In France, people have a daily habit of dialing 118 218 to get the number of their favorite Thai restaurant, to find out what’s playing at the local cinema, or to scout out a new dentist.

Now this telephone information service has launched a beta website at www.118218.fr that offers visitors a new, free way to access to its immense database.

Powered by Exalead’s search technology, this new hybrid web/database directory offers rich visuals and practical search refinement tools to help users get the right information—fast.