Convera named by Outsell as Rising Star for 2008
Posted by Andy Black | October 18, 2007
Outsell Inc., the leading analyst of the publishing and information industry, has just named Convera as one of five rising stars in the Search, Aggregation & Syndication segment in its influential and highly regarded Information Industry Outlook for 2008. The Outsell annual Outlook draws extensively from Outsell’s unique industry metrics and analytics, as well as Outsell’s daily contact with people in the information industry and deep industry experience of their analytical staff. Their data and business intelligence assets include details of over 7,000 industry firms that create and aggregate information and make it commercially available online or offline inclusive of all business models and content types. They also track and analyses the three major markets for information: end users, enterprise buyers and advertisers.
Outsell said "With literally hundreds if not thousands of start-up companies all clamoring to displace Google from the No. 1 spot, the pool of potential "Rising Stars" is deep. Outsell identifies five companies that, though they have had success on their own, are equally important for the trend they represent. This year’s five rising stars are: Answers, Baidu, ChaCha, Convera, and Rollyo.
- Answers is looking to take the market beyond search.
- Baidu represents one of the best performers in China.
- ChaCha tackles search with an army of 30,000+ virtual guides.
- Convera is remaking itself into a dominant player in vertical search.
- Rollyo is one of several companies that allow users to limit the spectrum of their search to a narrowed list.
