Yahoo! Search ("Build your Own Search Engine"). This service opens the doors for developers to use Yahoo!'s system for indexing information and images and create their own custom search engine. In January 2010, Microsoft announced a deal in which it would take over the functional operation of Yahoo! Search, and set up a joint venture to sell advertising on both Yahoo! Search and Bing known as the Microsoft Search Alliance. A complete transition of all Yahoo! sponsored ad clients to Microsoft adCenter (now Bing Ads) occurred in October 2010. On March 12, 2014, Yahoo announced a partnership with Yelp to integrate its
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