Sirsi Selects MuseGlobal to Power SingleSearch^TM Plug-Ins.

January 25, 2003

Sirsi Corporation has announced that MuseGlobal technology will be incorporated in the release of Sirsi SingleSearch^TM, version 2, a multiprotocol search technology that allows users to search multiple network-accessible information resources simultaneously from a single interface. Version 2 includes broadcast search functionality from the MuseSearch^TM product, including connectors, which will enable Sirsi SingleSearch^TM to maintain reliable access to the thousands of resources that are searchable within the system. Available in the first quarter of 2003, Sirsi SingleSearch^TM, version 2 will be available for Sirsi's iBistro, iLink, and Web2 user interface systems. The product will also provide key broadcast search functionality for Sirsi's soon-to-be launched context management solution. Sirsi SingleSearch^TM will provide easy access to nearly 5,000 free and licensed information services, including library catalogs, Internet search engines, and commercial abstract and index databases using Z39.50, XML, http, SQL, and a number of other protocols. MuseGlobal will ensure that current source connectors remain up-to-date and reliable, while also developing new connectors to accessible resources in demand by Sirsi libraries and library users. Sirsi's partnership with MuseGlobal provides two superior solutions in search technology: merged results and advanced multiprotocol searching. "Sirsi is known for incorporating best-of-breed technologies into its product set, and we are delighted to have been selected to supply single-search functionality. Sirsi customers will benefit from the unique MuseGlobal technologies that provide true multiprotocol searching while yielding an integrated results set, allowing end users to perform de-duplication, filtering, sorting, and other advanced functions," said MuseGlobal CEO Kate Noerr.

"Sirsi is proud to be working with MuseGlobal and incorporating their skills and expertise in building and maintaining plug-ins to information resources. Muse plug-ins coupled with our searching technologies will provide Sirsi customers with powerful and low-maintenance tools to connect users with the information they need," said Sirsi CEO Patrick Sommers. "These powerful tools will become key enabling technologies for Sirsi's forthcoming context management solutions".

About Sirsi

Sirsi ( www.sirsi.com ) recognizes that today's librarians are on a mission to break down walls - barriers that limit the knowledge and resources accessible to library users. A partner with leading libraries around the globe since 1979, Sirsi provides software and services that assist libraries in breaking down walls, thereby promoting learning, empowerment, and opportunity for diverse user communities. Sirsi's portfolio of products and services includes the iBistro and iLink e-Library solutions, the Unicorn Library Management System, the Hyperion Digital Media Archive, and a full slate of services.

For further information please contact: MuseGlobal Inc., Tel: (415) 896-MUSE (6873).