KOSMIX HEALTH CATEGORIZES WEB PAGES.Kosmix Health Search technology has been selected by Healthia, the nation's first integrated comparison-shopping portal for healthcare products and services. Based on sophisticated, patent-pending algorithms The following is a list of the algorithms described in Wikipedia. See also the list of data structures, list of algorithm general topics and list of terms relating to algorithms and data structures. , Kosmix presents a multi-dimensional view of search results that enables consumers to search less, while finding the most useful information on the Web more easily. Kosmix Health Search categorizes Web pages, producing search results that show users a multi-dimensional view of relevant web content. This approach reduces the number of clicks it takes users to find what really matters to them, and presents useful information they may not have considered otherwise. Healthia, which launched last month, allows businesses and consumers to research, rate and purchase health insurance plans and Health Savings Accounts A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit. (HSAs), as well as choose doctors from across the country. As part of this agreement, Kosmix also will provide Healthia with paid search ads through its relationship with Google (Google, Mountain View, CA, www.google.com) The largest search engine on the Web, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students. In 1996, they developed their "BackRub" search engine, named after its unique page ranking method (explained below). , and the companies will share all ad revenue derived from the Healthia site. "The driving philosophy behind Healthia is the idea that better tools combined with transparent pricing empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems consumers and small businesses to make the very best decisions about their healthcare coverage," said Chini Krishnan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder o f Healthia. "Installing the Kosmix Health search engine at Healthia is a great example. When you give people the power to make better choices, they'll choose you." "We are truly excited to see our Kosmix Health Search technology applied in way that will help people make informed, better decisions about their healthcare purchases through Healthia," said Anand Rajaraman, co-founder of Kosmix. "This partnership is an example of how our patented health search can benefit both content publishers and transaction-based companies that want to improve user experience and build customer loyalty by providing truly relevant information." About Kosmix Kosmix has created a fundamentally new approach to search based on the development of patent-pending algorithms and technology that present a multi-dimensional view of relevant search results. The company was founded in 2004 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, who also co-founded Junglee, a provider of database technology for helping consumers find products on the Internet, which was acquired by Amazon in 1998. Kosmix has filed more than 10 patents and has indexed more than 3.2 billion URLs and counting. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Kosmix is privately funded. Lead investors include Cambrian Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Kosmix can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.kosmix.com/. About Healthia Healthia was founded in 2005 to provide integrated comparison-shopping information that will catalyze cat·a·lyze v. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis. catalyze to cause or produce catalysis. the Consumer-Driven Health Care movement. Its co-founders are Chini Krishnan, founder of public-key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. company Valicert (which merged with Tumbleweed Communications Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provides messaging security solutions for enterprise and government customers of all sizes [1]. Organizations use their products to block security threats, protect information, and conduct business online. ), and Shankar Srinivasan, a member of the founding team of Healtheon/WebMD. Healthia is a privately-held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, funded initially by Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. . Healthia can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.healthia.com/. For more information, call 650/641-7319. |
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