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Search Tools Product Reports

ASTAWare SearchKey PRO

(formerly NetResults, Innotech Multimedia)

Product Information
Also available: SearchDisc for CD-ROMs, SearchKey API (code library)

Price: contact company
Platforms: 100% Pure Java application, should run on any Java platform

Features

• Browser administration interface
• Index remote servers using robot crawler.
• Specify file inclusion
• Schedule index updates.
• Handles standard file formats: HTML, XML, text, PDF, PostScript, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Search free text, Boolean operators and wildcards
• Phrase and paragraph search
• Search within meta tags and fields.
• Customizable search forms.
• Distributed search among multiple indexes.
• Relevance ranked results
• Results page layout customizable with HTML Pager Tool , can display specific fields and metadata
• View documents with match words highlighted

Examples

• SearchKey.com
• Lakehead Public Schools

Articles

• ASTAWare searches for the right answers Computerworld Canada, April 7 2000 by Victoria Berry
  Transport Canada's Civil Aviation department switching from Microsoft Index Server to ASTAWare SearchKey Pro because of integration with CDs and improved reliability.
  

Articles about Earlier Versions of SearchKey / NetResults

• Serving Up Quality Searches Internet Computing, March, 1998 by Kevin Railsback

  Comprehensive comparative review of AltaVista eXtension 97, Integrated I-Search 3.0, Microsoft Index Server 2.0, Innotech Net Results 1.2, Verity Search 97 Information Server and Netscape Compass 3.0 (recommended).
  
  

• PC Magazine: Innotech Multimedia Corp.: NetResults PC Magazine, April 7, 1998, by Neil Randall

  Short review describes features, installation problems.
  
  

• Innotech's NetResults: Sophisticated searching capability (unavailable online)Java Review Online, October 1997 by Lowell E. Thomas

  Very positive review describes installation and configuration. Praises cascading search option for concurrent searches on several servers. Gives the product 3.5 cups out of 4.
  
  

• Java-based search tool: Difficult installation steps hamper NetResults 1.2 Intranet World January 20, 1997, by Maggie Briggs
  Thorough review describes the features, and problems including slow speed, difficult installation, limited help and documentation, with this version of the software. Rated "Okay".
  
  
• Internet Product Watch: NetResults