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Powerset dossier on Benjamin Franklin
Powerset was a semantic search engine . She tried to interpret human language in a meaningful way and to find suitable answers. The machine was only designed for the English language and used the English language Wikipedia and the content of the Freebase database as a knowledge base .
Powerset was operated by the startup Powerset based in San Francisco . She received significant support from Xerox PARC . After about a year of testing, Powerset officially launched its search service on May 12, 2008.
In early July 2008, Powerset was acquired by Microsoft for an undisclosed price . The Powerset website now redirects to the Microsoft search engine Bing .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Semantic search engine started - heise online. In: heise.de. Retrieved on October 20, 2013 (German).
- ↑ Internet crime: David versus Google - SPIEGEL ONLINE. In: spiegel.de. Retrieved on October 20, 2013 (German).
- ^ New York Times: In Silicon Valley, the Race Is On to Trump Google
- ↑ Microsoft takes over search specialists Powerset - heise online. In: heise.de. Retrieved on October 20, 2013 (German).
- ↑ Microsoft Confirms Powerset Acquisition. In: washingtonpost.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Bing. (No longer available online.) In: powerset.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008 ; accessed on October 20, 2013 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
