Microsoft Search Server 2008 is due to be released later this year. It is a subset of SharePoint Server 2007, containing Windows SharePoint Services (the free add-on to Windows Server 2003 or later) and Search Center (indexing and search). You can currently download a release candidate of Search Server Express Edition The release candidate includes [...]
Read more »I’m using the following table in the Enterprise Search workshops I am currently delivering on behalf of Microsoft. People seem to be finding it useful so I thought I’d post it here. It is an expanded version of the table you can find on Microsoft’s web site (see end of post for link). The table [...]
Read more »Just up on Techmeme, looks like Microsoft is going to acquire FAST, an independent enterprise search solution. There is a press release from Microsoft and a blog post discussing what it means from ZDNet.
Read more »[Update: 26 Jan] February workshops are now full and registration has been closed [Update: 15 Jan] January workshops are now full and registration has been closed To kick off 2008, amongst other things, Microsoft UK is running a series of Enterprise Search workshops. The focus of the day is to explore how Microsoft products and [...]
Read more »Following Microsoft’s Enteprise Search Announcement, a partner – IDV Solutions – has created a great demonstration of federated search, combining standard web search results with Flickr photos and Virtual Earth. Below is a screenshot, showing a search for ‘Rome’. As you select each image, it’s location is displayed alongside using Virtual Earth: They have made [...]
Read more »Yesterday, Microsoft announced some changes to their enterprise search strategy. To read all about it, go to www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch. Here’s the summary: New Products Server-based enterprise search solutions are now available in three flavours: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Search Server 2008 Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express Edition Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) is [...]
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