Hostway offers Watson 2.0 to help customers enhance their knowledge base by automatically receiving relevant content from various information sources.
Chicago, IL—Wednesday, September 28, 2005—Hostway Corp., a leading provider of Web hosting and managed services, is excited to offer its customers a novel desktop application that automatically delivers relevant information from various sources based on the context of users’ work. Hostway has partnered with Intellext™ (www.intellext.com), the “Intelligence in Context” software company, to offer this unique tool, Watson 2.0, to both existing customers and site visitors.

Watson 2.0 proactively delivers relevant, real-time information to users by using the very words and phrases that are typed into documents to actively query search engines, blogs, desktop search tools, news sites, subscription-based sources, and even corporate content and knowledge management systems. There’s no need for users to interrupt their work by typing search words or visiting separate Web sites and search boxes. Instead, Watson delivers search results to users’ desktops in an intuitive sidebar while they work in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer and Firefox.

“Think of Watson 2.0 as your own personal research assistant that brings you the information you need from an abundance of sources,” said Al Wasserberger, chief executive officer of Intellext. “Intellext created this tool to get people out of the search box and embrace innovative ways to research and receive information. Through our affiliate program with partners such as Hostway, we are expanding the reach and value of Watson.”

“Hostway is continuously updating its product offerings to provide cutting-edge technology that addresses customers’ business needs, so we are thrilled to be the first Web hosting provider to offer Watson 2.0 as an innovative desktop application that brings information to users,” said John Lee, vice president of marketing at Hostway.
To learn how Watson 2.0 can increase the return-on-investment of your company’s internal knowledge systems, or to download a free trial, visit www.hostway.com/smb/watson and receive a 15% discount on your purchase of Watson 2.0.




About Hostway Corporation

Hostway Corporation provides Web hosting and managed services to more than 300,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies in the world with offices in North America (Chicago, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (London and Amsterdam), Asia (Seoul) and Australia (Sydney). For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit www.hostway.com or call 1-888-290-5170.

About Intellext


Intelligence in Context. This statement forges the foundation of Intellext, a visionary company that takes information retrieval out of the search box. Intellext uses contextually-based search technology to serve individual users, enterprises and content providers. Since launching in early 2005, Watson has received awards from Gartner and KMWorld Magazine, along with recognition from PC Magazine, the Boston Globe, CBS News, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times and more.

Watson 2.0 acts as a personal research assistant so computer users no longer need to rely on the search box. Instead, Watson delivers on-point information directly to the desktop in a non-intrusive sidebar. Watson 2.0 is a powerful tool that analyzes the context of what users are working on to proactively deliver relevant information from preferred desktop search applications, search engines, news sites, blogs, research services, and corporate knowledge and document management systems.