Blinkx, a search company, Tuesday will unveil a free downloadable tool that examines the webpage or document displayed on a user’s computer screen and automatically conducts a Web search for related content, CNET News.com reports.The search tool is not a new product, rather it’s built on a two-year-old application.The tool alerts users when it has located relevant data by displaying different icons in a toolbar to represent various types of information, like webpages, video or images, CNET reports. Users can view the selections one by one or all together on a single page, according to CNET. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The program behind the automatic search is the 1-megabyte Pico, and it determines what information the user will be interested in from the context of that person’s screen, according to CNET. Pico collects news posts, webpages, video, photos, blog entries, Wikipedia posts and information on products from shopping sites, CNET reports. The program even pulls data pertaining to people from MySpace.com, according to CNET.Whenever a user leaves one webpage and lands on another, Pico performs a separate search and new items become available through the tool bar, CNET reports. Smart Folders can be created for particular topics, and Pico will continue to populate the folders with relevant information even if the user is surfing a completely unrelated page, according to CNET.Blinkx hopes to profit from the program by employing advertisements related to content Pico decides is relevant to the user, CNET reports.For related news content, read Oracle Offers Stand-Alone Enterprise Search.Keep checking in at our CIO News Alerts page for updated news coverage. Related content feature 10 digital transformation questions every CIO must answer Impactful DX requires a business-centric approach supported by the right skills, culture, and strategy. Here’s how to assess whether your digital journey is on the path to success. By Mary K. Pratt Sep 25, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Strategy IT Leadership feature Rockwell Automation makes shift to ‘as-a-service’ model Facing increasing competition from cloud hypervisors that see manufacturing as prime for disruption, the industrial automation giant has undertaken a major transformation to add subscription software services to its core business. By Paula Rooney Sep 25, 2023 6 mins Manufacturing Industry Digital Transformation IT Strategy brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology brandpost From telco to ‘TechCo’: how NTT Comware reinvented itself By Sourced Group Sep 24, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation Telecommunications Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe