Bing (search engine) Live services family, rebranding the service as Live Search. Live Search was integrated into the "Live Search and Ad Platform" headed by Satya Nadella, part of Microsoft's Platform and Systems division. As part of this change, Live Search was merged with Microsoft adCenter. A series of reorganisations and consolidations of Microsoft's search offerings were made under the Live Search branding. On May 23, 2008, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of Live Search Books and Live Search Academic and integrated all academic and book search results into regular search, and as a result this also included the closure of Live Search Books
Search Technologies services. Their customers include Booz Allen Hamilton, Library of Congress, Lenovo, U.S. Government Printing Office, and Unilever. The company has experienced steady, rapid growth since its founding which is attributed to their sole focus on implementing search solutions for clients. In December 2009, Search Technologies acquired InfoSolutions Inc., a Cincinnati-based company also focused on search engine solutions. In January 2015, Search Technologies acquired INCAD, a Prague-based provider of enterprise search solutions. In August 2017, Accenture acquired Search Technologies for an undisclosed amount. Search Technologies has been a Microsoft GOLD certified partner since 2008, with specific competencies in Search and Digital