fact it may be as important for the web (and the world) as Google, but
for a different purpose..." - more -
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/an-invention-that-could-change-the-internet-for-ever-1678109.html
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