Can be used for Australian searches or to search the entire Internet.
Simple design allows for display of results without much fuss and in a reasonable time frame.
The best feature of this search engine is its ratings system, rating matches on precision and occurrence of searched keywords. Like Infoseek, Excite is quite powerful and is more than adequate for advanced searches, helped by it's Add to Search feature. Can occasionally produce undesired results. Excellent for selecting sites related to individual topics using it categories. Best for Business specific searches.