Deja News brings Usenet to the masses.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1996--Deja News, the premier Usenet search engine, announced the release of version 3.0 of its popular Usenet search utility for the World Wide Web. Key features of the new release include a built-in newsreader A client program that is used to read messages from Internet-based discussion groups (the venerable Usenet) or syndication feeds such as RSS and Atom. Some programs provide a search and organization tool for both newsgroups and feeds as well as local e-mail messages, contacts and other , which allows Web users to read and post to newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. directly from the Deja News The Deja News Research Service was an archive of messages posted to Usenet discussion groups, started in 1995 by Steve Madere in Austin, Texas. Its powerful search engine capabilities won the service acclaim, generated controversy, and significantly changed the perceived nature of website without requiring separate newsreader software. With these new features, Deja News has become the bridge from the Web to Usenet for the 35 million people worldwide with Internet access See how to access the Internet. . For years, savvy internet users have mined the rich archives of Usenet, the largest on-line database Noun 1. on-line database - (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers computer database, electronic database, electronic information service in the world. With over 20,000 newsgroups covering topics from astronomy to Zymurgy zy·mur·gy n. The branch of chemistry that deals with fermentation processes, as in brewing. zymurgy a branch of applied chemistry that studies fermentation processes, as in brewing. , Usenet provides people with quick access to the information they are searching for. But, until now, users needed newsreader software to read daily news and to post to a newsgroup newsgroup Internet forum for discussion of specific subjects. Newsgroups are organized into subjects (e.g., automobiles); each typically has several subgroups (e.g., classic cars, Formula One racing cars). . With the 3.0 release, the built-in newsreader feature gives newsgroup access to anyone on the Internet. The new Power Search function gives readers a fast and easy way to search for elusive gems of information, by customizing the search with a variety of sorting options and filters, resulting in more accurate and relevant search results. The changes make it easier for anyone with Internet access to search Usenet. As Deja News founder and chairman Steven G. Madere said, "Although we were already the largest Usenet search utility on the Internet, we wanted to make it easier for all Web users to browse, post and search specific newsgroups." A feature especially handy for new users unfamiliar with Usenet is the newsgroup Interest Finder. A user can simply enter an area of interest in a search field, and Deja News will identify the newsgroups that talk about it, allowing new users to easily peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- the articles. According to Madere, Deja News receives and categories over 500 megabytes of Usenet articles a day. Proprietary technology allows Deja News to delivery query results with amazing speed. "With the creation of the unique algorithms in our proprietary software, we can deliver search results of over 85 gigabytes of material in less than two seconds," Madera said. Deja News has been in the Usenet search business since May, 1995. Deja News archives over nineteen months of Usenet articles, creating the most comprehensive Usenet library available to the public today. As an advertiser-supported website, the search engine is free to users. Deja News is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.dejanews.com. CONTACT: Saper Media Group Paul Saper, 512/302-9800 Email: paul@sapermedia.com |
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