40% of the surveyed professionals are satisfied with the Internet search results. 95% of them find Internet search engines an aid for conducting work, according to a survey of more than 1,000 professionals, commissioned by Convera.


40% of the surveyed professionals are satisfied with the Internet search results. 95% of them find Internet search engines an aid for conducting work, according to a survey of more than 1,000 professionals, commissioned by Convera.

Convera Survey Findings

Key findings of the Convera survey include:

– 21% of the professionals feel that their search query is always understood

– 25% are very confident that when using an Internet search engine they’ve looked everywhere to find answers

– 70% admit getting sidetracked during the search process.

Kurt Gastrock, chief operating officer, Convera, said: “Professionals need a search engine that gives them authoritative and relevant results very quickly,

Consumer search engines are designed around consumer needs. As a result, they are not as productive as search engines tuned to specific professional communities”. [source]

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About Convera

Convera is a provider of search technologies for professional workers. Convera has developed a unified product platform that makes sense of vast amounts of information – wherever it resides – across multiple data formats, languages and meanings.