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Microsoft's end-to-end search technology
Seattle:
Microsoft Corp. will soon release technology that
takes search functions far beyond the Internet, allowing
users to pour through e-mails, personal computers and
even big databases to find the information they want,
a top executive has said. The
system being developed by Microsoft's MSN online division
will be an end-to-end system for searching across any
data type.
The
new technology would be a huge step forward for users
trying to grapple with an increasing amount of digital
information, offering a one-step system instead of having
to use several different search engines, file management
systems or other tools. Microsoft's Windows operating
system, which is on 90 per cent of personal computers,
provides tools for file management on PCs. But Mehdi conceded
there really isn't a quick system for searching.Microsoft
plans to release an early version of the technology soon,
with a final version expected in the next 12 months.
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