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Updated 2008 Enterprise Search Vendor Roundup Jan. 10, 2008 - San Jose, CA, USA
Microsoft announced they were acquiring FAST Search on January 8, forcing New Idea Engineering to amend our January 4th article (The new Fab4 ... and 1/2). The announcement validates our original assessment and reinforces that search is mission critical for corporations, driving Microsoft to invest in a better search technology.
Some Highlights from NIE's 2008 Enterprise Search Vendor Roundup
Google's new version 5 appliance has arrived in the enterprise search mainstream. While the new version won't satisfy every requirement, it addresses many of the earlier integration issues that had held it back. Expect to see the Google logo on a lot more enterprise portals.
Endeca has created some slick administration tools, doing very well in a head-to-head comparison with Autonomy and FAST despite their continued progress in this area. As the importance of administration continues to increase, we are more enthusiastic about them in the Enterprise space.
Open source tools based on Lucene, including Nutch and Solr (LNS) are increasingly considered by companies, especially in niches that need to micromanage document relevancy and rating. Lucene and its derivatives are increasingly embedded in other software packages and services, to the point that many users won't even realize they're using it.
We had expected IBM to be the next entrant into the "Tier 1" lineup, based on their iPhrase acquisition. To our surprise, when we saw IBM at ESS East 2007, they were featuring one of their older engines, the OmniFind Enterprise Edition. IBM OmniFind is still not one of our new 'Fab 4 ... and 1/2'.
Dieselpoint, Intellisearch, Reccomind, ISYS, ZyLAN, Vivisimo, Siderean and Exalead have strong presences in niche markets.
To read the full article ... 2008 Enterprise Search Vendors: The New Fab 4 ... and 1/2.
About New Idea Engineering
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implement enterprise search. We provide skilled consulting
services for search engine evaluation, installation, and
implementations, as well as ongoing help as content and
search trends change. NIE was founded in 1996 to provide
vendor-neutral technical consulting, training, and integration
to companies implementing search technologies.
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