Mindbreeze Goes Mobile
April 2, 2010
Fabasoft has rolled out a new add-on to allow licensed users to search via a smartphone or other mobile device.
I spoke with Michael Hadrian, the managing director of Fabasoft Distribution in Linz, Austria. Fabasoft is the holding company of Mindbreeze enterprise search system. In that conversation, I picked up two interesting insights into the Fabasoft Mindbreeze push into the market for enterprise search.
Mindbreeze Enterprise Mobile result list.
First, the Mindbreeze search technology, recently profiled in a consultant’s report, is now available as a cloud-based service. The idea is to shift from an on-premises installation to one that Fabasoft / Mindbreeze can provision and operate from the cloud. Mr. Hadrian told me, “The major benefits are achieving business related results faster and reducing the burden on an organization’s internal information technology resources.”
Second, a Mindbreeze licensee gains access to the company’s mobile interface. The idea is that a worker, regardless of his / her location, can use the Fabasoft Mindbreeze products to locate information in a wide range of sources processed by the Fabasoft Mindbreeze Enterprise system. These range from the standard Microsoft Office file types to more proprietary repositories such as those used by Lotus Domino / Notes customers.
A mobile search metadata display.
Other key facts about the new mobile-access service include:
- The application is delivered via a Web page. The solution works with the standard browser of the device.
- In the current version attachments can be accessed with the preview function.
The content of the attachments are generated into the preview. Because mostly the plain text contains the helpful information, this preview is generated from the index. “This is a very effective method for bringing the relevant information to the device with a minimum footprint,” said Mr. Hadrian. - For ensuring secure access to the enterprise-wide data an authentication mechanism has to be configured. This is done by installing a SAML environment in the backend (Mindbreeze supports for example, Shibboleth 2.1) and a client certificate on the mobile.
The mobile option, which can be installed usually in one day, is an add-on to the Mindbreeze Enterprise license. The licensee installs the product on the servers running Mindbreeze. The list price for Fabasoft Mindbreeze Mobile is €100.00 per named user. Mr. Hadrian pointed out, “Most licensees determine which employees will have access to the search system via a a smartphone.”
You can get a copy of the consultant’s analysis here and additional information from Fabasoft about Mindbreeze. Point your browser to http://www.mindbreeze.com/.
Stephen E Arnold, April 2, 2010
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