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Vendor | Version | Download Link | Price |
Operating Systems |
Server - System Requirements | Client - System Requirements | Searchable File Types | |||
80/20 Verity
Verity Purchased 80/20. Verity was then purchased by Autonomy. See Autonomy IDOL below. |
N/A | Demo | N/A | Windows 2000, XP | Processor: Intel
Pentium III or compatible processor; 450 megahertz (MHz) or higher Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0;
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Memory: 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM required on
Windows 2000 systems; 256 MB required on Windows XP systems Hard Disk: 40 MB of available hard disk space
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Processor: Intel Pentium II or compatible
processor; 450 MHz or higher Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT version
4.0 with Service Pack 6a (SP6a); Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional;
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Memory: 64 MB of RAM Hard Disk: 20 MB of available hard disk
space Other Devices: Additional items or services required: Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 or later is required to use browser-accessible features such as in-place document viewing, HTML frames, Outlook Web Access and Microsoft Exchange Public Folder access without Outlook Web Access
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Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Email, Lotus Notes | |||
Autonomy IDOL | Demo | N/A | Windows | N/A | N/A | Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, SQL, Exchange, PDF, HTML, Text | ||||
Coveo Desktop Search
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1.5 | Free | Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP | N/A | Microsoft
Word documents (versions: 6.0, 95 (7.0), 97, 98 (Mac), 2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (versions: 5.0, 95 (7.0), 97, 2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft PowerPoint presentations (versions: 97, 2000, XP, 2003) Adobe PDF documents (versions: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) WordPerfect documents (versions: 5.0, 5.1 (not Far East versions), 5.2 (not Far East versions), 5.x (Windows), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Microsoft Rich Text documents HTML/XHTML documents XML documents ASCII documents ANSI documents UCS2 Unicode documents (with some limitations) UTF8 documents (with some limitations) | |||||
dtSearch Network | 7.1 | Demo | N/A | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4 or later, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 Serve | 256 K RAM 30 MB HD |
Word processor, database, spreadsheet, presentation, ZIP, XML, PDF, HTML, Unicode files, email archives (including attachments), and more. Includes over two dozen indexed, unindexed, fielded and full-text search options. Highlights hits in all retrieved files; for HTML, XML and PDF, also displaying embedded links and images | ||||
Fast PSP | Demo | N/A | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4 or later, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 Serve | Office Doc.PDF, Picture Files | ||||||
Google Enterprise Desktop |
4.5 | Free
$20,000 Optional Premium Support includes deployment tool for 2 years |
Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and above | 128MB of RAM and a 400MHz Pentium
processor 500MB of space available on your hard disk. |
Microsoft Word Excel Power point Web Pages Text AOL IM PDF files Multimedia files, including audio (MP3, WMA, WAVand more), images (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP and more), and videos (AVI, MPG, WMV, and more), by meta-tag. Third Party Plug ins add more file types Lotus
Notes | |||||
ISYS:desktop | 8.0 |
Demo |
$1000 for networked version and $100 per seat | Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP | 140 MB HDD, 256MB Ram | 140 MB HDD, 256MB Ram | 200 + File
