ekiwi Delivers Connector to Integrate Screen Scraper and Oracle® Secure Enterprise Search

Provo, UT, September 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Combined Technology Facilitates Secure Search of the Deep Web.

ekiwi, LLC, a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, has worked with Oracle to develop an adaptor that integrates ekiwi’s Screen Scraper with Oracle® Secure Enterprise Search to help significantly expand the amount of enterprise content that can be searched while maintaining existing information access and authorization policies. The Oracle Secure Enterprise Search product provides a secure, easy-to-use enterprise search platform that connects to a broad range of enterprise applications and data sources.

By coupling Oracle Secure Enterprise Search with ekiwi's Screen-Scraper software, new content repositories can be searched that might otherwise be out of reach. This new data comprises part of the “deep web,” and includes information that can be utilized only by performing a search using a web form, or might require a login before the data can be viewed. A significant portion of web content is found in the deep web, which is generally inaccessible to standard search engines. Using the new connector, Screen-Scraper enables this data to be searched through Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.

Web-based content is generally stored in databases, scattered across many tables, which are intricately linked. Relationships between data elements might only be apparent once the data has been pulled from the database and formatted for viewing by a user. Because Screen-Scraper operates on content as it is seen in a browser, information that might be scattered if pulled directly from its source, can be easily indexed and made searchable by Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.

The two technologies have already been coupled in a number of cases that demonstrate their ability to work together. In one instance cell phones from many of the major providers were crawled by Screen-Scraper and indexed by Oracle Secure Enterprise Search. A user shopping for cell phones is then able to search, filter, and browse from a single location the various cell phone models by attributes such as price, form factor, and manufacturer. In yet another case, Screen-Scraper was used to extract forum postings from various photography aficionado web sites. This information was then made available through Oracle Secure Enterprise Search, which made it easy to conduct internal marketing analysis on recently released cameras.

For additional information on utilizing Oracle Secure Enterprise Search with Screen-Scraper, please see: http//:www.screen-scraper.com/ss4ses/.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 20,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle’s premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today’s global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer their customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle’s position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Partner levels. http://oraclepartnernetwork.oracle.com

About ekiwi, LLC – Founded in 2002, ekiwi, LLC provides technology and services for web-based data extraction. The Screen-Scraper technology is platform-independent and designed to integrate with virtually any existing IT system.

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