1. Lesson 3 The Players: Federated Searching Software Providers and Products

2. What are they selling? The technology behind federated searching is straight-forward enough to prompt one industry insider to describe it as a “commodity.” So why are there so many options?

3. The Major Players The major players attempt to distinguish themselves by adding value to the basic technology Maintaining links Updating translators to remain compatible with search interfaces Results delivery: de-duping, ranking, sorting, fulltext linking, etc.

4. Ex Libris MetaLib http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/webinar_metase arch0305.htm Customer List

5. WebFeat’s Prism http://www.webfeat.org/products/prism.htm Customer Listustomer List

6. Fretwell-Downing Zportal http://www.fdusa.com/products/zportal.html Customer List

7. Endeavor ENCompass http://encompass.endinfosys.com/ Customer List

8. Sirsi Rooms http://www.sirsi.com/Sirsiproducts/rooms.html

9. TDNet TES http://www.tdnet.com/Default.html Customer List

10. MuseGlobal http://www.museglobal.com/