This is a mouthful, but here we go: Exanet has described itself as “the leader in software-based, clustered enterprise Network Attached Storage (NAS).” Now, with that out of the way, the easy part (and the real news): Exanet has launched ExaSearch, an “enterprise-class search engine.”
“Based on feedback from our customers, who have expressed an urgent need to be able to easily locate specific files and information, we have developed an enterprise search solution, further enhancing our value proposition to the enterprise market,” Exanet CEO Rami Schwartz said in a statement.
eWeek’s Chris Preimesberger broke the news just one day after Exanet pulled in $18 million in a round of financing – take that investment as a sizable vote of confidence, if you will. Also, on Exanet’s home page, there is a picture of some Roman soldiers, and that’s never a bad thing. (Exanet worked with Rushes, which worked on the television series “Rome.”)
Yet some details about this new search engine would probably be helpful. “ExaSearch is an enhanced search engine capable of searching multiple sources: file servers, email systems, groupware, databases and employee directories,” revealed the press release. “It can process unstructured data and queries, and allow immediate access to newly generated content through real-time indexing, ensuring users receive the most relevant and current results.”
Furthermore, “The product is designed to integrate with Exanet’s flagship ExaStore software resulting in the first scalable, high-performance clustered NAS solution combined with enterprise-class search capabilities.”
That all sounds pretty promising; let’s just hope ExaSearch fares better than some of the characters on “Rome.”
