Microsoft is targeting the low end of the enterprise search market with the rollout of a free version of its Search Server 2008 Express. Given the price point — as well as the emphasis on ease of use — it is clear that the company is catering to SMBs, which have been somewhat overlooked by established enterprise search vendors until recently. “Our aim for Search Server Express is to give you a free and powerful enterprise search product that’s incredibly easy for you to deploy,” said Jonathan Kauffman, Microsoft’s general manager of enterprise search.
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Microsoft Wades Into Shallow End of Enterprise Search Pool
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 6, 2007 02:46 PMMicrosoft is targeting the low end of the enterprise search market with the rollout of a free version of its Search Server 2008 Express. Given the price point — as well as the emphasis on ease of use — it is clear that the company is catering to SMBs, which have been somewhat overlooked by established enterprise search vendors until recently. “Our aim for Search Server Express is to give you a free and powerful enterprise search product that’s incredibly easy for you to deploy,” said Jonathan Kauffman, Microsoft’s general manager of enterprise search.