Guruji com, India`s first local internet search engine, announces a content sharing partnership with Infomedia India Ltd
Released on = November 9, 2006, 9:25 pm
Press Release Author = Prasanth /Mutual PR
Industry = Internet & Online
Press Release Summary = Guruji.com, backed by Sequoia Capital India, has announced a partnership with Infomedia India Ltd. Infomedia is one of India's leading media company. The partnership will allow Guruji.com to use the business listings of Infomedia Yellow Pages as part of their city search. The exact terms of the agreement were not released.
Press Release Body = Guruji.com - India's first local internet search engine partners with Infomedia India.
Guruji.com, India's first local internet search engine, announces a content sharing partnership with Infomedia India Ltd.
Bangalore- November 10th, 2006: Guruji.com, backed by Sequoia Capital India, has announced a partnership with Infomedia India Ltd. Infomedia is one of India's leading media company. The partnership will allow Guruji.com to use the business listings of Infomedia Yellow Pages as part of their city search. The exact terms of the agreement were not released.
This partnership will go a long way in delivering the hard to find data on the web to the Indian consumer. If you are searching for a Chinese Restaurant in Andheri, Mumbai or some specialty Chemicals from Ahmedabad, instead of showing user web links, this partnership will help user find the phone numbers and address of the relevant businesses. This will add a huge value to the end consumer and also the customers of Infomedia who will see their reach widen as they become searchable on the search engine of Guruji.com. Infomedia India has one of the largest data bases of more than 500,000 businesses.
Anurag Dod, Co-Founder & CEO, Guruji.com said "This is a great partnership for us and it is a win-win for both the companies. Infomedia is one of the leading media companies with the largest database of business listing and we will make this database searchable using our technology. This will deliver huge value to the consumers who have not had this service till now. Our technology and Infomedia's expertise in aggregating and validating data will go a long way in delivering relevant local content to the Indian internet user" he added.
Prakash Iyer, MD, Infomedia India adds "We think Guruji.com has the technology and the passion to deliver the best search to the Indian consumer. As the leader in Yellow Pages in India, we wanted to partner with them to deliver our content aggregating experience easily to a wider audience. We realize internet is a powerful medium and we are excited about the possibility of working with a young company that is making inroads in this sector."
About Guruji.com
Guruji.com is India\'s first internet search engine. Founded by two IIT Delhi graduates, the company focuses on developing search products for enhancing the Indian user experience. Crawl Technology, used by guruji.com, is a complex computing system that crawls the web identifying Indian content using sophisticated algorithms. The technology is built on a distributed architecture that can scale with the growing needs of the users. It crawls the web, indexes the data that it gathers and provides the user with a simple keyword based interface to get to the data quickly and efficiently. Guruji.com aims to have the most comprehensive search for Indian content on the web. To learn more about Guruji.com visit www.guruji.com.
About Infomedia India One of India's leading media companies, Infomedia India has a strong market presence - with diverse business areas are spread across Business Directories, Magazine Publishing, Direct Marketing, Printing services, and Publishing Outsourcing. Infomedia India is the undisputed market leaders in Yellow Pages and Special Interest Publishing, and are one of the most respected contract printers in the country. With offices panning 18 Indian cities manned by a 1,500-strong team, they have a national footprint, supplemented by a rock-solid all-India network for ad sales and distribution. To learn more about Infomedia Yellow Pages please visit www.yellowpages.co.in.