[clug] searching for a corporate search system

[Steven Ring]

Interesting discussion. I've nothing concrete to offer only an
observation...

As a IT contractor in Canberra, I've seen a lot of departments and
organisations that need this kind of search but very few that have actually
solved the problem - none in fact.

Record management and archiving policies see to  drive most  organisations
toward commercial document management  products such as TRIM or Objective.
And then they start complaining, "we can get our documents into the DMS but
cannot seem to find them again".  I'd like a $1 for everytime I've heard
this.

The broader problem of searching content across all storage technologies
(not just the DMS) seems to be grossly overlooked in this town. It's odd
given the nature of government enterprises. Then again, maybe I don't get
out enough!!

Steven



On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:32 PM, David Howe <david at qednet.biz> wrote:

> The ABC uses funnelback too... both on their internet and intranet.
>
>
> Andrew wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am considering purchasing a google mini for a corporate environment
>> (searching intranet wiki's, a few other types of web pages, and SMB/network
>> shares).  Types of documents that need to be searched (at a minimum) would
>> be text, html, pdf, doc.
>> Before buying the mini, I thought I should check to see what open source
>> systems are available, and I found lots.  To cut through the clutter I
>> decided to ask this list... has anyone else here has had a good experience
>> with an open source search/indexing system that is fast, easy to use and
>> easy to administer? Any pointers are greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Andrew.
>>
>>
>>
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