types MS Office products, e-mail, attachments, PDF, HTML, ZIP files, databases and native format spreadsheets Act! ADO Adobe Acrobat (PDF) ANSI Text ASCII Source Code ASCII Text ASCII Transcript AutoCAD BDE Btrieve Comma Separated Values (CSV) CompuServe E-mail DBase (III, IV) DisplayWrite (4, 5) Eudora Excel (2.0 - 2000, XP, 2003) Flash (4-6) FoxPro (2, 2.5) Framework 3 FTP Haansoft Hangul HTML Raw Codes HTML Text Only HTTP IBM DCA/RFT IBM FFT Informix Interbase Lotus 123 (3, 4, 5 96, 97) Lotus Ami Pro Lotus cc:Mail Lotus Manuscript Lotus Notes Lotus WordPro (2.0, 3.0, 97) MASS - 11PC Microsoft Access (2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft Binders Microsoft EML Microsoft Excel (2.0 - 5.0, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft Exchange Microsoft HTML Help (CHM) Microsoft MHT Microsoft MSG Microsoft Outlook (97, 98, 2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft Outlook Express (4, 5, 6) Microsoft PowerPoint (4.0, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft Public Folders Microsoft RTF (Rich Text Format) Microsoft Word DOS (2.0 - 5.5) Microsoft Word (2.0-6.0, 95, 97, 2000, XP, 2003) Microsoft Wordpad Microsoft Works (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0) MP3 MS Internet Mail MS SQL Server Multimate (3.0, 4.0, 5.0, Advantage) My SQL Netscape Mail Open Access II Oracle 8 Paradox (3.x, 4.x, 2000) Professional Write Public MAPI Q & A Write Revelation SGML Text Only Spreadsheets SQL Sybase Uniplex Ventura publisher mark-up VIM Wang IWP Wang WP PLUS Windows Write (1.0, 2.0, 3.0) Word Perfect 4.2, 5.0, 6, 7, 8, 10, 2000) Wordstar (3, 4, 5, 6, 2000) XML XYWrite ZIP files | |||
G10 Software AG Enterprise Desktop Search
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3.0 | Demo | Free or $80.00 | Windows XP, 2000 and Windows 2003 Server | 400 MHz
processor 128 MB RAM Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 |
Microsoft Office, Outlook and Outlook ex-press, Acrobat Reader, TXT, RTF, HTML, MP3, GIF and bmp. Exchange Server, and Shared Networked Drives. | ||||
Microsoft
Desktop Search Included in Vista |
Various products | Compare Products | Free or for Fee | Windows
95/98/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP
Included in Vista |
Various | |||||
X1
Enterprise Client Enterprise Platform |
v6 | Demo | Free Enterprise
Client
Enterprise Platform price available |
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Windows
Server 2003 SP1 with IIS 6 and Active Directory |
OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 with IIS 6 and Active Directory Windows Server 2000 SP4 with IIS 5 and Active Directory ASP.NET 2.0 CPU 2.0 GHz minimum, Dual 3.0 GHz or better recommended Memory 2 GB RAM minimum, 3 GB RAM recommended* Disk 20 GB free hard disk required 2 or more disks per server recommended |
256 MB RAM
required 512 MB RAM recommended 50 MB free hard disk space 1 gig free space recommended |
ASCII Text 7
& 8 bit ANSI Text 7 & 8 bit HTML Versions through 3.0 IBM Revisable Form Text All versions IBM FFT All versions Microsoft Rich Text Format All versions Text Mail (MIME) No specific version Unicode Text All versions WML Compatible with WML specification 5.2 DEC WPS Plus (DX) Versions through 4.0 DEC WPS Plus (WPL) Versions through 4.1 DisplayWrite 2 & 3 (TXT) All versions DisplayWrite 4 & 5 Versions through Release 2.0 Enable Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 First Choice Versions through 3.0 Framework Version 3.0 IBM Writing Assistant Version 1.01 Lotus Manuscript Version 2.0 MASS11 Versions through 8.0 Microsoft Word Versions through 6.0 Microsoft Works Versions through 2.0 MultiMate Versions through 4.0 Navy DIF All versions Nota Bene Version 3.0 Novell WordPerfect Versions through 6.1 Office Writer Versions 4.0 - 6.0 PC-File Letter Versions through 5.0 PC-File+ Letter Versions through 3.0 PFS:Write Versions A, B and C Professional Write Versions through 2.1 Q&A Version 2.0 Samna Word Versions through Samna Word IV+ SmartWare II Version 1.02 Sprint Versions through 1.0 Total Word Version 1.2 Volkswriter 3 & 4 Versions through 1.0 Wang PC (IWP) Versions through 2.6 WordMARC Versions through Composer Plus WordStar Versions through 7.0 WordStar 2000 Versions through 3.0 XyWrite Versions through III Plus Adobe FrameMaker (MIF) Version 6.0, text only Corel/Novell WordPerfect for Windows Versions through 11 Hangul Version 97 JustSystems Ichitaro Versions 5.0, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0 JustWrite Versions through 3.0 Legacy Versions through 1.1 Lotus AMI/AMI Professional Versions through 3.1 Lotus Word Pro Versions 96 -- Millennium Edition 9.6 (text only) Microsoft Works for Windows Versions