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Medford, New Jersey - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 3, 2007 - Enterprise Search organization, Information Today, Inc., has released a new research study, intended to provide insight into how applications are being deployed, what features are desired, and the current level of satisfaction of Enterprise Search.

The ”Enterprise Search Deployment, Usage, and Trend” report, co-authored by recognized industry analyst Jean Bedord of Shore Communications and Faulkner Information Services, a division of Information Today, Inc., includes specific recommendations for organizations considering Enterprise Search deployments and upgrades, and for vendors seeking customers. Two hundred fifty two highly qualified information professionals participated in an in-depth, web-based survey that provides some of the data underlying this new report; market-leading vendor representatives were interviewed, as well, for their perspectives on the Enterprise Search marketplace.

Search engine applications have become an essential part of the information landscape in today’s enterprises. From major corporations to startup companies, to government and academic institutions, search engines have been pushed into the spotlight as the “go-to” technology to pull corporate information assets into a common framework. While employee access to information is critical, today’s enterprise must extend its Enterprise Search solution and the information it provides to customers, partners, and others through web-facing applications.

Analyst Jean Bedord, noting that one of the most interesting findings from the study is that while more than 80 percent of survey respondents’ organizations have at least one Enterprise Search solution deployed now, more than one quarter of them — 27% — have four or more Enterprise Search solutions in operation, remarked “Conceptually, this means that one search solution may be chosen for corporate-wide access to text-based information.”

Accordingly, Ms. Bedord explained, different search solutions may be utilized for access across structured databases and more complex applications - like customer records. Ms. Bedford continued, ”Implementing the first solution involves a significant learning curve, so installing additional solutions can be easier. Once the value of the initial search solution is established, the organization is more likely to see the need for more search implementations.”

The study found that 59% of respondents plan on upgrading or enhancing their search solutions in the relatively near future; 27% of them within the next six months. The most desired additional, new Enterprise Search feature named by survey respondents was automatic categorization. That feature was named by 34% — followed by topic maps (31%), results clustering (30%), and visualization of results (29%).

The full 51-page study — Enterprise Search Deployment, Usage, and Trends — is available now in downloadable PDF format at Information Today’s Enterprise Search Center web site. The price is $495 (USD).

Information Today, Inc. (ITI) is a publisher and conference organizer in the information and knowledge management industries. The company is widely known as the publisher of information and knowledge management titles such as Information Today, Speech Technology Magazine, ONLINE, CRM, Searcher, KM World, and EContent. In addition periodicals, ITI publishes many books and directories pertaining to the information and knowledge management industries. ITI is also the sponsor and organizer of many industry conferences, including web Search University, Speech Tek, KM World and Intranets, Enterprise Search Summit, Streaming Media, Buying and Selling eContent, Computers in Libraries, and Internet Librarian.

Shore Communications, Inc. is a research and advisory service focusing on organizations that create, market, purchase, deploy and use professionally oriented content and the technologies that enable its value in individual and collaborative environments.

To learn more, please visit: http://enterprisesearchcenter.com/Reports/default.aspx.

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