Re: [SLUG] Re: search engine for company network (OT)

[Jeremy Portzer <jeremyp@xxxxxxxxx>]

rich wrote:
> Hello all,
> Richard here - been lurking for a while, first post.
>
> Seb,
> If you only have a few users to deal with then I concur with the Rev,
> Google Desktop is a great solution; it's simple and it will meet your
> users needs. There are alternatives, I actually use one called
> Copernic Desktop myself (although mostly for mail) - it works for me.
>
> If you are looking for something for more than a handful of users,
> then I'd seriously consider spending $$ on a Google mini appliance.
> They are about $6k for two years, which includes maintenance and
> support (and you get to keep the box at the end).

We've used these search applicances at my company. The PTB liked them so
much that we bought one of the Enterprise versions. You're compeltely 
right about Google's algorithms being so far above anything else 
possible. They're not open source, but at least open-friendly.

--Jeremy