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How to: Customize the Thesaurus in SharePoint Search and Search Server
23 September 08 05:49 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

The thesaurus is an xml file that provides users with a means of automatically expanding or rewriting their queries to include synonyms, acronyms, etc. For example, in a chemical company, product ID 1234, oxygen, O2 and LOX could all refer to the same...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, ITPro, Query, Documentation, SharePoint, Results

Search Server 2008 Express Redistribution Rights
21 August 08 07:26 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

If you’re interested in using Search Server 2008 Express in your application or shipping it on hardware then take a look at the redistribution license page on the Enterprise Search site . This redistribution license agreement grants you the right to redistribute...

Filed under: Express, Announcements, Licensing, Redistribution

Announcing Faceted Search v2.5
12 August 08 05:50 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Starting Faceted Search 2.5, the solution relies on Microsoft Enterprise Library to address common software requirements in caching, logging, exception handling, policy injection etc., etc. More importantly, the 2.5 is a ground breaking release that is...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Announcements, ITPro, Developer, Samples, SharePoint, Search Community Toolkit, Results

Indexing Exchange Server 2007 Public Folders
06 June 08 08:56 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

I've had several questions recently about how to index Exchange Server 2007 Public Folders with SharePoint Server 2007. Unfortunately with the RTM versions of both products it's not actually possible due a couple of issues with both Exchange Server...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, ITPro, Documentation, SharePoint

Introducing Protocol Handler.NET
05 June 08 02:13 AM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

"Protocol Handler.Net is a set of .Net wrappers for the protocol handler interfaces that enable developers to create and deploy protocol handlers for SharePoint search and Search Server.  Developers can index data and documents from any system...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Announcements, Connectivity, Developer, Samples, Tools, SharePoint, Search Community Toolkit

Announcing: Release to Web of Documentum and FileNet Indexing Connectors
27 May 08 08:45 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Today marks the release of 2 new Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connectors (formally known as Protocol Handlers) for EMC Documentum 5.3 (Service Pack 4) and IBM FileNet P8 3.5.1 or 3.5.2. The connectors are compatible with the 32bit English Language...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Announcements, Connectivity, ITPro, SharePoint

Introducing the ExportCrawlLog STSADM Command Extension
26 May 08 11:46 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

In versions of SharePoint prior to MOSS 2007 each time a crawl was executed, a new group of log messages were stored to the database.  Also, the name of the log itself was changed in the documentation and the user interface. Formerly this log was...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, ITPro, Developer, Tools, SharePoint, Search Community Toolkit

Understanding Total Hits & Paging in the MOSS 2007 Search API
22 May 08 02:45 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

One of the more discussed topics I’ve seen (and struggled with myself) is around the concept of obtaining the total number of hits in a search results when working with the MOSS API. For instance, when I search for “sales forecast” in...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Query, Developer, Samples, SharePoint, Results

Crawling Novell Netware with SharePoint Server 2007 and Search Server 2008
12 May 08 06:07 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Search in SharePoint Server 2007 and Search Server 2008 can crawl a variety of content sources. For several of the “out of the box” content sources security information in the form of ACLs are collected as part of the indexing process. ...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Connectivity, ITPro, Developer, Tools, SharePoint, Search Community Toolkit

Search Server Express Heroes - Tell Your Story!
11 April 08 03:13 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Search Server 2008 Express has only been available for a month now , and we have already been hearing stories from customers about how it has helped them deliver value to their organization -- in many cases in unexpected ways that became a great hero...

Filed under: Express, ITPro

Search Community Toolkit
12 March 08 04:15 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Last week at the SharePoint Conference we announced the Search Community Toolkit which is a set of tools, utilities and samples available from CodePlex to extend and enhance the search features in SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Server 2007 for Search...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Announcements, Connectivity, ITPro, Developer, WebService, Samples, Tools, SharePoint

Delivering on the Promise of Enterprise Search for the Masses
02 March 08 11:31 PM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Today, I ’ m very happy to write about our continued momentum in Enterprise Search! At the sold out SharePoint Conference here in Seattle, we're launching Search Server and Search Server Express to deliver on promise of enterprise search for the masses...

Filed under: Express, Search Server, Announcements, SharePoint

It’s all about partners
13 November 07 10:10 AM | Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog

Wow, the reception from around the industry on our Search Server Express announcement has been exciting! It looks like press coverage is helping to get discussions started: not just about our new products, but about what enterprise search can do for business...

Filed under: Express, Search Server