X1 Technologies Named to KMWorld's 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management List for 3rd Year

Business Wire, March 6, 2008

PASADENA, Calif. -- X1 Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of user-centric desktop and enterprise search solutions, today announced that it has been named to the KMWorld 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management list, which recognizes organizations that have played a role in the creation and evolution of the knowledge management market through consistent innovation of technologies, products and services. Now in its 8th year, the list is compiled by knowledge management practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors and their customers and colleagues. This is the 3rd consecutive year that X1 has been named to KMWorld's list.

"We have long held that the true essence of knowledge management is an attitude, a single-minded commitment to improvement," said Hugh McKellar, editor in chief, KMWorld. "Companies on our list simply must emphasize an abiding determination to serve their most important constituency: their customers. They must also show agile innovation combined with a full understanding of the forces that affect, and will affect, their customers."

X1 Technologies publishes the X1 Enterprise Search Suite, a suite of products designed to seamlessly integrate critical business systems by providing secure, unified access to personal and IT managed content throughout the enterprise.

"We're honored that KMWorld Magazine has once again identified X1 as a leader in providing best of breed knowledge management solutions," said John Waller, president of X1 Technologies. "This recognition further validates our approach of providing a single interface through which users can access any and all information throughout the enterprise, regardless of type or where it is located."

X1 Enterprise Search solutions range from desktop software for individuals to enterprise strength search engines that deliver the scalability, performance, and security required by large organizations. The X1 Enterprise Search Suite includes the following components:

* X1 Professional Client: The award-winning X1 Professional Client is the unifying user experience for the X1 Enterprise Search Suite providing a single interface to Find, Preview, and Act on information of any type, in any location.

* X1 Enterprise Server: The X1 Enterprise Server provides a secure and highly scalable indexing and federation engine for network based content sources and IT managed applications and repositories.

* X1 Content Connectors: X1 Content Connectors are packaged software modules that extend the reach of the X1 Enterprise Search Suite, providing access to and the ability to take action on content stored within enterprise data sources and applications.

About KMWorld

The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KMWorld informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.

About X1 Technologies

X1 Technologies, Inc., a recognized leader in desktop search solutions, was founded in 2003 to help business users easily find, preview and act upon information residing anywhere on the desktop or across the enterprise. X1 pioneered the concept of desktop search and has consistently developed innovative and award-winning technologies including fast-as-you-type searching, intuitive interface, saved searches, file and email previewing, and the ability to act on the found email or files. X1 Technologies is headquartered in Pasadena, California and is an operating company of Idealab. For more information, visit www.x1.com or call 1-626-229-3050.

X1 is a registered trademark of X1 Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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