Press Releases
Ariadnet has been launched - a unique free search engine from Hungary.Network Inc.
June 3, 2002.As we reported before, Hungary's first meta search engine is released. The user friendly application was realized with the support of the Széchenyi Plan. It is available for users in a server side version and a downloadable client side version at www.ariadnet.hu.
With the help of this program, users from Hungary and abroad can search more effectively on the web. Users can initiate searches for a given word or group of words in the databases of 11 Hungarian and 11 foreign internet search engines simultaneously, or they can specify one by one which systems they want to use. The results are ordered by relevance.
| Hungarian search engines | Foreign search engines |
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Heuréka Hudir Altavizsla Hálóvilág Góliát Hírkereső Index Kincskereső Magyar Címtár Magyar Honlap Katalógus Wahoo |
AltaVista AltheWeb Excite HotBot Lycos MetaCrawler Metager Northernlight Sharelook WebCrawler |
Many interactive functions of Ariadnet make search results even more precise. One can search within titles, URL-s and content of the pages. For finer results, the number of results per search engine can be limited. Age limits can also be set: 3 month, 6 month, one year old pages, or all pages can be searched for. Search can also be limited to a particular domain and users can also define the number of hits shown on the result page.
Hungary.Network, Inc. pays special attention to user feedback: user evaluation of the hits is taken into account when computing the order of relevance.
Special logical operators can be used when searching for multiple words. One can define, e.g., whether either or all expressions must appear on a page, whether the search is for an exact phrase, or one can search for pages that do not contain a certain phrase. Upon registration the client side version of Ariadnet can be downloaded, search settings can be saved, and results scored.
Hungary.Network Inc. will develop the first Hungarian meta search engine
November 13, 2001.Hungary.Network Inc.'s unique idea has won financial support within the framework of the Széchenyi Plan project of the Secretariat for Informatics of the Prime Minister's Office. Once the free, Hungarian meta search engine is developed, users can search for a given word or group of words in the databases of several internet search engines simultaneously, getting the results ordered by relevance.
"We are about to start a long needed service, since Hungarian websites are currently not searchable with any meta search engine" - said Tamás Radnai, president and CEO of Hungary.Network Inc. "The new service will be available as a server side service and also as a client side application. The client side version will be downloadable by anyone and the application can be run from the user's own computer. For the use of the server side version, only a web browser is required. Both versions will be developed in the platform-independent language, Java, to be able to use it on most operating systems. Similarly to the case with Heuréka and HuDir, we will pay special attention to user feedbacks. They are essential in improving the correctness of the results."
The application will be totally adapted to the special environment of the Hungarian language. A word terminal indicator and a thesaurus will be implemented in the search engine to make results even more precise. The user friendly, easy-to-personalize complex application can be extended later with further search engines, automatically updating the existing ones. Search engines of other countries can also be included. The software source code and the final search results will be downloadable.
Important changes in the life of Hungary.Network, Inc
(excerpts)June 26, 2001
"Hungary.Network has been incorporated recently. The well known player of the Hungarian internet provides integrated, versatile services by its own initiation and for commercial, non-profit and state organizations.
Amongst the goals of the restructuring were to find a form that better suits the size and purpose of the company, to obtain a structure that is easier to handle and is more acceptable internationally, and to ensure continuous development. We are now focusing on heavily technology-oriented, integrated solutions where the technology development is in harmony with the individual applications. Our portfolio includes custom developments, application services and B2B solutions."
"Hungary.Network, a renowned internet developer with exceptional references and Paulus Map Designer Office started a new service. Anyone can join this service with an information database in order to help their customer service and to market their company and their services."
"Szemfüles is a broad portal spanning the Hungarian art life. Hungary.Network has started this service after several months of data collection and preparation."
"The new ÁB-AEGON portal collects the services and products of ÁB-AEGON in one place. It is the result of the specially well-functioning teamwork of Hungary.Network and ÁB-AEGON."
