Exclusive Interview with Bjorn Laukli, Comperio Search
May 28, 2009
I met Bjorn Laukli about nine years ago. At that time he was the chief technical officer of Fast Search & Transfer. In February 2008 I had Fast Search executives slated to participate in the Search Wizards Speak series here, but the Microsoft deal was underway and the lawyers pulled the plug. I ran into Mr. Laukli at a recent meeting, and I learned that he is now affiliated with Comperio Search, a specialist in the Fast Enterprise Search Platform. I was able to get some of his time on May 26, 2009. The result is a Search Wizards Speak interview. Highlights of the conversation with Mr Laukli included:
An observation that consolidation in the enterprise search sector will continue. Mr. Laukli said:
I think you will continue to see some consolidations, Microsoft acquiring FAST, Omniture buying Mercado etc. This trend will continue as larger companies are trying to strengthen their position within search, bring in new technologies that will bring value to their overall offering, or increasing their customer base.
He also said about the number of new companies entering the search sector:
Certainly, there are many new companies entering the search and content processing space. I still feel there are opportunities for most of them to succeed as long as they are able to differ themselves in some ways. This can be done either by focusing on certain segments of the market, or, deliver new capabilities as an addition to existing platforms.
You can read the full interview on Search Wizards Speak here. More information about Comperio, a Fast Certified Partner, is available from www.comperiosearch.com.
Stephen Arnold, May 28, 2009
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Hi Stephen,
I’m starting to read the interview and just wanted to let you know that the Comperio site is at http://www.comperio.no/ (rather than the .nl country code).
Avi