BA-INSIGHT

Extending SharePoint Search

2008-10-24T18:32:49Z

Those companies embarking on an Enterprise Search initiative should be aware of the fact that the majority of search initiatives fail. According to a study conducted by Accenture, 65% over users are completely dissatisfied with their search tool. The first step in avoiding a failed search initiative is recognizing that unlike other infrastructure projects, delivering a project on time and on budget does not mean the project was successful. The key to search is getting people to use the system, because...(read more)

Please join BA-Insight for a Live Webcast on KMWorld

2008-09-28T18:14:46Z

Hello everyone, Please join BA-Insight on Tuesday September 30th at 2 pm EST for a live webcast on KMWorld. Our focus will be on Ehancing the SharePoint Search platform. We'll be covering everything, from Microsoft's FAST acquisition to why most companies are dissatisfied with Enterprise Search implementations and what can be done about it. Please register here: http://www.kmworld.com/Webinars/Details.aspx?EventID=101 Hope you to see you there! Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist...(read more)

Google, Microsoft, and the power of brand.

2008-09-21T12:18:53Z

A friend of mine is in the process of interviewing at Google and asked me for assistance in prepping for the six or seven interviews that Google is known for. As a Microsoft partner, BA-Insight is often called by Microsoft into competitive situations with Google so as part of my job, I'm more knowledgeable about Google than most. Our conversations led us in different areas, but kept coming back to the power of Google's brand. Clearly the Google brand is what is keeping users loyal and coming...(read more)

Please Join BA-Insight at Enterprise Search Summit West

2008-09-16T21:33:41Z

BA-Insight will be attending ESS West in San Jose taking place September 23rd and 24th. Please stop by booth #318 for a demo of newly released features which extend the usability, relevance, and connectivity of SharePoint Search, and Microsoft Search Server. Hope to see you there! Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks...(read more)

Join BA-Insight at TechEd this week.

2008-06-09T12:10:31Z

For those of you attending TechEd this week, please stop the the BA-Insight booth (#1151). Our team will be presenting several new features that provide SharePoint Search and Search Server with powerful capabilities. One of these features is called Parametric Search which offers significant improvements on your standard Advanced Search page. I'll leave the team the rest, so as not to steal their thunder. Hope to see you there! Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks...(read more)

BA-Insight announces support for Microsoft Search Server

2008-03-04T12:00:41Z

Today at the SharePoint Conference , the BA-Insight team will be announcing a new product line - Longitude for Microsoft Search Server. This is very exciting for us, because it opens up a huge market. Companies and organizations that don't intend on deploying SharePoint can deploy Search Server and extend the search capabilities with all that Longitude provides. The full press release can be found here . Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks...(read more)

SharePoint (Search) Conference 2008

2008-02-26T12:37:55Z

Please join BA-Insight at the SharePoint 2008 Conference ( http://www.mssharepointconference.com/Pages/default.aspx ) taking place March 3rd thru March 6th. Search is going to be a focal point of this conference. BA-Insight will be exhibiting in the partner pavilion at booth 100. Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks...(read more)

Microsoft Enterprise Search: Advanced Search Solutions for SharePoint

2008-02-22T13:56:03Z

I'm pleased to announce I'll be presenting a Live Webcast on behalf of BA-Insight hosted by KMWorld on March 25th. The title of the webcast is - Microsoft Enterprise Search: Extending SharePoint for Advanced Search Solutions The webcast will focus on how the SharePoint Search Platform can be extended to address sophisticated Information Access Requirements. Chris Bochenski, Director of Enterprise Search at Microsoft will be joining me for this one hour event. Please register with KMWorld...(read more)

Microsoft Announces New Enterprise Search Offering

2007-11-06T14:44:42Z

Microsoft is announcing the release of two new search products slated to be released in the first half of next year. Both products are designed to address the needs of companies that require a search solution, but aren't willing to commit to the purchase of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS as it's often called). The MOSS offering contains a number of modules such as Collaboration, Business Intelligence, Records Management, in addition to Enterprise Search. Many smaller organizations...(read more)

Iron Mountain Acquires Stratify for $158M

2007-11-02T13:17:17Z

Just a quick note of congratulations to the team at Stratify who were just acquired by Iron Mountain for $158M. http://www.stratify.com/news_events/press_releases/press_release74.html Anyone familiar with the Stratify story knows that the company almost went of business when the Internet bubble burst. The companies management took bold steps to refocused the company on Legal e-Discovery where it has since prospered. Congratulations to the Stratify team! Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist...(read more)

Mondosoft sold to Surfray

2007-10-25T15:16:34Z

A company called Surfray ( http://www.surfray.com/en/index.php/about ) based in Copenhagen just purchased Mondosoft for an undisclosed sum. Mondosoft is best known for their Behavior Tracking software which is an ecommerce tool they developed enabling adminstrators to optimize the user experience of shoppers as they move through an ecommerice site site. The Danish division of Computer World just published an article on the acquistion. You can read the translated version by clicking on the link and...(read more)

Longitude Search for SharePoint - KMWorld's Trend-Setting Product of 2007

2007-08-22T11:25:47Z

Interesting search related developments in Legal Service space

2007-08-21T12:39:30Z

Microsoft and Open Text fired a shot across Interwoven's bow yesterday when they announced a partnership that has Open Text offering a SharePoint based Matter Life Cycle Management solution . Open Text's Enterprise Search expertise, clearly brings a lot to the table here. Interwoven countered with an announcement they had partnered with Vivisimo, OEMing their clustering technology to deliver a product called Universal Search to professional services firms. Enterprise Search is core business...(read more)

google removes pricing for the google Search Appliance

2007-08-17T17:08:00Z

I was in the process of putting a TCO analysis together comparing SharePoint Search + our product Longitude versus the Google Search Appliance when I noticed that Google has just removed pricing of the GSA. I think this is the first of several moves we'll being seeing from Google's Enterprise division. I applaud Google for trying to be as transparent as possible, but publishing your prices does have a downside in that competitors can use this information in any number of ways including the...(read more)

BA-Insight presenting at Microsoft Tech Ready 5

2007-07-27T15:06:19Z

Just a quick mention to our friends at Microsoft that BA-Insight's CTO is presenting at Tech Ready 5 in Redmond Today. The topic of the presentation is "Delivering Business Intelligence in a search result via SharePoint". He's scheduled to go on at 4:30 PST. For those of you who don't work at Microsoft....Tech Ready is a week long event at Microsoft. The purpose of Tech Ready is bring Microsoft's sales force up to speed on the latest Microsoft Technologies as well as Partner...(read more)