HARTLAND, Mich., April 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Five Sparrows, LLC, today announced that it has licensed its MPowered Search(tm) technology to Southfield-based Biz Directory Solutions, LLC. The MPowered Search(tm) technology currently powers the advanced features and search capabilities of the new Michigan-based web directory called The Michigan Biz Directory (www.michiganbizdirectory.com).
Biz Directory Solutions, LLC, plans to use the technology in a roll out of national web directories for states and/or regions across the U.S. over the next 18 months.
"Local web search is really the way people are finding businesses today," said Lauren Hobson, President of Five Sparrows. "Recent studies indicate that a majority of searchers think the web is a better way to find commercial information than even printed yellow pages."
The MPowered Search(tm) technology totally automates the process of listing, updating, and maintaining company information, and businesses can manage their own accounts through a secure account management interface. Searchers can perform a basic search or an MPowered Search(tm), which gives them the ability to turn on various search criteria to search the database in any number of ways. The graphical search interface makes it easy to perform even complicated searches very quickly.
The technology also includes many other unique features for companies, such as a web marketing kit to help businesses build a web presence. The kit features a customized web page for each business, the ability to upload logos, change or update information, add live links to listings, and upload unlimited online coupons to a searchable coupon database as well.
"This technology is really very sophisticated," said Bruce Green, CEO of Biz Directory Solutions, LLC. "Because of the way it is engineered, we can offer a superior resource for searchers while keeping costs down for businesses who want to develop a web presence as well as be included in local web directories."
About Biz Directory Solutions, LLC
Biz Directory Solutions, LLC, uses advanced search technologies to provide online directories for states and/or regions in the U.S. For more information, please contact Bruce Green at Biz Directory Solutions, LLC, at 248-213-0970.
About Five Sparrows, LLC
Five Sparrows specializes in web sites and marketing services for small businesses, and also provides marketing consulting, web hosting, complete search engine optimization, and content management systems. Five Sparrows also provides graphic design and traditional advertising and marketing collateral including brochures, newsletters, data sheets, and promotional products. Five Sparrows is located in Hartland, Michigan.