<jfbevilaqua@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> When comparing results of SQL's Full-Text Catalog
> to the IIS 6.0 Index Server to ANY other commercially
> available vendor's offerings, like a Lexus-Nexus search
> or Imceda Software or DeiselWorks, which produces
> the fastest indexing and the fastest query results
> for multi-word searches across a diversified document
> type set including PDF's, Word, Text, XML, HTML, etc.?
>
> Price may not be an object for a commercially viable
> solution that runs with or without an Oracle or a SQL Server back-end,
> using Sun or Intel Servers with either a Java or
> an ASP.NET GUI. In other words, neither operating system
> nor licensing, nor database, if required, is an issue and
> for the right solution, while price is always a consideration
> no vendor will not be considered if it offers only a high
> end Enterprise Solution. Assuming that the disk subsystem
> selected is held constant across all vendors.
>
> Please respond via eMail as well:
> jfbevilaqua@yahoo.com
>
> Thanks.
>

"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> As you want to compare Database Search engines with SQL FTS engines, I am
> going to assume the choice of document repository is irrelevant.
>
> For pure querying and indexing speed and nothing else (no property
> indexing/querying no advanced querying features) nothing beats FAST. Fast
> however requires an index which is at least the same size of the data you
> are indexing.
>
> http://www.fastsearch.com/
>
> Also high up there is Thunderstone.
>
> Once you start factoring in features and restricting the choices by OS, I
> think you will find that the search engine in SQL 2005 offers the best
> choice, especially if you need real time indexing.
>
> --
> Hilary Cotter
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> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
> <jfbevilaqua@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1125169713.246370.114580@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> When comparing results of SQL's Full-Text Catalog
>> to the IIS 6.0 Index Server to ANY other commercially
>> available vendor's offerings, like a Lexus-Nexus search
>> or Imceda Software or DeiselWorks, which produces
>> the fastest indexing and the fastest query results
>> for multi-word searches across a diversified document
>> type set including PDF's, Word, Text, XML, HTML, etc.?
>>
>> Price may not be an object for a commercially viable
>> solution that runs with or without an Oracle or a SQL Server back-end,
>> using Sun or Intel Servers with either a Java or
>> an ASP.NET GUI. In other words, neither operating system
>> nor licensing, nor database, if required, is an issue and
>> for the right solution, while price is always a consideration
>> no vendor will not be considered if it offers only a high
>> end Enterprise Solution. Assuming that the disk subsystem
>> selected is held constant across all vendors.
>>
>> Please respond via eMail as well:
>> jfbevilaqua@yahoo.com
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>