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Desktop search 'a likely target for malware'
Talkback Should I avoid the desktop search tool provided by XP also?
[December 16, 2004, 11:28]
Yahoo! Desktop Search
Downloads Desktop Search Beta is a free, downloadable desktop search application that enables you to instantly find any file, email or attachment on your computer. Desktop Search puts the power of Yahoo! Find all your emails, attachments and files Instantly...
[November 11, 2005, 6:00]
Find it fast: desktop search programs review
Reviews There's a hot new battle emerging between Google, Yahoo and Microsoft over localised (or desktop) search -- that is, finding specific files on your hard drive. Desktop search programs compared That's why, right now, a handful of companies are...
[March 23, 2005, 15:35]
Desktop search 'a likely target for malware'
News Desktop search tools, such as those recently announced by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, are designed to make it easier for users to find information stored on their hard drives. He warns that, because desktop search tools can index and categorise...
[December 14, 2004, 11:00]
Find it fast: desktop search programs
Talkback I sorely missed Altavista Discovery when it was withdrawn and couldn't find a suitable replacement - until now when the Google Desktop search program came to the rescue. It's blisteringly quick even on my 700Mhz PIII.
[October 20, 2004, 7:54]
Desktop search arrives for the Mac
News Blinkx will introduce a version of its desktop-search software for the Macintosh next week, making it one of the first specialists to cater to Apple's audience. Still, the company must compete with Apple itself, which already offers tools to find...
[January 7, 2005, 8:35]
Windows XP Hacks: Out-Google Google With MSN Desktop Search
White Papers "Google Your Desktop" shows all the ways one can use Google's great desktop search tool to search through the computer in the same way Google lets one search through the Web. MSN Desktop Search does a far better job of finding email and files on...
[October 10, 2007, 1:00]
Yahoo joins desktop search party
News In a step to keep pace with chief rival Google, Yahoo plans to start testing a downloadable desktop search application in early January. Now desktop search is really about people's hard drive," Jeff Weiner, Yahoo's vice president of search and...
[December 10, 2004, 8:10]
SuSE Linux gets desktop search
News Novell has added a desktop search tool to the next version of its Linux desktop software, which is due for release on Wednesday. SuSE Linux Professional 9.3 will include Beagle, an open source desktop search tool that makes it easier for users to...
[March 7, 2005, 16:25]
MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search review
Reviews MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search is primarily a query tool accessible from a multitude of Windows components, including the Taskbar, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express.
[June 9, 2005, 13:50]
Google Desktop Search review
Reviews Installing Google Desktop Search takes just a few minutes, but it may take hours before the program is fully functional. Google Desktop Search is best for Google devotees who want a one-stop shop for local and Web searches.
[June 10, 2005, 8:50]
Autonomy challenges Google with enterprise desktop search tool
News Information management company Autonomy is targeting the enterprise and small business market with a search tool to help users to find information on desktop PCs, corporate servers or the Internet. The IDOL Enterprise Desktop Search uses a...
[November 29, 2004, 16:15]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Google Desktop Search quickly exhausted my attention span. I'll search when, where and how I want! There was not one feature I need, want or like. I don't care about your weather. We already drown in meaningless stock listings.
[August 29, 2005, 18:38]
Microsoft's desktop search tool arrives
News Microsoft's MSN has unveiled desktop-search technology, entering a hotly contested race to dominate information access on the PC. Microsoft has long planned to introduce technology for mining files on the desktop, but it has come later to the...
[December 14, 2004, 7:45]
Copernic Desktop Search review
Reviews Like its competitors, Copernic Desktop Search installs in less than five minutes and requires only 7.1MB of disk space. Copernic's interface is the best among the desktop search engines we have examined.
[October 15, 2004, 11:10]
Microsoft apologises for Desktop Search update error
News Microsoft has apologised for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search tool on users' desktops without approval. The mistake happened because Microsoft reused the same update package as when Windows Desktop...
[October 29, 2007, 7:52]
Would Desktop Search Control Your Risk?
White Papers The purpose of this paper is to help people compare their enterprise's needs with one class of solutions: Desktop Search. A first step to solving the problems involves publishing and consistently enforcing document retention and disposition policies.
[May 14, 2009, 1:17]
Apple puts the Spotlight on desktop search
News Not to miss the search beat reverberating throughout the PC market, Apple chief Steve Jobs touted the company's innovations in desktop search coming with its next Mac OS X upgrade. Google, for example, has said it plans to create a desktop search...
[January 12, 2005, 8:30]
Symantec Enterprise Vault Support for Microsoft Technology: Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Windows Desktop Search, Microsoft Exchange 2007, SharePoint 2007
White Papers The combination of Windows Rights Management Services, Windows Desktop Search, Exchange 2007, SharePoint 2007 and Enterprise Vault 2007 provides unparalleled opportunities for Symantec customers. Symantec considers it a top priority to support and...
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Google under pressure over desktop search
News Analyst firm Gartner has put out a statement warning businesses to steer clear of Google's desktop search tool until a more robust, enterprise-ready version is released. Google Desktop Search is a beta product and isn't at this point intended for...
[December 14, 2004, 15:50]
