PacificNetwork and Funnelback Update
April 17, 2011
In “Funnelback on the Move” we noted that the open source search vendor, owned by Squiz, inked a deal with PacificNetwork.tv. That was in July 2009. We saw another reference to this two year old deal in “Funnelback Signs Deal with American TV Network.”
The current news story focuses on the Funnelback hosted search service. for PacificNetwork’s Web and video library. The SaaS search service searches the web site and the video library, categorizing the results into two groups: webpage and audio/video results with direct links. The article said:
Mr Stuart Beil, Funnelback’s General Manager, says, ‘PacificNetwork. tv has great web site and video library content and they wanted an easy to use and effective search solution that would unlock the value of their online assets by helping users find and use relevant online content. Funnelback is pleased it can drive, and continue to add, search value for PacificNetwork. tv.
PacificNetwork.tv provides TV and Internet of nine major channels in Hawaii. They are focused on the island chain’s local culture and people. Its new relationship with Funnelback will improve the information services it offers Hawaii. Funnelback has one more item that makes it interesting: it is open source. The PacficiNetwork story does seems a bit like old wine in a new bottle, er, blog.
Whitney Grace, April 17, 2011
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The search software Funnelback isn’t open source, but the content management software that Squiz produces *is* open source. It’s a slightly odd mix.