SearchTools Review of Remote Search ServicesSeptember 27, 1999 (updated October 2, 2000) by Avi Rappoport Thorough discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using remote
search services, how well their indexing robots handle standards and links,
search and relevance ranking features, search features, results customization,
maintenance and reporting.
Add search to your site CNET Builder.com, November 17, 1998 by Avi Rappoport
A comprehensive set of instructions including background information, choosing
the right site search engine for your site, testing and installing the software,
designing the interface, and setting up a maintenance program. Includes many
links to sites and products, summaries of some of the most attractive programs
and an example of the installation process using the DNA
Files web site.
Web
Developer.Com Guide To Search EnginesWes Sonnenreich and Tim MacInta:
John Wiley & Sons, February 1998, ISBN 0471246387 $34.99. A wide-ranging book covering everything from the beginnings of the robot
spiders crawling and indexing the web to analysis of the major webwide search
engines to detailed information on installing and configuring six local
site search tools. The programs covered are AltaVista
Search Intranet, Excite for Web Servers, Harvest, ht://Dig, Phantom and Ultraseek.
Also describes BDDBot: An ongoing collaborative
project, to create a Java web server and search spider, using open source
under the GNU public license. Use these links to buy from Amazon and you'll support this site.
Bridging intranet profit and valueDatamation, Dec. 1997/Jan.
1998 by C. Matthew Snow (page inaccessible as
of 10/2001)
Approaches the intranet search engine as a vital tool for staff to deploy
in closing deals. A case study of intranet search tools improving ROI and
improving corporate information management describes Parsons
Brinckerhoff, a New York City engineering firm. They use Fulcrum
Knowledge Network to set up conferencing, databases of work experience
and more. Other search tools are covered more lightly, but include unique
features, good and bad points, and user comments: AltaVista
Search Intranet, Lycos/InMagic, Microsoft Index Server and Infoseek
Ultraseek.
And Then
There Was One... Search Engine ShootoutTidBITS, May 19, 1997, by
Adam C. Engst. Real-life testing of several site search tools for the Tidbits web site,
covering various specialized solutions, Phantom,
and Apple e.g. (which won).
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