Software maker slims down SharePoint into a free server-based program for managing corporate search, aiming to take on Google and start-ups.
By Ina Fried, Staff Writer, CNET News.com, November 6, 2007, 6:00 AM PST
Microsoft thinks it has found the right price for its enterprise search tool: free.
Starting next year, the company plans to give away a new product, dubbed Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express, which enables workers to see a collection of search results spanning databases, internal computer systems, and the Internet. In addition to the free product, Microsoft plans a paid version that is essentially the same, but is licensed to run on more than one physical server. Microsoft said it will announce pricing for that product closer to its launch next year.
But by announcing the product now, Microsoft hopes to garner some attention, and eventually bring out a product that can boost its position in both enterprise and Web search.
"We really believe enterprise search is at a tipping point," said Jared Spataro, group product manager for enterprise search. "We really think people will look back on this time as the time when search went from just being a consumer tool to one that businesses can harness."
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