With it, the fast growing Google scored a major coup by dethroning Inktomi
from the default search engine provider slot on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Financial
terms for that deal were not disclosed.
Comprising more than 1 billion URLs, the new and improved Google search
offers users a comprehensive collection of Web sites, which can be easily
searched with Google's fast and highly relevant search technology.
According to a recent survey conducted by the NEC Research Institute, there
are more than 1 billion Web pages online today. Google now offers users the
ability to search almost all of this content, providing access to 560
million Web pages and 500 million partially indexed URLs.
Integrated with more than 70 portals and destination sites worldwide,
Google's search technology will soon power more than 30 million searches per
day on Google.com and its partner Web sites. Google's new search index also
represents the largest collection of international Web sites on the Internet,
and is a key part of Google's strategy to expand its reach to new
international markets.
"Google continues to demonstrate the most innovative search technology on
the Internet. Now with the largest index available, our
users will get not only the most relevant search results but also the most
comprehensive," said Sergey Brin, Google president and
co-founder. "We remain obsessed with providing our users with the highest
quality search experience on the Web."
In its deal with portal titan Yahoo!, Google's engine will serve as a
complement to Yahoo!'s Web directory and navigational guide within the next
30 days.
Jeff Mallett, president and chief operations officer of Yahoo!, said the
deal was a no-brainer because the two firms share the same desire to boost
consumer growth and scale as high as possible on the Web.
"We're extremely proud that Yahoo! has selected Google to complement its
existing directory and navigational guide," added Sergey
Brin, Google co-founder and president. "This is a significant milestone for
Google and a strong validation of our business strategy."
Shannon Stubo, a spokesperson for Yahoo!, said the quality of Google's latest
search engine exceeds that of Inktomi's, which had been the default search
provider for the portal giant since 1998. Inktomi took over the search provider
reigns for Yahoo! from AltaVista.
