Noviforum

Noviforum Ltd. is documented as a Slovenian company based in Ljubljana whose activities combined consumer internet services with specialised business-information products. Its most visible creation was Najdi.si, a search engine and portal focused on Slovenia. The service launched in April 2005 and became associated with locally oriented web search at a time when Slovenian-language and Slovenia-specific information were important differentiators for domestic internet users. The company also developed search technology itself. Interseek Technology was described as a Java-written search engine platform with multiple features, including a web-page ranking system comparable in broad concept to Google’s PageRank. This suggests that Noviforum’s work extended from operating an internet destination to building reusable search infrastructure. Noviforum’s product portfolio included several services aimed at organisations and professionals. IPIS was software containing a catalogue of information on Slovenian enterprises, organisations, and other business subjects. IBON was a computer-organised database of prudential reports and financial information concerning Slovenian businesses. The IBON publication was distributed on CD-ROM and was stated to have been available since 1994, although the available material does not clarify the relationship between the earlier IBON publication history and Noviforum’s corporate founding or ownership. The Najdi.si family also included location and communications services. Najdi.si Map provided mapping functionality focused on Slovenia, broadly comparable in purpose to Google Maps. Najdi.si Free SMS allowed users in Slovenia to send a limited number of free text messages each day; the documented daily limit was 40 messages as of January 2012. The available historical reference does not provide a verified founding year for Noviforum, details of its founders or executives, ownership information, financial data, or a reliable account of its later corporate development. It also does not establish whether all of the listed products remain active. The company is therefore best understood from the available evidence as a Slovenian internet and information-services technology company whose principal public achievement was the Najdi.si search portal, supported by search-engine technology, mapping, messaging, and business-data products.

• 2012

  Free SMS limit documented

  [1]Noviforumen.wikipedia.org

  The documented daily allowance for Najdi.si Free SMS was 40 free messages as of January 2012.

• 2005

  Najdi.si launches

  [1]Noviforumen.wikipedia.org

  Noviforum launched Najdi.si, a Slovenia-focused search engine and internet portal, in April 2005.

• 1994

  IBON publication history begins

  [1]Noviforumen.wikipedia.org

  IBON was described as a computer-organised database of financial and prudential information on Slovenian businesses published since 1994.

A Slovenia-focused internet and business-information technology company serving both general web users and organisations seeking structured information about Slovenian businesses.

• Search engine and internet portal · 2005

  Najdi.si

  Najdi.si was Noviforum’s principal consumer internet service. Launched in April 2005, it combined search-engine functionality with portal features and was focused on Slovenian users and Slovenian web content. Reference material identifies it as the most popular search engine and portal in Slovenia, although no supporting market-share figures are provided.

• Search-engine software

  Interseek Technology

  Interseek Technology was a Java-based search-engine technology developed by Noviforum. Its documented capabilities included multiple search features and a web-page ranking system described as similar in concept to Google’s PageRank. The available material does not specify whether it was licensed externally or used exclusively within Noviforum services.

• Business-information software

  IPIS

  IPIS was software containing a large catalogue of information about Slovenian business subjects, including enterprises and organisations. It represented Noviforum’s business-data activity and complemented the company’s consumer-oriented search and portal services.

• Financial and business-information database · 1994

  IBON

  IBON was a computer-organised database of prudential reports and financial information concerning Slovenian businesses. It was distributed on CD-ROM and was described as having been published since 1994. The available source does not provide detailed editions, pricing, or current availability.

• Online mapping

  Najdi.si Map

  Najdi.si Map was a mapping service centred on Slovenia. Its broad function was comparable to that of Google Maps, but the documented description emphasises its Slovenian geographic focus. No additional information about mapping data, routing, or present operation is available.

• Mobile messaging service

  Najdi.si Free SMS

  Najdi.si Free SMS allowed people in Slovenia to send a limited number of free text messages per day. The daily allowance was recorded as 40 messages by January 2012. The source does not establish the service’s later availability or technical delivery arrangements.

1. 1Noviforumen.wikipedia.org