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New tool to revolutionise web searches
Monday Apr 10 14:41 AEST

A search-engine tool being developed in Sydney and picked up by internet giant Google will revolutionise the way people retrieve information from the internet, its developers say.

The advanced text-search algorithm, Orion, is being developed by University of NSW PhD student Ori Allon and his supervisor Dr Eric Martin.

Orion will make searches much less time-consuming, by working with existing search engines and expanding on their function.

Instead of finding pages on the net that contain keywords, then providing links, the new search engine will provide expanded text extracts which will eradicate the need to open every link.

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Orion has sparked interest from the likes of Google and Yahoo, with Google acquiring the rights to the algorithm.

Twenty-six year-old Mr Allon, who is currently based at Google headquarters in California, said Orion would improve "the speed and focus of internet searches which is, as we all know, an invaluable service".

Dr Martin, who has supervised Mr Allon and helped develop Orion, said the search engine tool would make net surfing "much easier, and much less frustrating".

"You won't have to click and see if what you're after is in this webpage, and go back and forth again and again," he said.

"This will give the information directly and immediately. It will be a great time-saver for users."

Dr Martin said the project, which started in March last year, would be finished in the next 12 to 18 months.

"He [Mr Allon] has been working tremendously fast. He's been an amazing student," said Martin.

"He's done in one year what most students wouldn't be able to do in three years."

The deal with Google, which could be worth millions of dollars, is a windfall for the university.

UNSW will retain ownership of Orion, as it was developed within the university's PhD program.

Israeli-born Mr Allon arrived in Australia in 2002, completing bachelor's and master's degrees at Melbourne's Monash University before beginning his PhD at the University of NSW last year.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=60360

That's interesting...

It is not just interesting... it is pretty impressive.

Everyone now is trying to get a piece of that guy. Ausralia is proudly claiming "Aussie" algorithm, and Israel ofcourse is making a big fuss about him - they both have every right to.

Such a sell is worth millions and millions of dollars.

I am just wondering were our people in all of this?!

It is not just interesting... it is pretty impressive.

Everyone now is trying to get a piece of that guy. Ausralia is proudly claiming "Aussie" algorithm, and Israel ofcourse is making a big fuss about him - they both have every right to.

Such a sell is worth millions and millions of dollars.

I am just wondering were our people in all of this?!

Who do you mean by "our poeple"?

This post has been edited by 1001Nights: Apr 14, 09:21 AM

our people y3ny any arab that is of any religion.... el mohem someone from 'our' people.

but it is obvious why this wont happen anytime soon. have a look at the world rankings of universities in the world and you will see how far we have to go.

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