Exalead
Exalead [ eg'zæli: d] is associated with the Quaero project Internet search engine and the same division of Dassault Systèmes since June 2010. Exalead Founded in 2000 and based in Paris ( France), the search engine has been online since 2004. Founders were François Bourdoncle and Patrice Bertin.
Search index size
The engine's index includes more than 16 billion pages (according to operator data on the Exalead website, Stand: August 14, 2013).
Technology
In the index of the search engine are not only web pages with common document types such as HTML, PDF or DOC, but also movies, music and other multimedia files exist. At times, Exalead was also one of the few search engines that support wildcards and regular expressions.
The results obtained initially by entering the search terms on the Exalead Web page can be as long as continue to document types, languages, countries of origin, categories and topics limit until a desired result is achieved.
Next to each search result Exalead shows a small preview that will help you to get a first impression of pages found. By clicking on this preview to get to a large, full view of the page, much like you know it from the Picture Search other search engines. In this preview the search terms are highlighted and you can click on one of them jump to the next occurrence.
Contact options
To report spam, bad search results or error, there is a feedback form; the messages are personally evaluated and answered. Suggestions for improvement interactive ' feedback portals " were created in different languages. There you can make suggestions for improvements and new features and vote on other proposals.
Business
The name Exalead is a link to the mathematical prefix exa ( 1018) as a symbol of the great number of indexed pages and the English verb to lead ( to German: lead, lead ), which represents that Exalead the seeker through the results.
The company has about 70 employees in Paris (France), Milan ( Italy), Glasgow (United Kingdom), Weinheim ( Germany ) and New York City (United States).
Until the acquisition by Dassault Systèmes (DS ) in June 2010, the French investment company Qualis SCA held 59 % of shares in Exalead. In addition to 3D and PLM software Exalead is now the third leg of dar. DS DS intends to significantly expand and link it to the other divisions, the business segment.