Some (Not Much) About MS Web and Desktop Search Plans
Web Search--Microsoft
Source: News.com Microsoft puts multisearch tool on show
From the article, "MSN Chief Yusuf Mehdi showed a prototype of the search software to an audience at its annual Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting here. The technology is designed to quickly look through a hard drive, finding all the matches for a word from within documents, e-mails and even e-mail attachments. The version Mehdi presented also returned Web results on the right side of the page.... The demonstration marked the first time Microsoft has showed off the technology, which Mehdi said would be part of a 'service,' although he did not offer further details.... Microsoft had been expected to combine Web search with local PC search, but many had anticipated the move would come with Longhorn, the next version of Windows. Mehdi did not give specific details, but said the local hard drive search service would come before that launch."
See Also: MSN search engine chugs along (via Marketwatch.com)
From the article, "Right now, "you can't find things on the Intranets or local PCs," Mehdi said as he gave the audience a sneak preview of live code that wasn't yet shipped." I'm sure the enterprise search industry will have plenty to say about this comment.
See Also: I've just updated the ResourceShelfEXTRA SELECTED List of Microsoft Search Patents and Technical Reports
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