Search Technologies
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Headquarters | Herndon, VA, USA |
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| Website | searchtechnologies |
Search Technologies is a privately held IT services company whose main business involves search engine consulting and implementation services for a range of search engines including Microsoft / FAST ESP, SharePoint, the Google Search Appliance and Apache Solr, an open source search engine. Search Technologies claims to provide a wide range of services from experts-to-hire to managed services. The company is headquartered in Washington DC's Dulles Technology Corridor and has offices in Costa Rica, California, Kentucky, Mass. and the UK.
History
Search Technologies was founded in 2005 by three former executives of search engine software companies, Kamran Khan (CEO), John Steinhauer (VP technology) and Dennis Tran (VP Sales), all of whom remain employees of the company.
In 2008, Search Technologies recruited Paul Nelson,[1] a pioneer in the search engine industry since 1989 and the original author of RetrievalWare. Paul Nelson is currently Chief Architect at Search Technologies, and a minority shareholder in the company.
Growth
Search Technologies serves various markets including media & entertainment, publishers, government, and consumer products & services. Their customers include Booz Allen Hamilton, Library of Congress, Lenovo, U.S. Government Printing Office, and Unilever.[2]
The company has experienced steady, rapid growth since its founding which is attributed to their sole focus on implementing search solutions for clients.[3]
In December 2009, Search Technologies acquired InfoSolutions Inc.,[4] a Cincinnati-based company also focused on search engine solutions.
In 2011, Search Technologies announced their 100th FAST search customer.
In June 2012, Search Technologies announced that they surpassed their 100th Google Search Appliance customer.
Awards
Search Technologies has been a Microsoft GOLD certified partner[5] since 2008, with specific competencies in Search and Digital Marketing. The company is also a certified Google Enterprise Partner,[6] and has been listed in KMWorld’s “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management” since 2007.[7] More recently, Search Technologies was honored as one of Virginia’s Fastest Fifty companies, based on growth over the last three years.[8]
In 2011 Search Technologies was named to the Washington Business Journal's "List of Top 20 Small Technology Companies"[9]
They also held spot #2112 in the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list.[10]
Search Technologies was named Google Enterprise North American Innovation Partner of the Year in February 2013.[11]
References
- ^ "Paul Nelson". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Representative Customers of Search Technologies". Searchtechnologies.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2011/03/15/exclusive-interview-with-kamran-khan/
- ^ "Virginia-based Search Technologies acquires InfoSolutions". TechJournal South. December 8, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ Otilia Otlacan (May 8, 2009). "Search Technologies Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program". Ad Operations Online. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Google Enterprise website search solutions". Google.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management". KMWorld. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Search Technologies Named as One of Virginia's 50 Fastest Growing Companies". Prweb.com. June 4, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ PRWeb – Thu, Sep 1, 2011 (September 1, 2011). "Search Technologies Named to Washington Business Journal's List of "20 Small Technology Companies" - Yahoo! News". News.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Search Technologies - Herndon, VA - The Inc.5000". Inc.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Search-Technologies-Named-Google-Enterprise-North-4402762.php