ITTC has transferred to ProFusion the search technologies developed at the center by Susan Gauch, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science and an ITTC faculty affiliate. And the agreement comes at the cusp of ProFusion's business success.
ProFusion offers a metasearch engine for the Internet.
With its research and development offices in Lawrence and its corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., ProFusion has seen tremendous growth since it incorporated in 1996. Greg Merriman, co-founder and chief operating officer, said that in the past year ProFusion grew from 90,000 unique monthly site visitors to 900,000. This technology transfer with ITTC accelerates our ability to provide more great services to our customers. The company also plans a broader focus. But we will also be working with companies who want to use our technology to target information areas important to them.