SWEDEN-BASED CYCORE GRANTED GEOGRAPHIC WEB SEARCH PATENT.

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UPPSALA, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2004--Cycore, a market leader in interactive 3D for the Web, today announced it has received approval of a 2D and/or 3D spatial Web search methodology patent, originally filed in 1998. The patent, covering the process of searching for nearby businesses and services based on geography, may affect Web search engines that are developing similar technology, making Cycore a player in the Web search industry.

"Cycore has long been known as a forward-thinking company," said Jerry Pettersson, Cycore's founder and author of the patent. "We have already made significant contributions to the progress of the World Wide Web, bringing real-time 3D interactivity to the Internet and thus, helping to set new standards for the user experience. Leveraging the power of 3D technology, this patent further …