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The Secret Agent Man

Don Barker, ColumnistMata Hari Uncovers Hidden Information
By Don Barker

 

 

Mata Hari (v 1.10),  from the WebTool Company (http://www.thewebtools.com/), is the latest release of the next generation of metasearch tools designed to query multiple search engines simultaneously without sacrificing the ability to compose precisely structured search statements. Just as Mata Hari, the spy, knew that the key to espionage was the careful and exact wording of inquiries, so does Mata Hari the software. Unlike the early metasearch tools, Mata Hari lets you use the full power of Boolean operators and syntax to interrogate over 140 search engines. mheyes.gif (4478 bytes)

Jerry Tardif, President of the WebTools Company, stresses that the key to locating the precise information you want on the Web lies in the ability to compose well-structured search statements. Mata Hari certainly supports the widest selection of Boolean expressions I have seen in any metasearch tool. The list includes AND, OR, NOT, NEAR, AFTER, BEFORE, wildcards, phrases, and parentheses.

Mata Hari’s impressive support of Boolean logic and statistical techniques makes it a truly powerful Internet search tool. It’s ability to issue two queries simultaneously to multiple search engines increases the allure that much more. And with a free 30-day trial download, Mata Hari becomes downright irresistible.

This is 007.07 signing off. You can contact me at don@donbarker.com or visit my Web site at http://www.donbarker.com. In the meantime, I will be swing on the Rivera one-day and then laying in the Bombay the next day…


Secret Agent Man appears in PCAI Magazine. For details on the magazine, and subscription information, go to http://www.pcai.com/pcai.