European companies developing search engine to rival Google

In his New Year's address outlining his administration's plans for 2006, French President Jacques Chirac focused on plans for a European search engine to meet the global challenge posed by US internet companies such as Yahoo and Google.

Some of the top tech labs in France and Germany are reportedly working on the 'Quaero' search engine. The project will focus on three areas: a combined sound, image and video search engine for the general public; professional search applications; and audio-visual "heritage" such as historical footage.

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