Microsoft to Start Testing Kumo

Microsoft plans later this week to begin internal testing of Kumo, a long-anticipated update to its Live Search product. Ultimately, Kumo is designed to be both a rebranding and an update for Live Search, although at this point Microsoft is describing it as "an internal test environment".

Word that Microsoft was close to launching the new search tool began with a Twitter posting by Barney Pell, who serves as a "search strategist and evangelist" for Microsoft.  In the posting, Pell did not mention the Kumo name, but said that the site was getting an updated user interface and new brand.

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