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Verity announces availability of SEARCH'97 for Asian languages; NEC, Omron and 3Soft complete development of
SEARCH'97 for Japanese, Chinese and Korean
Wednesday, March 12, 1997 8:05:00 AM EST
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1997--Verity Inc., (NASDAQ:VRTY), a leading provider of search and retrieval applications for the
enterprise and Internet/Intranet, today announced that its SEARCH'97 Developer's Kit, SEARCH'97 Information Server and SEARCH'97 Personal products now
offer support for Japanese, traditional-Chinese, simplified-Chinese and Korean languages.
Projects involving Asian language localization of other Verity products, such as SEARCH'97 CD-Web Publisher and SEARCH'97 Agent Server Toolkit, are also
under way and targeted for completion later this year.
In an effort to expand the use of SEARCH'97 globally, Verity extended the SEARCH'97 platform by developing multi-byte capabilities and a lower-level API
specifically for linguistic add-on modules. Verity's partners, NEC, Omron Alphatec and 3Soft, were then able to leverage Verity's development efforts by adding
the multi-byte character sets and morphological (word-breaking) technology for support of all of the major Asian languages.
The development effort brought together highly accurate word-breaking technology with Verity's powerful search engine, thereby allowing the SEARCH'97
products to perform indexing and searches in the supported languages. The localized versions of SEARCH'97 Developer's Kit, SEARCH'97 Information Server
and SEARCH'97 Personal will be available initially on NT and Solaris platforms, and later on Windows95, AIX and HP-UX.
NEC will distribute the products in Japan through more than 1,000 distributors. 3Soft will distribute in Korea through various OEMs, distributors and systems
integrators. OMRON will also distribute the products in Japan, as well as in China (both traditional and simplified versions).
As a result of the partnerships, Verity is now offering language support for Japanese, traditional-Chinese, simplified-Chinese and Korean through its U.S. OEM,
distribution and end user channels.
"We are extremely excited about the availability of our products for these key markets," said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of Verity Inc. "As a result of the
joint effort, customers throughout Asia will have access to search products that combine Verity's world-class search technology with the best morphological
expertise available."
About Verity's SEARCH'97 Product Suite
The SEARCH'97 product suite includes SEARCH'97 Information Server, SEARCH'97 CD-Web Publisher, SEARCH'97 Agent Server Toolkit, SEARCH'97
Developer's Kit, SEARCH'97 Personal for Microsoft Exchange and SEARCH'97 Information Server for Microsoft Exchange. Verity is expanding the product line
to include its SEARCH'97 Personal products for Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer, which is currently available. SEARCH'97 IntelliServ will be
generally available in May 1997.
Verity is also expanding the product line to include a number of intelligent search components that enhance query ease and accuracy, enable the visualization of
information and expand information navigation capabilities.
About Verity
Verity Inc. was founded in April 1988 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale. Verity develops and markets software tools and applications for searching, retrieving and
filtering information across the Internet, enterprise and CD-ROMs. Verity's products have been licensed to corporations, government agencies, on-line service
providers, Internet publishers and developers worldwide.
Verity partners include: Adobe Systems, CNET, Cisco, Compaq, Dow Jones, Financial Times, Individual Inc., Informix Software, Lotus Development Corp.,
NEC, Netscape Communications, PC DOCS, SAP, SCO, Siemens Nixdorf, Sybase Inc., Tandem and Times Mirror Pathfinder.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the company and its SEARCH'97 products under development, including the expected features and
performance. The successful development and release dates for these products are subject to potential delay and other risks inherent in software development.
Also, there is no assurance that the products will achieve market acceptance, due to the rapidly changing market for the company's products, competition and other
factors. These and other risks relating to Verity's business and product development efforts are as set forth in the company's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q's as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information contact Verity at info@verity.com or at the World Wide Web site verity.com or by calling 408-541-1500.
Verity and SEARCH'97 are Trademarks of Verity Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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