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HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ENGINE IS THREE YEAR CODIE WINNER
(PRLEAP.COM) CHICAGO – April 26, 2007 – For three years running, the HighBeam™ Research Engine (www.highbeam.com) – an online research engine for individuals – has been hailed by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). HighBeam just received the SIIA’s 2007 Codie Award for “Best Online General Reference Service," which it also won last year. In 2005, HighBeam won the “Best Content Aggregation Service” Codie Award.
The Codie judges recognized HighBeam for combining sophisticated research tools with a collection of 35 million premium articles from quality publications, including 3,000 respected newspaper, magazine, book, journal and transcript publishers, updated daily and going back 20 years.
HighBeam Research CEO Patrick Spain said, "Maintaining our position as the leader in online research and reference is quite an honor, especially in a year with a record number of Codie Award applications. Our staff continues to work hard to provide the best collection of credible articles on the Web and we are constantly improving the tools that allow researchers to find what they need faster and to more efficiently organize and share information. We thank the SIIA for recognizing us for three years in a row."
Ken Wasch, SIIA president, said, "I applaud all the companies selected as winners or finalists in the 22nd annual Codie Awards. The software and information industry continues to move at a dizzying pace and being recognized by your peers for getting to and staying at the head of the pack in such a dynamic environment is a major accomplishment. It is one of the reasons why the Codie Awards hold such a special place in our industry."
The Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry’s finest products and services, and remain the standard-bearer for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision. The only industry competition of its kind, the Codie Awards program provides companies with peer recognition and praise.
A complete listing of winners is available on the Web at www.siia.net/codies/2007/winners.asp.
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.
About HighBeam™ Research, Inc.
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. operates the award-winning HighBeam Research Engine (www.highbeam.com) to enable individuals to conduct convenient online research. By combining an editorially selected collection of thousands of authoritative sources, including millions of credible free and paid articles, with tools to find, organize and share information, HighBeam offers an innovative and efficient approach to online research. The company is headquartered in Chicago and its advertising sales office is in New York.
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Press Contact: Jani Farlow Spede
Phone Number: (864) 650-7111
E-mail: jspede@highbeam.com
Link: http://www.highbeam.com/
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