Prague, Czech Republic and Herndon, VA USA, 7 March 2007 - Mediatel spol. s.r.o., the incumbent directory publisher in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, today announced that it will use the Intelligenx Discovery EngineTM (DE) to power its online directories including for www.zlatestranky.cz and www.zlatestranky.sk. The new DE powered platform will enable Mediatel to provide new local search applications that offer consumers a better, faster user experience that is available in both the Czech and Slovak languages.
“Mediatel aims to bring to market new, world-class local search applications that offer users innovative search capabilities. “said Kimberly Lewis, CEO of Mediatel, “Intelligenx is the leader in the marketplace with a tested and proven search technology that delivers scalability and performance in the face of the complex and ever-changing local search environment. “
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with Mediatel and strengthen our relationship with European Directories," said Azim Tejani, COO of Intelligenx. "As we experience unprecedented growth this year, our partnership with Mediatel further expands Intelligenx's presence in Europe, enabling us to play a larger, more significant role in the evolution of local search world-wide. “
About Mediatel
MEDIATEL was founded in 1991 and belongs to the European Directories S.A. publishing group (originally, the YBR Group), which associates the directory book publishers in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Sweden and Gibraltar. Mediatel's main products are the alphabetically and according to industry branch assorted official telephone directories Zlate stranky (Yellow Pages) that are issued for each region of the Czech Republic. As the main electronic product the company operates the Zlate stranky.CZ, with the Internet address www.zlatestranky.cz and in the Slovak Republic www.zlatestranky.sk. Zlate Stranky was awarded the title of SUPERBRAND 2006 by the Independent Superbrands Council in the Czech Republic.
About Intelligenx
Intelligenx is a leading provider of search technology in the field of Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) and Local Search. Intelligenx's patent-pending software, Discovery EnginTM combines proprietary search and retrieval technology with a deep understanding of the nuances of Local Search including specific linguistics and semantic capabilities, and visualization tailored to provide consumers with the ultimate online search experience. Intelligenx provides software and professional services for some of the largest yellow page publishers in the world. Customers include Dex Media/R.H. Donnelley, DeTelefoongids, Telkom Directory Services, Axesa Servicios de. Información, S. en C and Publicar, S.A.. Intelligenx is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia USA, with offices in Europe and South America. Learn more about Intelligenx at http://www.Intelligenx.com. |
