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== History ==

== History ==

IQS was founded in 2000 by Mike Meiresonne, an experienced business-to-business Salesperson and a former Sales Representative for [[Thomas Register]]. The company quickly rose to become a primary competitor in the online directory industry and has kept up with larger service providers<ref name="InfoCommerce Report">[http://www.industrialquicksearch.com/PDF/Bigcompetitorsapproach.pdf IQS Takes on Big Competitors with a New Approach] originally published in ''InfoCommerce Report'' February 2004</ref> such as [[ThomasNet]], [[GlobalSpec]] and [[KellySearch]]. IQS originally used its individual domain sites to gain visibility on search engines<ref name="Spiral Brushes Memo">[http://www.scribd.com/doc/12873537/Mike-Meiresonne-IQS-FINDINGS-OF-FACT-CO Testimonial] from Spiral Brushes, Inc.</ref> such as Google, which could only search static HTML pages; in 2004, when Google’s search capacities increased to include dynamically driven pages, the IQS Directory and its child pages were introduced to enhance online visibility.  

IQS® was founded in 2000 by Mike Meiresonne, former [[Thomas Register]] (now known as [[ThomasNet]]) territory manager. The company quickly rose to become a primary competitor in the online directory industry and has kept up with larger service providers<ref name="InfoCommerce Report">[http://www.industrialquicksearch.com/PDF/Bigcompetitorsapproach.pdf IQS Takes on Big Competitors with a New Approach] originally published in ''InfoCommerce Report'' February 2004</ref> such as [[ThomasNet]], [[GlobalSpec]] and [[KellySearch]]. IQS® originally used its individual domain sites to gain visibility on search engines<ref name="Spiral Brushes Memo">[http://www.scribd.com/doc/12873537/Mike-Meiresonne-IQS-FINDINGS-OF-FACT-CO Testimonial] from Spiral Brushes, Inc.</ref> such as Google, which could only search static HTML pages; in 2004, when Google’s search capacities increased to include dynamically driven pages, the IQS® Directory and its child pages were introduced to enhance online visibility.

== Products and Recent Service Additions ==

== Products and Recent Service Additions ==