(27 February 2009 3:15 pm)

MUMBAI: Video search engine blinkx has signed a red label agreement with Sagoon, a newly launched Internet search engine in the US.

Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will power video search for Sagoon, providing their users with access to blinkx’s index of 35 million hours of online video.

Based in Washington, DC, Sagoon is a web search engine founded by IT professionals Govinda Giri and Shiba Dhakal. Sagoon applies semantic over lexical search to offer users the most meaningful results possible. The technology itself was developed by Elixir Web Solutions, a New Delhi-based interactive media and technology company, and combines web index with content-based relevance methods and organised results to process search.

Sagoon founder and CEO Govinda Giri says, “We’re pleased to partner with blinkx and to have access to the industry’s leading video search technology. We are continuously adding unique new features to Sagoon, and are thrilled to offer our users the most accurate, efficient way to search rich media online.”

Sagoon provides various services to its users, including Web, news, and video searches. The Web search engine’s video search capabilities will now be powered by blinkx‘s technology that includes language-agnostic speech recognition and visual analysis software, producing the most accurate, relevant results possible.