Kosmix Wins 2006 World Class Award From PC World

Business Wire, June 1, 2006

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Kosmix was honored in the Search Engine category by PC World with a 2006 World Class Award -- one of The 100 Best Products of the Year. Winners were announced in the July 2006 issue of PC World (online now and available on newsstands June 13).

Kosmix offers the first fundamental innovation in core search technology in years. Based on sophisticated algorithms, Kosmix presents a multi-dimensional view of search results that enables consumers to search less, while finding the most useful information on the Web more easily. Kosmix has applied its new search technology to several key market segments, including Health, Travel, Video Games, Finance and U.S. Politics (www.kosmix.com).

Celebrating its 24th year, the respected World Class Awards honor products that meld practical features with innovation and reflect the rapidly changing technology marketplace. To select the winners, PC World's editors examined hundreds of products, including those that have appeared in the magazine over the past 12 months. The 100 winning products and services were selected for their exemplary design and usability, features, performance, innovation and price.

"Products that win PC World's World Class Awards set the standard for excellence in the IT and consumer electronics industries," stated Harry McCracken, editor in chief of PC World. "From notebook computers and security software to music players and Web sites, the editors reward the most outstanding performers in this annual awards program. Congratulations to Kosmix."

About Kosmix (www.kosmix.com)

Kosmix has created a fundamentally new approach to search based on the development of patent-pending algorithms and technology that present a multi-dimensional view of relevant search results. The company was founded in 2004 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, who also co-founded Junglee, a provider of database technology for helping consumers find products on the Internet, which was acquired by Amazon in 1998. Kosmix has filed more than 10 patents and has indexed more than 3.2 billion URLs and counting. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Kosmix is privately funded.