SLI Systems Pushes "The Envelope, Please" With 2006 Oscar Predictions
From Top Search Terms at DeepDiscountDVD.com

Learning Search(TM) Hosted Site Search Solution Brings "Predictive
Analytics" to Prestigious Film Industry Awards


CUPERTINO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/27/06 -- With the highly
anticipated Academy Awards less than one week away, SLI Systems, Inc.,
a provider of on-demand search services for Internet and e-commerce
sites, is predicting this year's winners based on data culled with its
Learning Search™ hosted site search solution for customer site
DeepDiscountDVD.com (www.deepdiscountdvd.com). Since the Oscar
nominees were announced last month, Learning Search has identified an
increase in the number of keyword searches on DeepDiscountDVD for
terms that match many of the nominated films and actors.


Based on this data, SLI Systems boldly predicts that on March 5, when
Academy Awards presenters say those magic words, "The envelope,
please," they will announce the following winners for each category:



-- Best Picture - "Brokeback Mountain"


-- Best Director - Paul Haggis, "Crash"


-- Best Actor - Terence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"


-- Best Actress - Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"



"If our estimations ring true, we'll give new meaning to the term
'predictive analytics' with our Learning Search solution," said Dr.
Shaun Ryan, CEO of SLI Systems. "Because our hosted site search
offering learns from user behavior over time to deliver more relevant
results, it helps online retailers better predict what items in their
inventory will be most popular among their customers. We thought if
the solution works for retailers, then maybe we'd go out on a limb and
use the data to guess this year's Oscar winners. I'm anxious to see if
we're right."


DeepDiscountDVD uses SLI's Learning Search hosted site search and Site
Champion automated search engine optimization (SEO) solutions. Since
it began working with the company a few months ago,
DeepDiscountDVD.com has already seen an increase in site traffic,
sales and conversions.


"SLI Systems has been a great company to work with. They're really
more like a partner to us in terms of how responsive and flexible they
are in meeting our exact needs," said Alan Boyer, Senior Marketing
Manager for DeepDiscountDVD. "It's great to think that the data
provided by keyword searches on our site could actually predict the
Oscar winners. If the predictions come true, the Academy may want to
consult with us in the future before making their nominations."


About Learning Search and Site Champion


Learning Search and Site Champion are built on SLI Systems'
patent-pending advanced search behavior analytics engine. Learning
Search is a hosted site search solution that continually tracks
visitors' aggregate search terms and the corresponding items clicked
on, and uses that data to deliver results based on popularity. For
example, if someone searches on "Matt Dillon," Learning Search
automatically ranks the resulting items so that those with
historically higher click-rates are listed at the top. Learning Search
also shows how many assets exist and in what categories, and gives
visitors the option to sort the results by film genre, year, or
content format. Furthermore, Learning Search provides additional
suggested search terms which help users further refine their searches.


Site Champion is an automated search engine optimization service that
integrates with Learning Search, tracking visitors' search terms and
using them to automatically create related search links for each page
of a retailer's site. When visitors click on these 'related search'
links they are presented with site search results for that term,
directing them to additional relevant content and commerce
opportunities. The 'related search' links make it easier for site
visitors to find what they want and help retailers generate more
sales. The links also drive more natural search traffic to the
retailer's site by giving the retailer's results pages links that are
crawled by search engine spiders.


Other companies that use SLI Systems' hosted search offerings include
Tupperware, Harry and David, Smith & Hawken, NRS (Northwest River
Supplies), Fright Catalog, and eTronics.com, among others.


About SLI Systems


SLI Systems is the developer of learning-based search technology for
corporate Internet sites, e-commerce destinations and consumer
Internet portals that Searches, Learns and Improves the user
experience. SLI Systems' hosted site search, and automated SEO and SEM
solutions empower businesses to enhance customer satisfaction while
increasing sales, reducing costs and yielding valuable customer
information. Unlike traditional search software, SLI Systems' patented
technology continuously "learns" from the behavior of visitors over
time to deliver more relevant results. Current customers include
Etronics.com, NBC, Tupperware, VERITAS and others. SLI Systems is a
privately held company, with offices in Silicon Valley, London, and
Christchurch, New Zealand. For more information, visit
www.sli-systems.com.