Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog : Documentation, Search Server

How to: Customize the Thesaurus in SharePoint Search and Search Server

Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:49:04 GMT

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...(read more)

Indexing Exchange Server 2007 Public Folders

Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:56:42 GMT

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...(read more)

Search training material available on TechNet!

Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:09:30 GMT

We recently published ~17 hours of training videos for Enterprise Search on TechNet. The 14 recorded presentations are based on training modules from a three-day, in-person training course ‘Implementing and Deploying an Enterprise Search solution’...(read more)

Add Virtual Earth Interactive Maps to your Search Server Site

Microsoft Enterprise Search Blog — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:40:24 GMT

Are you trying to think of ways to make your Search Server site more interactive and graphical? You can use Federation as a way to enhance the functionality of your search result pages. The Federated Search Web Part makes it possible to display more than...(read more)