Customer Service
19 May 2009
Vivisimo Powers Site Search on Bupa’s Leading Health Information Websites Worldwide
Bupa Leverages Velocity’s Intelligent Search Capabilities Such as Geo-Spatial Search, Content Mash-Ups and Social Tagging to Improve User Experience
Pittsburgh, PA — Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today announced that Bupa, an international health and care company with more than 10 million customers in 190 countries, has selected the Vivisimo Velocity Search Platform to power enhanced site search capabilities for its websites.
Through the power of Vivisimo Velocity, Bupa will expand and enhance the user search experience across its network of websites, starting with Bupa.co.uk and Bupa-Intl.com, and then moving out to other sites. In addition to English language Bupa websites, Vivisimo may also implement and support multiple language search across its global sites.
“Vivisimo clearly understands the importance of search in our strategic plans to provide easier and quicker access to our online health information as well as information about our products and services,” said Keely Flint, information architecture program manager for Bupa. “Vivisimo’s impressive track record within the healthcare sector along with its innovative social search capabilities made it an ideal partner for us. We’re confident that Velocity will considerably improve our user experience.”
“We’re very excited that Velocity will play integral role in helping Bupa set new standards for the dissemination of health-care information on the Web,” said Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo. “Today’s announcement proves that search is a differentiator for organizations looking to expand their customer base.”
About Vivisimo, Inc.
Vivisimo provides enterprises with innovative search solutions that help end-users find and take advantage of all appropriate and available information, regardless of source, location or type. Vivisimo’s innovative technology, including social search tools that enable collaboration throughout the enterprise, is delivered with a focus on end-user satisfaction and application control through easy-to-use interfaces, flexible security management and a modern architecture that enables quick deployment. Vivisimo products are available for standalone search applications or as OEM versions embedded within partner applications and solutions. Vivisimo serves its clients from headquarters in Pittsburgh, USA, and through partners around the world. Visit Vivisimo.com and our [Search Done Right]™ blog.
