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With regard to the ever growing Internet, only the surface of the massive information reservoir of the Web is being reached by even the most sophisticated search engines as mentioned in a recent study. The Web is being presented by search engines such as AltaVista, Yahoo, and Google dot com but according to a 41 page research paper from a South Dakota company responsible for developing a new Internet software it is 500 times bigger.
Hidden information coves like these have been making it difficult for most people to easily obtain the information they are in need of. You could say that search engines are pretty much similar to the weather for there are countless people complaining about them. It is the invisible Web which has been linked for so long to the uncharted territory of the Internet's World Wide Web sector.
The deep Web is how one Sioux Falls start up company describes the terrain so as not to have it mistaken for the surface information gathered by the Internet search engines. Today, there no longer is an invisible Web. This is what the general manager of the company considers to be the cool aspect of what they are doing. These underutilized outposts of cyberspace actually come to represent a substantial part of the Internet as researchers mentioned but there has not been anyone that extensively explored the back roads of the Web like this new company.
According to a newly deployed software developed in the past six months there are 550 billion documents stored on the Web. When it comes to Internet search engines they can collectively index about one billion pages. Able to index around 54,000 pages during mid 1994 was one of the first Web engines called lycos. Not being able to adjust and index more pages are search engines which have come a long way since 1994 and this is because government agencies, universities, and corporations are increasing the size of databases.
There is a dependence on technology that is able to identify static pages for search engines rather than one which focuses on dynamic information stored in databases. Search engines will guide users to a home site that houses a huge database but they will have to make more queries for additional information.
A software known as lexibot is what the company considers to be the solution they developed. All there is to it is a single search request and then the technology will gather information from Internet databases after it searches the various pages indexed by traditional search engines. The software isn't for everyone, though, executives concede. When the 30 day free trial period lapses, this particular software will cost $89. The case with the lexibot is that it is not any faster than usual. When it comes to typical searches, expect that it will take 10 to 25 minutes to complete but more complex searches can take as much as 90 minutes.
Grandma should think again if she plans on using this to find chocolate chip cookie or carrot cake recipes through the Internet. Lexibot is meant for the usage of the academic and scientific circles according to the privately held company. According to some Internet veterans, the research coming from the company is interesting but the software might become too overwhelming.
Specialized search engines will work well for the World Wide Web for it is getting bigger and bigger. Even if a centralized approach is used in this situation, success will be rather minimal. Considered to be the company's greatest challenge is being able to show businesses and individuals what they have been able to discover.
