01/03-07   -   Press releases

Mondosoft anticipates huge demand for Ontolica Search for MOSS 2007

Search functionality has top priority with MOSS 2007 customers. This focus on search is evident from the huge interest MOSS customers are showing Ontolica Search, a Mondosoft-product released this spring.

Preparing for the final release, Mondosoft recently released a beta test version of Ontolica Search, which was made available to a select group of technically apt MOSS 2007 customers and Mondosoft partners.

Their reasons for wanting to test Ontolica are simple: They recognize the importance of good search, and while MOSS 2007 is a huge improvement search-wise, compared to SharePoint 2003, there are still some features missing.

The point of search
For users to benefit from functions and content in a portal, it is crucial to have good search. So it goes without saying that the search engine plays an important role in a well performing site – be it inter- or intranet.
As one beta tester puts it: A portal without search is worth only 10-20% of the investment, so search needs to be high on the list of priorities.

Of the Ontolica functionalities that beta testers look forward to implementing, Wildcard, Boolean and Drill Down rank high – features that they had hoped would be out-of-the-box with MOSS 2007.
Since few customers fancy having to custom code these fairly basic features, they look elsewhere for solutions – many of them to Ontolica Search.
Several of the testers have previous experience with the Ontolica products for SharePoint 2003, the predecessor to MOSS 2007, and are therefore confident that Ontolica Search will solve their MOSS 2007 difficulties.

Mondosoft plans to release a second beta version in March and the final Ontolica Search version in May.

About Ontolica Search for MOSS 2007
Ontolica Search provides consistent search across MOSS 2007 and WSS sites, and has an abundance of features - from image search to improved metadata search, from drill down to a highly configurable interface.
You can request a free Ontolica Search trial license for five users. There is no expiration date on the free trial.

About Ontolica for SharePoint 2003
For those sticking with SharePoint 2003, Ontolica provides an enhancement to the standard search features of SharePoint, which includes BehaviorTracking and PortalSearch.
Until March 31st, Mondosoft has special offers for SharePoint customers who plan to upgrade to MOSS 2007 within the next two years.

For more information, please visit www.ontolica.com