Microsofthas expanded its enterprise
search offering with the launch of the free Search Server 2008
Express.
Search Server 2008 Express, which will be available as a free
download, helps businesses securely connect to a wide range of
information.
A release
candidate of Search Server 2008 Express is now available for
download and evaluation.
Rob Gray,
Sharepoint product manager at Microsoft UK, said, "We believe
there is a core set of enterprise search features that every
business should have, and we are delivering them for free in Search
Server 2008 Express."
In delivering Search Server Express, Gray said Microsoft has
taken the enterprise class search capabilities of Microsoft Office
Sharepoint Server 2007, and made them available as a stand-alone
server for free.
Search Server Express has no preset document limits, so it will
scale to meet a company's evolving needs, said Microsoft.