through 4.0 Microsoft Windows Write Versions through 3.0 Microsoft Word for Windows Versions through 2003 Microsoft WordPad All versions Novell Perfect Works Version 2.0 Professional Write Plus Version 1.0 Q&A Write for Windows Version 3.0 StarOffice Write for Windows and UNIX Version 5.2 (text only) WordStar for Windows Version 1.0 MacWrite II Version 1.1 Microsoft Word for Mac Versions 3.0 -- 4.0, 98, 2001 Microsoft Works for Mac Versions through 2.0 Novell WordPerfect Versions 1.02 through 3.0 Enable Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 First Choice Versions through 3.0 Framework Version 3.0 Lotus 1-2-3 (DOS & Windows) Versions through 5.0 Lotus 1-2-3 (OS/2) Versions through 2.0 Lotus 1-2-3 Charts (DOS & Windows) Versions through 5.0 Lotus 1-2-3 for SmartSuite Versions 97 - Millennium Edition 9.6 Lotus Symphony Versions 1.0,1.1 and 2.0 Microsoft Excel Charts Versions 2.x - 7.0 Microsoft Excel Macintosh Versions 3.0 - 98 Microsoft Excel Windows Versions 2.2 through 2002 Microsoft Multiplan Version 4.0 Microsoft Works (DOS) Versions through 2.0 Microsoft Works (Mac) Versions through 2.0 Microsoft Works for Windows Versions through 4.0 Mosaic Twin Version 2.5 Novell Perfect Works Version 2.0 PFS:Professional Plan Version 1.0 Quattro Pro for DOS Versions through 5.0 Quattro Pro for Windows Versions through 10 SmartWare II Version 1.02 StarOffice Calc for Windows and UNIX Version 5.2 (text only) SuperCalc 5 Version 4.0 VP Planner 3D Version 1.0 dBASE Versions through 5.0 DataEase Version 4.x dBXL Version 1.3 Enable Versions 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 First Choice Versions through 3.0 FoxBase Version 2.1 Framework Version 3.0 Microsoft Works (DOS) Versions through 2.0 Microsoft Works (Mac) Versions through 2.0 Microsoft Works for Windows Versions through 4.0 Paradox (DOS) Versions through 4.0 Paradox (Windows) Versions through 1.0 Personal R:BASE Version 1.0 R:BASE 5000 Versions through 3.1 R:BASE System V Version 1.0 Reflex Version 2.0 Q & A Versions through 2.0 SmartWare II Version 1.02 Corel/Novell Presentations Versions through 11 Harvard Graphics for DOS Versions 2.x & 3.x Harvard Graphics for Windows Windows versions Freelance for Windows Versions through Millennium Edition 9.6 Freelance for OS/2 Versions through 2.0 Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh Versions 4.0 through 2001 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Versions 3.0 through 2003 StarOffice Impress for Windows and UNIX Version 5.2 (text only) Adobe FrameMaker Graphics (FMV) Version 5.0 Adobe Illustrator Versions through 9.0 Adobe Photoshop (PSD) Version 4.0 Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) Versions through 6.0 AmiDraw (SDW) Ami Draw AutoCAD (DXF and DWG) V.2.5 - 2.6, 9.0 - 14.0, 2000i - 2002 Binary Group 3 Fax All versions Bitmap (BMP, RLE, ICO, CUR, OS/2, DIB & WARP) Windows CALS Raster (GP4) Type I and Type II Corel Draw (CDR) Versions 6.0 - 8.0 Corel Draw (CDR with TIFF header) Versions 2.0 - 9.0 Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) ANSI, CALS NIST version 3.0 Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) TIFF header only GEM Paint (IMG) No specific version Graphics Environment Mgr. (GEM) Bitmap & vector Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) No specific version Hewlett Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) Version 2 IBM Graphics Data Format (GDF) Version 1.0 IBM Picture Interchange Format (PIF) Version 1.0 Initial Graphics Exchange Spec (IGES) Version 5.1 JFIF (JPEG not in TIFF format) All versions JPEG (including EXIF) No specific version Kodak Flash Pix (FPX) No specific version Kodak Photo CD (PCD) Version 1.0 Lotus PIC No specific version Lotus Snapshot All versions Macintosh PICT1 & PICT2 Bitmap only MacPaint (PNTG) No specific version Micrografx Draw (DRW) Versions through 4.0 Micrografx Designer (DRW) Versions through 3.1 Micrografx Designer (DSF) Windows 95, version 6.0 Novell PerfectWorks (Draw) Version 2.0 OS/2 Bitmap All versions OS/2 PM Metafile (MET) Version 3.0 Paint Shop Pro (PSP) Versions 5.0 and 5.01 Paint Shop Pro 6 (PSP) Win32 only PC Paintbrush (PCX and DCX) No specific version Portable Bitmap (PBM) All versions Portable Graymap (PGM) No specific version Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Version 1.0 Portable Pixmap (PPM) No specific