The user interface is implemented from design settings configured in InSite. InSite is also able to set a default search method to apply Boolean logic to multiple keywords entered on the search form. You can select a default and (search for all terms) or or (search for any terms). In addition, you can apply categories to searches and enable multiple category selections per search.
Unlike that of Kanisa and Panoptic, MondoSearch's InSite does not provide a method to automate the grabber and initiate or update the indexing process. You need to separately schedule the activity using Windows Task Manager. Although you can run the crawler with options, they require command-line parameters interpreted by their placement in the command line. It's clumsy, but you should only need to set it once.
InSite's log reporting capabilities lag behind Kanisa's, and its log files are not as extensive as Panoptic's. However, as with Kanisa, you can obtain extensive analytical reports of search-engine usage with the Behavior Tracking module. MondoSearch provides excellent control and management of the search process. It also provides an easy-to-configure sample search form with category search and retrieval at a moderate price.
MondoSearch 5.1. Mondosoft, (650) 462-2140, (800) 625-1175. www.mondosoft.com
dtSearch's Web 6.20 is an easy-to-use search engine for Microsoft Internet Information Server 4 or later. It includes the dtSearch desktop version and an indexer application that satisfied our minimum requirements. Although dtSearch does not come with as many bells and whistles as Kanisa or MondoSearch, it was the easiest to set up and install on a Windows 2000 Server.
Installable via CD-ROM, the dtSearch desktop version is used to create and manage indexes for file systems or Web sites. It also launches the Web installer and creates a Web search form. We decided to index our production Web site before launching the installer. When you set up the Web version, it makes previously generated indexes accessible in the Web search form. If you add or remove indexes from service after installing the Web version, you need to regenerate the search form created during the installation for the changes to take effect. This is not true if you simply update an index manually or if you automate the update using Windows Task Manager.
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