Rocketinfo Announces Release of Enhanced Desktop Search Software

OTTAWA — 05/28/2004 — Rocket Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of current news search and publishing solutions today announced the release of the newest version of the Rocketinfo Desktop (www.rocketdesktop.com), a popular desktop search tool. The new Rocketinfo Desktop Version 3.0 is packed with great features and is faster and easier to use, making it the best current news and business information tool available.

Since the release of the Rocketinfo Desktop, thousands have recognized that this powerful desktop search tool is perfect for finding, sharing and managing news and critical business information. Based on feedback from researchers and competitive intelligence professionals, new functionality has been added to the Rocketinfo Desktop.

"In the year since the release of the Desktop there's been an explosion of content in the RSS format, making it vital that it include a full-featured RSS Reader," said Rocketinfo co-founder Darren DeJean. We believe we have more than met that need by embedding the Rocket RSS Reader into this application." The RSS module includes thousands of RSS newsfeeds, and users can also create search-based RSS feeds or add their favorite syndicated content.

In addition to RSS functionality, Version 3.0 of the Rocketinfo Desktop has new content modules featuring the latest information from the Gartner Group and IDC, two leading market research and advisory firms. These new modules provide access to critical new content for researchers.

The Rocketinfo Desktop is a downloadable application that facilitates the collection, categorization, and sharing of current information. It allows anyone to track current news, rss & weblog content, market research and books. Users can deliver this relevant content to colleagues and friends.

Rocketinfo Desktop features include:
- Advanced parametric controls for creating complex searches of over 11,000 news sources including newspapers, web sites, industry news portals, newswires, press release services and more
- A full-featured RSS Reader
- Access to thousands of weblogs
- Simplified searching of market research reports, books and other business documents
- A "learning engine" for providing feedback to a neural network to increase the relevance of results
- Cross-platform compatibility

Pricing & Availability
Free 14-day trial: http://www.rocketinfo.com/desktopv2/downloads.html. The product can be purchased for U.S.$29.99 at http://www.rocketinfo.com/desktopv2/buy.html FREE & UNLIMITED evaluation copies available to Media, Webloggers & Reviewers.

Rocketinfo Inc.
Rocketinfo is an Ottawa software company developing and evolving search technologies. Rocketinfo's products are in use in corporate and government offices around the world.

Contact:
Darren DeJean
(613)270-0270 ext. 22
media@rocketinfo.com