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Tina Miteko
InQuira, Inc.
650-246-5089
tmiteko@inquira.com

ENTERPRISE SEARCH SHOOT-OUT FEATURES INQUIRA, LEADER IN AUTOMATED SELF-SERVICE SEARCH

Event Focuses on Software to Improve Business Productivity; Four Approaches Debated

SAN BRUNO, CA, August 9, 2004 — InQuira Inc., the leading provider of automated self-service applications for Web-based sales and service, has been invited to IBDNetwork's enterprise search shoot-out scheduled for August 10. InQuira's software provides a way for companies to offer interactive Web self-service by enabling customers to find the right answers to service or sales questions directly on a corporate website.

The shoot-out will look at how four search companies are redefining methods to handle search and navigation with the goal of improving productivity and increasing revenue. As part of IBDNetwork's on-going Under the Radar series, executives from each company will present to a panel of judges comprised of members of the venture capital community. CEO Mike Murphy will present for InQuira.

"InQuira is honored to be selected as one of the four final candidates for IBDNetwork's enterprise search shoot-out. We believe our unique approach to understanding the intent of search, differentiates InQuira and enables us to deliver a superior self-service experience to customers and employees," said Mike Murphy, CEO of InQuira. "That is why leading companies such as AT&T Consumer Group, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, PayPal and Yahoo are leveraging InQuira for Customer and employee self-service."

The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fenwick & West, 801 California Ave. Mountain View, CA. It's sponsored by IBDNetwork: The Club for Dealmakers. For more information contact: www.ibdnetwork.com or to register www.acteva.com/go/ibdnetwork.

About InQuira
InQuira provides the premier self-service search application for improving web-based sales and service. InQuira's self-service search application enables customers, partners, and employees to consistently access the information they need from across the enterprise to obtain fast and accurate responses to their sales and service requests. InQuira delivers 85%-95% accuracy in response rate and can incorporate personalized offers and related content that are relevant to the intent of a customer's inquiry. InQuira's blue-chip customers include AT&T, Bank of America, BEA Systems, Computer Services, Fidelity Investments, and SunTrust. For more information, visit www.inquira.com.

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