Vivisimo (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search
software and expertise, today announced the selection of its
award-winning Vivisimo Velocity enterprise search platform by the
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC) to enhance
searching on its library portal for healthcare professionals.
Based in Oslo, Norway, the NOKC gathers and disseminates evidence
about the effect and quality of methods and interventions within all
parts of the health services. Helsebiblioteket
(www.helsebiblioteket.no) provides nationwide access to medical
journals, databases and other content resources relevant to healthcare
personnel. The organization will license Velocity's entire search
platform to enhance access to its site and provide users a rich and
comprehensive search experience.
"After a thorough evaluation of search offerings in the market, we
chose Vivisimo's Velocity based on its rich 'out of the box'
functionality and impeccable track record with organizations like ours
all over the world," said Kjell Tjensvoll, consortium manager,
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services. "We believe this
decision will significantly enhance our users' ability to rapidly
discover and find vital information."
The Vivisimo Velocity platform provides enterprises with
innovative search solutions that allow users to access, extract and
manipulate all available content, regardless of location. By combining
the simplicity of consumer search with the flexibility and control of
enterprise software, organizations can reap the benefits of increased
user adoption and satisfaction without compromising on performance,
scalability, security or the ability to configure a solution specific
to its business environment. Based on a service-oriented architecture
that enables rapid deployment, Vivisimo Velocity can be up and running
in just weeks.
"We are delighted to be chosen as the enterprise search provider
of choice by NOKC, and participate in its charter to provide important
content to the Norwegian Health community," said Raul Valdes-Perez,
CEO of Vivisimo. "Our continued penetration with public facing
organizations all over the world, which demand enhanced search
functionality to make critical information easy to find and discover,
tells us that search has truly become an International language. We
look forward to working with NOKC in providing absolute accuracy and
timely delivery of information, which is paramount to increasing its
users' overall satisfaction."
To support the evaluation process Vivisimo partnered with Swets
Information Services.
About the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services was founded in
January 2004. The Centre is organized under The Directorate for Health
and Social Affairs but is scientifically and professionally
independent. The Centre has no authority to develop health policy or
responsibility to implement policies. The organization disseminates
evidence about the effect and quality of methods and interventions
within all parts of the health services. The uptake of this evidence
by the health services is also an important goal for the Centre's
activities.
About Swets
Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We
build on more than 100 years of experience to maximize the return on
investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's
complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries
and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long
tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and
sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field.
Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 companies
that matter most in the Digital Content Industry" for the past two
years, and appeared at number 95 in FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies
in The Netherlands" in 2006. We are the only subscription services
company that is ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis--a testament
to our stringent operation and client service procedures.
About Vivisimo, Inc.
Vivisimo does search right by combining the simplicity and
innovation of consumer search with the flexibility and control of
enterprise software. The company works with customers to understand
their goals and quickly deploy solutions that maximize the business
value of information--with an interface users love. Vivisimo serves
its global client base through headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and
Paris, France, and partners throughout the world. Please visit
Vivisimo.com to learn more and visit our Search Done Right blog to
learn more about enterprise search.
