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Founded by Microsoft Corporation – a global tech firm based out of Redmond, Washington – Bing came into existence back in two thousand and nine. Microsoft launched it to replace its earlier versions of the search engine including Live Seach, MSN Serach and Windows Live Seach. Bing intends to expedite the process of finding necessary information for people more efficiently.

From its launch until now, Bing has transformed into a dominant search engine with over 6% market share globally. The company aims to innovate and enhance its search engine technology while also expanding into new markets. The exploration of additional revenue streams is also underway.

Servers positioned globally make up the distributed system underpinning Bing’s infrastructure. The organization utilizes different APIs for providing admission to its search engine technology, which consists of:

Applications which can search through web pages, images, videos and news can be developed by using Bing Search APIs.

Bing Ads APIs offer developers access to Bing’s advertising platform, allowing them to build powerful applications for managing and optimizing ad campaigns.

Bing’s mapping and geolocation technology can be accessed via Bing Maps APIs. The development of applications that present maps, routes and location-based information is possible for developers.

To ensure user data safety, Bing has implemented numerous protocols and considers security as a topmost priority. Encryption, firewalls, and multi-factor authentication form part of the security protocols used. No significant security breaches or incidents have occurred within the company as yet.

To maintain high availability and reliability, Bing has implemented measures that prioritize API performance. The measures comprising load balancing, failover mechanisms, and monitoring tools are included.

In recent years, Bing has not had any notable downtime. The company has implemented various measures for disaster recovery and business continuity, however. The availability and reliability of its search engine is maintained through these measures during outages or other disruptions.

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