Ovid Announces SearchSolver^TM - A Next Generation Federated Search Solution

Combined with Ovid LinkSolver, Ovid Offers the Most Complete, Resource Discovery Solution for the Academic and Medical Research Communities

May 11, 2005

NEW YORK — May 11, 2005 — Ovid Technologies ( www.ovid.com ), an internationally recognized leader of electronic medical, scientific, and academic research information solutions, today announced its next generation federated search solution, SearchSolver^TM. Ovid SearchSolver is a federated search and resource discovery tool that allows organizations to simplify access to online information. With SearchSolver as a single point of access and authentication, users conduct one-step searches across hundreds of information sources. Unified results can further be edited and ranked as well as exported in research work tools.

"With many, disparate electronic information sources available today, users are challenged with identifying and locating resources that match their needs," said Jay Chakrapani, Vice President of Technology Product Management at Ovid. "It is with this in mind that Ovid developed a user-friendly research discovery solution that is unique to the marketplace." Unlike other federated search solutions available, SearchSolver is designed for online environments and capitalizes on Ovid’s knowledge of bibliographic and full text database structure delivering a superior precision search experience for the user.

By addressing the proliferation of Google-type searching, SearchSolver normalizes the experience for today’s end-users by seamlessly integrating disparate silos of information and presents results in an easy, web-based format. Further benefit is gained through the results display of information source names (i.e. bibliographic database brands), many of which are unfamiliar to this new generation of professionals who desire fast, transparent results to a search.

Designed to easily integrate with existing research environments, SearchSolver's advanced functionality allows users to:

• Search an unlimited number of sources simultaneously
• Search across ALL types of sources from multiple vendors, including electronic journals, bibliographic databases, Internet portals, and OPACs
• Display results, rank or export consistently across all interfaces in a single step
• Refine and limit search results using the SearchSolver interface. Advanced query parsing allows users to search beyond keyword (also title, author, descriptors)
• Explore a topic further using a specific database’s native interface
• Link out to external sources, using Ovid LinkSolver^TM or other OpenURL resolvers

The flexibility of the new SearchSolver resource discovery solution allows institutions to create a fully customizable tool that can include branding (such as logos or style sheets) to meet specialized requirements or end-user preferences, interface design (including non-standard fonts and European characters), as well as a number of database ‘connectors’ to meet various resource needs. SearchSolver includes a ready-made library of more than 2,000 database connectors to choose from - meaning dramatically shorter implementation times. The SearchSolver solution is hosted online by Ovid, assuring reliable connectivity and uptime as well as fast deployment, while eliminating costly investment in IT resources for the customer.

Users can also combine Ovid SearchSolver with Ovid LinkSolver, Ovid's OpenURL link resolver, to create an end-to-end solution, from precision searching to full text linking, to help users find the answers they need to important clinical questions. Combined with Ovid LinkSolver, users can seamlessly link out from the SearchSolver records to all other information sources including full text articles, specialized portals, or Internet resources.

SearchSolver is offered at three product levels to meet the specific requirements of each customer and their institutional holdings; Basic Package, Mid-Tier Package, and Advanced Package.

About Ovid

Ovid ( www.ovid.com ) is an information solutions provider focused on offering the combination of content, tools and services that makes research smarter, faster and more effective. Ovid energizes the thinking of researchers and clinicians by developing the individualized experience each customer needs. We support Ovid Online and SilverPlatter Online customers, and provide a local solution for customers requiring offline access. Ovid is used by the world’s leading colleges and universities; medical schools; academic research libraries and library consortia; hospitals and healthcare systems; pharmaceutical, engineering and biotechnology companies; HMOs and clinical practices. Ovid is an operating company of Wolters Kluwer Health (WKHealth), a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company with annual sales (2004) of €3.3 billion and approximately 18,400 employees worldwide.

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