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More acquisitions in the search industryThursday, America Online said it had acquired search technology company Relegence, which has developed an expertise in finding financial news and related information. Defined as a subscription-based news service, Relegence aims to deliver relevant information to users' desktops as soon as the news are published, regardless of the medium used. Relegence's notification and delivery technology draws from such sources as local and international newswires, television and cable networks, radio, specific regulatory filings, Internet bulletin boards and various websites. Overall, Relegence's services are designed to be integrated with internal streaming content.  "The company's technology delivers Web events and information in real-time to its users, offering them a large knowledge base in the marketplace and in their daily lives," said Jim Bankoff, executive v.p. of AOL's Consumer & Publisher services. Relegence is a private company that employs about sixty people. It will retain its headquarters in New York and operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of AOL. The acquisition will be used to bolster AOL's development and deployment of its publishing and content management platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. My take on all of this Expect to see a lot more of this. Google and Yahoo to themselves control more than half of all global search traffic on any given day. I expect those two to be as agressive as ever in acquiring other companies that will help them increase their overall market penetration. Well, thats it for this week. Have a pleasant and relaxing weekend. I will see you all next Saturday! Serge Thibodeau, Please note that I am available for SEO consultative work or to help you optimize your website for the major search engines. Feel free to contact me for an honest and fair assessment.  All logos, trade marks and service marks on this newsletter are the exclusive property of their respective owners. Note: Although I always try my best to answer each individual question that I receive, there are times when it's just impossible for me to answer every one I get, as the amount of emails sent to me keeps increasing all the time. Also, please note that, for confidentiality reasons, the names of people writing to us are never disclosed. Please send all your questions, comments or general enquiries to: questions@rankforsales.com Subscribe to the free Rank for Sales Weekly Newsletter <<< Previous page Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18  Bookmark the RFS Newsletter by simply clicking here. Search engine industry news corner:  About Rank for $ales Rank for $ales can be reached via email at info@rankforsales.com or you can call from anywhere in the US or Canada, via our toll free number at 1-800-631-3221. Our offices are located near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Visit our web site at www.rankforsales.com About Serge Thibodeau Pagina+™ is offered by Rank for $ale's parent company: GCIS Inc. Besides serving as editor and CEO of Rank for $ales, Serge Thibodeau currently writes professional search engine optimization articles in some of the following publications:
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