Vivisimo Powers Site Search on Bupa's Leading Health Information Websites Worldwide

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Tue May 19, 2009 9:12am EDT

Vivisimo Powers Site Search on Bupa's Leading Health Information Websites
Worldwide

Bupa leverages Velocity's intelligent search capabilities such as geo-spatial
search, content mash-ups and social tagging to improve user experience 

PITTSBURGH, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com), a leading
provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today announced that
Bupa, an international health and care company with more than 10 million
customers in 190 countries, has selected the Vivisimo Velocity Search Platform
to power enhanced site search capabilities for its websites. 

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Through the power of Vivisimo Velocity, Bupa will expand and enhance the user
search experience across its network of websites, starting with Bupa.co.uk and
Bupa-Intl.com, and then moving out to other sites. In addition to English
language Bupa websites, Vivisimo may also implement and support multiple
language search across its global sites. 

"Vivisimo clearly understands the importance of search in our strategic plans
to provide easier and quicker access to our online health information as well
as information about our products and services," said Keely Flint, information
architecture program manager for Bupa. "Vivisimo's impressive track record
within the healthcare sector along with its innovative social search
capabilities made it an ideal partner for us. We're confident that Velocity
will considerably improve our user experience."

"We're very excited that Velocity will play an integral role in helping Bupa
set new standards for the dissemination of health-care information on the
Web," said Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo. "Today's announcement proves
that search is a differentiator for organizations looking to expand their
customer base."

About Vivisimo, Inc.
Vivisimo provides enterprises with innovative search solutions that allow
end-users to find and take advantage of all appropriate and available
information, regardless of source, location or type. Vivisimo's innovative
technology, including social search tools that enable collaboration throughout
the enterprise, is delivered with a focus on end-user satisfaction and on
application control through easy-to-use interfaces, flexible security
management and a modern architecture that enables quick deployment. Vivisimo
products are available for standalone search applications or as OEM versions
embedded as critical search technology within partner applications and
solutions. Vivisimo serves its global clients from headquarters in Pittsburgh,
USA, and partners throughout the world. Visit Vivisimo.com and our [Search
Done Right(TM)] blog.

    Leo Tignini
    Vivisimo
    (908) 907-6246
    leo@vivisimo.com



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Leo Tignini of Vivisimo, +1-908-907-6246, leo@vivisimo.com
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