Powerset Debuts Semantics-Based Search Engine

<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/powerset-debuts-with-search-of-wikipedia">The New York Times</a>, <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/powersets-dilemma-go-for-it-or-sell">TechCrunch</a>

Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

May 12, 2008

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Start-up Powerset is giving users a beta whirl at a new search engine that puts natural language, versus keywords, to work.When Powerset makes its official debut, it will search only Wikipedia, enabling users to type queries as fully formed phrases and questions. Doing so yields more relevant results, says the San Francisco-based company, which also acknowledges extending its search technology to the entire Web would be a huge undertaking considering the amount of computer power it takes to study the meaning of entire sentences. Plans call for the company to broaden its technology to news articles and blog posts.

There's also some talk that Powerset could soon be up for sale; possible bidders are said to be Microsoft and even Google, but mainly to keep Powerset out of Microsoft's hands.The New York Times, TechCrunch

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Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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