Using principles of 'semantic' search, the company aims to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for in the online encyclopedia.

When searching Wikipedia through Powerset, you will be able to not only find articles, but information from several articles all brought together on one page, depending on the nature of your query.

"Unlike other search engines that index keywords, Powerset does a deep linguistic analysis on every sentence it reads. We extract and index facts about each sentence in each page, making our index the first truly robust semantic index of the web," the company explained.

The Powerset technology is currently limited to Wikipedia, but the company promised that it would be expanding its offering in the next few months.

You can sign up to use the Powerset technology at the company's website, although it is initially limiting the number of registrants.

Last week, MySpace became the latest service toembrace semantic technology, allowing members to have their profile information made available to other social networks.

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