Bill Gates announced at the CEO Summit the latest and greatest intranet offers namely Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows Live Search.
- Windows Live Search has the ability to search by:
- file shares
- SharePoint sites
- Websites
- exchange public folders
- lotus notes databases
- customer repositories
The last two options are fascinating. Microsoft knows that a lot of companies use Lotus Notes and not SharePoint. But MS wants a piece of the Lotus pie.
Customer repositories mean customer databases and CRM systems. The MS octopus tentacles are reaching further
For example, new capabilities in Windows Live Search will provide a single point of entry and user interface to unify multiple search solutions. In addition, enhancements to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 will enable people to quickly connect with other people or subject matter experts and will add options that make search capabilities available to customers that might not be able to implement a full collaboration or portal solution.
Live Search
Rich filtering and customizable controls allow users to personalize their Live Search.
For example, through a single UI, information workers will actually be able to choose when and where to search based on multiple toolbars and query refinement options. Using natural search terms, Windows Live Search can return results in whatever way makes most sense to each information worker