Mamma.com Launches Desktop Search Powered by Copernic-Search Features Include: Email, Contacts, PDF, Multi-Media; Supports Inter
January 31 2006 - 1:16PM
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Mamma.com Inc., (the "Company"), (NASDAQ:MAMA), a leader in
Internet search and online advertising, today announced that it has
launched a free desktop search application powered by Copernic
Technologies Inc. The downloadable application enables users to
search their computers for most popular file types. On December 22,
2005, the Company announced the acquisition of Copernic
Technologies Inc. "Desktop search is a powerful search tool,
providing users with an organized snapshot of the files on their
computer, saving them time in locating documents and ultimately
increasing productivity in their day," said Guy Faure, President
and CEO of Mamma.com. "This made it the natural first step for a
product release for Mamma.com after completing the acquisition,"
added Guy Faure. In addition to searching computer files,
multi-media and emails, Mamma Desktop Search is the first
application of its kind to search the deep web. It has built-in
capabilities to search the Mamma Deep Web Health Search Engine so
users can access their favorite health search engine right from
their desktop. Guy Faure added, "We are very proud to bring the
power and ease of desktop search to our search engine users. To be
able to offer a tool powered by technology that has received
numerous rave reviews and awards from CNET, PC World, Slate
Magazine, the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium, the
American Library Association and others is a great moment for us."
Mamma Desktop Search is free and available at
http://www.mamma.com/desktopsearch It is currently available for
Windows 98 and later and Internet Explorer 5.0 and later, and
Firefox 1.0 and later. About Mamma.com Inc. Mamma Media
Solutions(TM) is a leading provider of award winning search
technology for both the Web and desktop space, delivered through
it's properties, www.mamma.com and www.copernic.com respectively.
The Company is also a top provider of online marketing solutions to
advertisers, providing keyword and graphic ad placement on its
large publisher network. Mamma.com The Mother of All Search
Engines(R) is one of the most popular metasearch engines on the
Internet, as it makes it easier and faster for people to find
information by gathering the most relevant results from the best
search engines on the Internet. Through its award winning Copernic
Desktop Search product, Copernic Technologies develops cutting edge
search solutions bringing the power of a sophisticated, yet
easy-to-use search engine right to the user's PC. It allows for
instant searching of files, emails, and email attachments stored
anywhere on a PC hard drive. Its desktop search application won the
CNET Editors' Choice Award as well as the PC World World Class
award in 2005. More information can be found at
www.mammamediasolutions.com and www.copernic.com Statements
contained in this press release, which are not historical facts,
are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that can cause actual results to differ materially from estimated
results. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company's
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and the Ontario Securities Commission and include but are not
limited to the extent to which the results of the SEC investigation
or the purported securities class action lawsuits negatively impact
the Company. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or
obligation to update any description of the scope, focus or subject
matter of the statements in this press release. Mamma.com Inc.
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