Yahoo! Testing Inktomi In Australia
Yahoo! is testing Inktomi's search engine in Australia with a view to replacing Google. This is the strongest indication yet that it will dump Google. Yahoo! has started testing Inktomi's search engine in parallel with projects at a number of Yahoo!'s regional portals to see if it provides a viable alternative to Google. Yahoo Australia is reluctant to put a firm time-frame on its plans should Inktomi pass relevance testing saying that they would be carried out in the "medium-term." [Full story: Yahoo considers spurning Google for Inktomi - ZDNet UK]
Posted under Search Engines on August 20, 2003.
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