Microsoft Looking For Its Search Mojo

May 17, 2006 By Geoff Duncan

At his annual CEO Summit, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates hopes to convince executives Microsoft Live Search can find whatever they want.

At his annual CEO Summit in Redmond, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates plans to tout new search and information management capabilities built into future versions of Microsoft operating systems and application software, including Windows Live Search, designed to provide a single access point for searching users’ desktops, corporate intranet, and the Internet at large. But how receptive are companies to the idea that their employees waste valuable time simply looking for information? And how many resources do they really want to throw at enterprise-wide solutions?

Microsoft believes that attempting to manage and process overwhelming amounts of data in the workplace is impacting the productivity of information workers. (Of course, others would have you believe it’s because those workers spend too much time on personal online shopping and reading technology Web sites

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Ian Bell and Dan Gaul at 9:44am 18th May 2006 I have heard that the current Microsoft Desktop Search works very well (as does Google) so if they could just modify that (I may sound like an idiot here) then it might work just fine.
Matt at 9:39am 18th May 2006 I agree with you Jeff, the cost will far outweigh the impact of the program. It's all good and great to tlak about the ifs and maybe's, but until I see the price affordable and I see the product work. It's a nasty 4 letter word.. hype
jeff at 9:05am 18th May 2006 I like the concept, but I can't help but think it will somehow cost companies too much to use it and it will underperform. Overhyped right now I think.
Tim Stevens at 12:46am 18th May 2006 Live Search still needs a lot of tender love and care before anyone takes it seriously. The search results suck right now