Search engine joins pilot content project

ACAP, which has been endorsed by the European Commission, will provide permissions information in a form that can be recognised and interpreted by a search engine spider so that the search engine operator is enabled systematically to comply with the permissions granted by the owner.

The new standard will remove the need for proprietary mechanisms that would oblige every publisher or content owner to negotiate their own agreement with each different online relationship. Publishers and other content providers invest huge sums in their content. ACAP gives them control over who gets to use that content, and under what condition.

"Fully workable proposal"

“Exalead offers the technical capacity, capability and enthusiasm to ensure the pilot project succeeds and to enable ACAP to demonstrate a fully workable proposal by the final project conference, which is to be held on 29 November in New York,” said Gavin O'Reilly, president of the World Association of Newspapers, one of the pilot's sponsors.

“The involvement of Exalead is a vital and exciting development for ACAP, which is now well on track to fulfil its original objectives.”

Exalead, headquartered in Paris, offers a unified search technology platform that features its patented Search by Serendipity navigation system – exalead one:search – that adapts to user habits for a less frustrating and uniquely satisfying search experience. Exalead has also recently expanded its vertical search offerings to allow users to search their favourite images and videos, as well as the popular Wikipedia database.

For more information on ACAP, go to www.the-acap.org.