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Guruji.com, IndiaÂ's first local internet search engine, announces a content sharingpartnership with Infomedia India Ltd.
Bangalore- November 10th, 2006: Guruji.com, backed by Sequoia Capital India, hasannounced a partnership with Infomedia India Ltd. Infomedia is one of IndiaÂ'sleading media company. The partnership will allow Guruji.com to use the businesslistings of Infomedia Yellow Pages as part of their city search. The exact terms ofthe agreement were not released.
This partnership will go a long way in delivering the hard to find data on the webto the Indian consumer. If you are searching for a Chinese Restaurant in Andheri,Mumbai or some specialty Chemicals from Ahmedabad, instead of showing user weblinks, this partnership will help user find the phone numbers and address of therelevant businesses. This will add a huge value to the end consumer and also thecustomers of Infomedia who will see their reach widen as they become searchable onthe search engine of Guruji.com. Infomedia India has one of the largest data basesof more than 500,000 businesses.
Anurag Dod, Co-Founder & CEO, Guruji.com said  This is a great partnership for usand it is a win-win for both the companies. Infomedia is one of the leading mediacompanies with the largest database of business listing and we will make thisdatabase searchable using our technology. This will deliver huge value to theconsumers who have not had this service till now. Our technology and InfomediaÂ'sexpertise in aggregating and validating data will go a long way in deliveringrelevant local content to the Indian internet user he added.
Prakash Iyer, MD, Infomedia India adds  We think Guruji.com has the technology andthe passion to deliver the best search to the Indian consumer. As the leader inYellow Pages in India, we wanted to partner with them to deliver our contentaggregating experience easily to a wider audience. We realize internet is a powerfulmedium and we are excited about the possibility of working with a young company thatis making inroads in this sector.Â
About Guruji.com
Guruji.com is India's first internet search engine. Founded by two IIT Delhigraduates, the company focuses on developing search products for enhancing theIndian user experience. Crawl Technology, used by guruji.com, is a complex computingsystem that crawls the web identifying Indian content using sophisticatedalgorithms. The technology is built on a distributed architecture that can scalewith the growing needs of the users. It crawls the web, indexes the data that itgathers and provides the user with a simple keyword based interface to get to thedata quickly and efficiently. Guruji.com aims to have the most comprehensive searchfor Indian content on the web. To learn more about Guruji.com visit www.guruji.com.
About Infomedia India One of IndiaÂ's leading media companies, Infomedia India has a strong market presence- with diverse business areas are spread across Business Directories, MagazinePublishing, Direct Marketing, Printing services, and Publishing Outsourcing.Infomedia India is the undisputed market leaders in Yellow Pages and SpecialInterest Publishing, and are one of the most respected contract printers in thecountry. With offices panning 18 Indian cities manned by a 1,500-strong team, theyhave a national footprint, supplemented by a rock-solid all-India network for adsales and distribution. To learn more about Infomedia Yellow Pages please visitwww.yellowpages.co.in.
