Dieselpoint, Inc. is a privately held enterprise search company headquartered in

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. The company was founded in 1999 and develops software to search large datasets with both structured and unstructured elements. The company focuses on scalable search and

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, which enables search results to be ordered and classified in multiple ways based on like attributes. Result sets of any size can then be navigated using dynamically-generated menus. Menus are generated from the underlying document attributes or

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. These are designed to give users context-dependent browse capability, allowing them to see what options are available to them at each step. Dieselpoint's software is used in a variety of applications including e-commerce, document search, site search, PLM, ECM and

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. Dieselpoint's APIs and search platform are written entirely in

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to simplify implementation and enable interoperability within a range of environments. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 Dieselpoint was recognized by KM World magazine as one of the "Top 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management." Dieselpoint competitors include

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, Fast Search & Transfer ASA and Endeca Technologies Inc.

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KMWorld.com 100 Companies that Matter
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