Rapid growth of the Internet and intranets has created access to a large quantity of information. This new 237-page CTR report discusses the information retrieval technology tools currently available and planned for the future, examines how the different categories of search engines work, and evaluates specific products and services. Search Engines Explained
The rapid growth of Internet resources has led to an overwhelming amount of available information. According to some statistics, this information will nearly double every year. As the amount of information continues to grow, so does the complexity of finding and retrieving it.
CTR's new Search Engine Technologies for the World Wide Web and Intranets report offers an in-depth analysis of various types of search engine technologies that are used to navigate and retrieve documents from networked resources and databases.
The report describes the concepts behind information retrieval and the software tools used to develop search engines for the Internet, intranets, extranets, and the Web.
Information Retrieval Issues
Attempting to track specific information or data on the Internet often ends in frustration. Valuable time is wasted browsing through hundreds or thousands of Web sites.
Search Engine Technologies for the World Wide Web and Intranets offers a step-by-step guide to developing an effective search strategy. This strategy will help save time by minimizing unproductive browsing.
The report discusses other information retrieval issues, such as selecting the most appropriate search engine, maintaining a secure intranet, and sending out crawlers, spiders, and robots to collect data, compile indexes, provide user interfaces, and operate search service businesses.
Also included in the report is an extensive assessment of the leading text retrieval tool suppliers, such as ComQuest Software, Electric Book Technologies, Excalibur Technologies, Folio, Fulcrum Technologies, and Nexial Systems.
Search Engine Products
CTR's new report analyzes the various types of search engines on the market, which include: general search engines, general search directories, metasearch engines, and specialized search engines.
The report examines the advantages and disadvantages of each search engine category and provides a detailed description of several leading products.
The Future of Search Engine Technology
The Search Engine Technologies for the World Wide Web and Intranets report explores the latest advances in search technology: intelligent search engines and multimedia search engines.
Intelligent search engines incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) concepts, such as neural networks, case-based reasoning, natural language, and semantic networks. Multimedia search engines utilize images, sound, video, text, and graphics.
The report explains how these emerging search engines work and what they will mean to the future of information retrieval.
