Enterprise Search

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is the Microsoft enterprise search solution for organizations that want to increase productivity and reduce information overload by providing their employees, partners, and customers the ability to find relevant content in a wide range of repositories and formats. With actionable search results that respect security permissions, Office SharePoint Server 2007 lets users go beyond documents and across repositories to unlock information, find people, and locate expertise in the enterprise.

Built for the enterprise
In Office SharePoint Server 2007, search results are delivered quickly and relevance is tuned for enterprise and line-of-business data.

• Relevance is tuned for enterprise content with the best results across structured and unstructured data sources determined by a rich and broad range of factors.
• Robust security, granular administrative controls comprehensive monitoring, analytics, and reporting help ensure compliance and protect intellectual property (IP).
• Enterprise-grade scalability, extensibility, and manageability meet the needs of even the largest organizations.

Unlock data and expertise
Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides out-of-the-box search for common enterprise repositories and file types as well as for people and experts. With Office SharePoint Server 2007, you can:

• Search file shares, Web sites, SharePoint sites, Exchange Public Folders, and Lotus Notes databases out of the box and easily extend search to third party sources and file types.
• Index, search, and intelligently display information from line-of-business applications, relational databases, and other structured content using the Business Data Catalog.
• Leverage "people search" capabilities to find people not only by department or job title but also by expertise, social distance, and common interests.

Integrated user experience
Enterprise search functionality is integrated with the collaboration, portals, content management, forms and business intelligence features of SharePoint Server 2007 and can be integrated with other 2007 Office system products to help users easily find, use, and share information and increase productivity.

• Find, use and share information in the context of where you are working with the familiar tools you use every day.
• Results are displayed more clearly, hits are highlighted, duplicate entries are collapsed, and synonyms are suggested.
• Results are actionable and further enhanced through optional integration with tools such as real-time communications.