The Secret Agent Man
Mata 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. 
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 Haris impressive support of Boolean logic and statistical techniques makes
it a truly powerful Internet search tool. Its 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.
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