Zoomdex, a new local business search engine designed for small and home based businesses, has launched using Mac OSX Server at the foundation of their site.  Zoomdex decided to do their own hosting to allow for more flexibility and to meet the high demand and better facilitate future capabilities.

“Mac OSX Server allowed us to get up and running quickier than a Linux or Windows solution.  It also allows us to make whatever modifications and upgrades we feel necessary to meet the high demand expected.”

Zoomdex allows businesses to list specific products and services and allows visitors to search for those specific selections.  Phone book sites only allow searches by categories such as hardware stores or computer programming.  Zoomdex allows the user to search for Baldwin Brass doorknobs  or php programming.  This is of course dependant on the business entering those items into the list of products or services they offer.

Zoomdex also touts the ability for small and home based businesses with limited advertising budgets to get online within minutes.  Getting listed in the phone book can require months and newspaper ads are very expensive.

Use of the Mac server platform is another indication of small businesses beginning to adopt the Mac for serious business applications.

If you have a business that need low cost advertising, visit www.zoomdex.com and claim your listing.  During the beta, inclusion in the index is free.

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