Ask Jeeves acquires desktop search firm Tukaroo
10 June 2004
Search engine Ask Jeeves has announced that it has purchased desktop search company Tukaroo Inc.
San Jose-based start-up Tukaroo Inc specialises in research and development of desktop search technology. The company's software is a non-intrusive desktop application that is available as a hidden tool bar at the top of the desktop. It allows users to search their company's files on the hard drive, local network and internet.
With the acquisition of Tukaroo, experts are now predicting that Ask Jeeves could beat the search big three (Yahoo, Google, MSN) to the first operational desktop search product available to customers.
"Since the 2001 acquisition of the Teoma search engine, Ask Jeeves' strategy has been to build or acquire differentiated, next-generation, and best-in-class products or technologies," said Ask Jeeves CEO Steve Berkowitz.
"We expect that Tukaroo's desktop search and information management capabilities will enable Ask Jeeves to deliver a seamless, end-to-end search experience across the desktop and the internet."
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