version Progressive JPEG No specific version Sun Raster (SRS) No specific version TIFF Versions through 6 TIFF CCITT Group 3 & 4 Versions through 6 Truevision TGA (TARGA) Version 2 Visio (preview) Version 4 Visio Versions 5, 2000 and 2002 WBMP No specific version Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF) No specific version Windows Metafile (WMF) No specific version WordPerfect Graphics (WPG & WPG2) Versions through 2.0 X-Windows Bitmap (XBM) x10 compatible X-Windows Dump (XDM) x10 compatible X-Windows Pixmap (XPM) x10 compatible GZIP No specific version LZA Self Extracting Compress No specific version LZH Compress No specific version Microsoft Binder Versions 7.0-97 MIME Text Mail No specific version UUEncode No specific version UNIX Compress No specific version UNIX TAR No specific version ZIP PKWARE versions through 2.04g Executable (EXE, DLL) No specific version Executable for Windows NT No specific version Microsoft Outlook Message (MSG) Text only Microsoft Project Version 98, 2000, and 2002 (text only) vCard Version 2.1 Lotus Notes Network Drives Content Connectors Microsoftฎ Exchange
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Vendor | Audio | Video | Pictures | Browsers Supported | Deskbar | Content Management Integration | Enterprise Search Integration | Security | Languages Supported | Deployment Tools | Search Network Drives | Unique Feature | ||
80 20 Verity(Now IDOL see below)
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Outlook, Exchange, Lotus Notes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Microsoft IE | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | N/A | Yes | ||
Autonomy IDOL | Outlook | Yes | Yes | Yes | Microsoft IE | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | N/a | Yes | Implicit Query
Active Folders | ||
Coveo Desktop Search |
Outlook Express 5.x/6.x and Outlook 2000/XP/2003 Mozilla Thunderbird and Eudora | Yes | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 6x./7.x/8 browsers | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | English French
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N/A | Yes | ||
dtSearch Network | Outlook, Exchange | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | English, French, German, any unicode supported alphabet | Yes | Yes | Can index over 1 TeraByte of data in over 100 indexes each | ||||
Google Enterprise Desktop | Outlook Outlook Express Netscape Mail, Mozilla Mail and Thunderbird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape 7+, Mozilla and Firefox | Yes | Enterprise via Search Appliance | Yes, With Google Search Appliance or Google Mini Toolbar or Deskbar | Enterprise | English Chinese Korean | No | MSI Installer
Encrypt all user data and search index files | ||
ISYS:desktop | Compuserve, Eudora, Lotus cc:mail,
Microsoft Internet Mail,
Microsoft Outlook (97, 98, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007) Microsoft Personal Folders, PST Netscape Mail, Sendmail mbox Thunderbird 1 and 1.5 VIM |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 60 + Languages
Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Bahasa Bengali
Bulgarian Cyrillic Russian Danish Dutch English Estonian Faeroese Farsi
Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Indonesian Italian Japanese |
Yes | Yes | entity detection, menu-assisted
query, automatic categorization, results grouping, hit highlighting and
hit-to-hit navigation, scripting tools, proximity searches, associated
documents, intelligent agent, spider tool for incorporating external
websites, metadata injection, installable synonyms, taxonomy tools.
on-the-fly categorization and results grouping. Scripting Tool | |
G10 Software AG |
Outlook
Outlook Express |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Internet Explorer: all versions, Mozilla: all versions, including Firebird and Firefox | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | English and German | No | |||
X1 Enterprise Client
X1 Enterprise Platform |
Microsoft Outlook XP, 2003, 2007 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Internet Explorer: all versions, Mozilla: all versions, including Firebird and Firefox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | Yes | Yes | Exchange Emails
Also integrated with InterWoven Developer Kit |
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