About.com Awards X-Portal Findware Best of The Net for 1999.Business/Technology Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000 KCSL KCSL Kansas Children's Service League KCSL Kansas City Southern Lines, Inc KCSL Kerala Catholic Students League (Kerala, India) Inc. (www.kcsl.ca), a pioneer in natural language search and retrieval technology, today announced that its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , X-Portal(TM) Findware, has received the &uot;Best of the Net for 1999&uot; award from About.com. &uot;Best of the Net for 1999&uot; selects the top ten resources for Web searching. X-Portal is the only Internet search tool to combine Internet material with a built-in library containing more than 300,000 entries from 22 wide-ranging references, including The American Heritage American Heritage can refer to:
&uot;1999 was a notable year for Web searching tools, which made it difficult to narrow it down to the top ten,&uot; said Chris Sherman, Web Search Guide for About.com. &uot;After reviewing numerous tools, sites and books, I determined the best criteria for judging the resource was if I was still using it on an ongoing basis. Of the many resources reviewed, I found X-Portal to be one of the most useful Internet research This article is about using the Internet for research; for the field of research about the Internet, see Internet studies. Internet research is the practice of using the Internet, especially the World Wide Web, for research. tools I have ever come across.&uot; The About.com web site (http://websearch.about.com) was named by Online Magazine as one of three web sites where &uot;serious searchers go to keep tabs on the many new search engine developments.&uot; (Online, May/June 1999, p. 80) To view Chris Sherman's review of X-Portal Findware, go to: http://websearch.about.com/library/insider/blworth24.htm &uot;We are thrilled that X-Portal was selected as one of the About.com winners. It is a true testament to X-Portal's superior technology,&uot; said Markus Gunn, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, KCSL Inc. &uot;KCSL is being recognized as a leader in the Internet search and retrieval market. In the first quarter of this year we look forward to offering a completely Web-based version of our technology. Our continuing goal is to enhance the search experience for Internet users frustrated with current search and retrieval methods.&uot; X-Portal's simple user interface, completely integrated into Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. , makes effective Internet searching easy for users of all ages and experience levels. Questions can be asked in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. or as Boolean queries. X-Portal, currently available on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , retails for $39.95 in the USA and $49.95 in Canada. About KCSL Inc. Founded in 1981, KCSL Inc. is known for its multidisciplinary approach multidisciplinary approach A term referring to the philosophy of converging multiple specialties and/or technologies to establish a diagnosis or effect a therapy to software engineering with an emphasis on user friendly solutions recognized for quality, simplicity and efficiency. Its flagship product, X-Portal(TM) Findware, is the world's leading Internet search application. The company develops state-of-the-art software tools for electronic proofing, reference and information retrieval. The language and reference software products developed by KCSL have been licensed to companies worldwide, including Inso, Lernout &Hauspie, Microsoft, Corel and Lotus. KCSL is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.kcsl.ca. |
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