Search Engine Developments Jon Warbrick University of Cambridge Computing Service
Current architecture Previous CUDN & cam.ac.uk Rest of the world
Future architecture Current
The future – Ultraseek 5.3 ● Spell checking? ● Passage-based summaries? ● Wild card queries? ● Thesaurus and smart 'no hits' page? ● Quick links? ● Following links in JavaScript? ● In-document term highlighting?
Your assistance requested... ● Dissatisfaction with the search engine – Commonly unsubstantiated – Google would be better! ● The problem with intranets ● Please – Tell us about problems – Consider searching when authoring documents
Any questions?