Ask Jeeves launches Japanese offeringPosted 25/08/2004
Ask Jeeves, the search engine provider, has unveiled the beta version of a new Japanese language internet search facility.
Based on the company's flagship Ask Jeeves service, Ask.jp has been developed by Ask Jeeves Japan Co Ltd, a joint venture between Ask Jeeves and the Japanese firm transcosmos.
The launch of Ask.jp now gives Japanese web users three options for global search technology.
The launch also provides a challenge to existing operators, Google and Yahoo Japan.
"International expansion is an important component of our corporate growth strategy," said Ask Jeeves CEO Steve Berkowitz. "We are happy that Japanese Web users are now able to take advantage of our unique search experience and the superior relevancy our technologies provide."
Ask.jp's Japanese-only index contains over 150 million web pages and new pages will be continually added in the lead-up to the formal launch.
The company also states that other improvements and new features will be added regularly and expects to offer the first fully functional version, including access to Ask Jeeves' global index, in the first quarter of 2005.
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