Enterprise Windows IT: NewsFactor Network - - Microsoft Search Engine Challenges Google
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has passed into modern usage as a verb that means to look something up on the internet Bill Gates the Microsoft founder was hoping yesterday that we will soon be talking about Searching instead
While its name might not trip off the tongue Mr Gates launched his new
search engine
with a huge fanfare replacing the existing Yahoo service which comes as standard with Microsofts msncouk and unveiling a redesigned home page
But it has a lot of catching up to do In Britain Google commands 60 percent of all online inquiries while just over 10 percent goes through the Microsoft search engine...
Enterprise Windows IT: NewsFactor Network - Windows Apps - Microsoft Launches Search Engine
debuted today with the software giant officially entering the fray in a market that gets more competitive by the day
Offered through the companys Internet portal the service is available in 25 markets and 10 languages and promises to deliver morerelevant results instant answers to specific questions and a collection of tools that give Web surfers more control in targeting and refining searches
Building on Vast Resources
In revving up the engine after years of testing Microsoft also has unveiled a redesigned home page with search tools placed in a more a more prominent position...
Enterprise Windows IT: NewsFactor Network - Windows Apps - Microsoft Launches Search Engine
In revving up the engine after years of testing Microsoft also has unveiled a redesigned home page with search tools placed in a more a more prominent position The search index has some 5 billion documents
Among the features are Instant Answers from the Encarta encyclopedia and Music library New tools include Search Builder enabling customized searches based on such criteria as a specific site or domain country or region or language Users can conduct searches using categoryspecific tabs and a new desktop tab lets those with the Toolbar Suite search beyond the Web to include email documents and media files...
Yahoo Launches Beta of 'Contextual Search' Feature
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Analysts say that the new feature hints at where search is headed toward evertighter integration with the overall Web experience The goal is to make search second nature to users Forrester Research analyst Charlene Li said and in doing so to prompt them to seek out results and the advertising that comes along with it more readily
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Bidding to keep its edge in the rapidly evolving search space Yahoo Nasdaq has started to test what it calls a contextual search function aimed at helping users find more relevant results
The service known as Y...
Microsoft turns spotlight on its search engine
Microsoft is to announce that the search engine it built from scratch is taking center stage at the companys web portal com which previously had relied on search technology from rival Yahoo
The whole goal with our new search service is to deliver answers faster to users says Mark Kroese s general manager of information services product management In a world where the search engine user experience is getting lots of links but no answers were really focused on giving users quick answers to their questions...