OpenSearchNews Plans New Reference Service

April 20, 2012

OpenSearchNews.com is an ArnoldIT information service about open source search. On May 1, 2012, a new, free open source search content collection will become available. Each week, ArnoldIT will post a description of an open source search service.

Each of these descriptions will be six to 10 pages in length and contain basic information plus a description of each open source search system’s features. The commentaries will focus on companies or organizations offering open source search solutions. By September 2012, profiles will be available for 13 search systems, including FLAX, SearchBlox, Summa and 10 others.

The initial content collection will consist of individual profiles in PDF form. The complete collection of profiles plus additional information will be available from ArnoldIT later in 2012. The publisher, Stephen E Arnold, said:

The interest in open source search is growing rapidly. Unlike traditional enterprise search powered by proprietary system, the FOSS sector is showing considerable activity. We wanted to make available information from our portfolio of more than 80 search vendor profiles to help organizations looking for an alternative to the proprietary systems.

The profiles have been updated to reflect activity, including funding in 2012. The profiles complement ArnoldIT’s 2012 briefing on the enterprise search market,

This collection of profiles is required without charge, but registration is required to download a PDF version of the document. The content does carry a copyright notice. The information may be reused by a library or academic institutions. The documents and their content may not be used for commercial purposes, including training offered by consultancies or newly minted experts in open source search without prior written permission.

For more information about the open source search sector, write seaky2000 at yahoo dot com.

Donald C. Anderson, April 21, 2012

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Stephen E. Arnold monitors search, content processing, text mining and related topics from his high-tech nerve center in rural Kentucky. He tries to winnow the goose feathers from the giblets. He works with colleagues worldwide to make this Web log useful to those who want to go "beyond search". Contact him at sa [at] arnoldit.com. His Web site with additional information about search is arnoldit.com.