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Enterprise Search: By Any Other Name…

By Dick Weisinger

A Gartner analyst at a recent conference said that “information access technology will locate and analyze more than 90 percent of data in more than 50 percent of Global 2000 enterprises” by the end of 2012. Information Access Technology (IAT)

Enterprise Search: Different Visions, Different Paths

By Dick Weisinger

The world of Enterprise Search is moving fast, but towards a destination unknown. Google is pushing out new search appliances. Microsoft is pursuing multiple strategies around search that include giving away enterprise software and bulking up with their acquisition of

Enterprise Search: Can you Find it?

By Dick Weisinger

Can you find it?  The resounding answer from a majority of enterprise users is ‘No’! In two separate polls, users said that they’re frustrated and want a better solution for search for enterprise information. Author and researcher Stephen Arnold found

Enterprise Search: Microsoft Lands a Blow to Google

By Dick Weisinger

Google has been struggling to come up with the right formula in Enterprise Search for some time. Google’s search algorithms have blown away competitors in Internet Search, but within the Enterprise, those same algorithms haven’t worked well. Their Google Search

Enterprise Search: Hard to Get Right

By Dick Weisinger

Enterprise search is hard. While Google has managed to lock up the market for Internet search, they have been far less successful in delivering a solution that can meet the needs of the enterprise. Internet search and enterprise search are