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A Letter from Josh Jacobs, the President of X1

Josh Jacobs, President X1

As you may have heard, Yahoo! has chosen X1 Technologies to power their consumer desktop search solution. X1 has spent the last couple of years working with our users to build and evolve the most robust desktop search technology on the market and believe that partnering with Yahoo!, a leading Search Engine, presents X1 with enormous opportunity from a distribution perspective. Yahoo! has been intently focused on developing advanced search technology, along with products that compliment the experience and we are pleased to be working with them on their desktop search initiative.

Because of our partnership with Yahoo!, millions of computer users will now be able to increase their personal productivity via the power of X1 Desktop Search technology. We believe this partnership validates our expertise as the leader in desktop search and are excited to have millions of people using the most robust search experience available.

Over the coming weeks you can expect to see a number of announcements from X1 and Yahoo! as we continue to bring best of breed products to the customers we serve. Yahoo! is a leader in providing great products to consumers, and this partnership will allow Yahoo!’s customers access to the best solutions in desktop search, designed for their needs. For X1, this represents an opportunity for us to continue our work on pioneering full-featured desktop search for businesses.

X1's success is due in large part to you, our customers, and the tremendous feedback you have provided us with over the years. We are looking forward to continuing this relationship as we continue to develop innovative products to help you manage your information. As always we welcome your feedback, comments, and questions. Especially now, as we embark on the next leg of our journey, I'd like to ask all of you for your thoughts on how X1 can continue to deliver great products and solutions for you and your business. Please feel free to drop me an email (josh_jacobs@x1.com). All of us at X1 are very excited about the future, and looking forward to continuing to bring you great products.

Josh Jacobs, President, X1 Technologies (josh@X1.com)

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