searchable desktop on a network...

[Zandor435]

I am not sure if this is the best forum for this or not. I would appreciate any kind of direction or suggestions though.

I am looking for a search engine that I would be able to install on a server that would be capable of searching approximately 10 computers. I would simply like to be able to search these desktops for word docs, excel docs, etc...

Most of the solutions I have come across have been too robust for what seems to me a simple application.

I have only found one candidate so far that I think would work well. The Google Mini. The reviews I have seen of this are very positive. I continue to look though b/c it is $3,000 and I would like to look at other options.

I would appreciate any website links or any suggestions at all. Thank you in advance.

Zach

 

[ChrisHirst]

Not the right forum, this is for optimising your website for internet search engines.

The forum for whatever OS you are running would be the place to be I think

Use the Forum List to find the correct one.


Chris.

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[Zandor435]

After further research, I have found the following solutions.

Google Mini for $3000 as I said before.

http://services.google.com/mini_landing.html

Coveo Enterprise Search – it is free but only up to 5000 indexed documents

http://www.coveo.com/

ISYS :desktop is a robust, flexible desktop search application that can be used on a single PC to search email and personal documents, or managed centrally to unlock search across thousands of PCs and enterprise-wide LANs and WANs

http://www.isys-search.com/products/desktop/index.html

I just thought I would share my findings in case anyone else was looking for the same thing.