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I've heard a bunch of feedback from customers to the tune of "why doesn't Microsoft release a search server?" Well, here it is!
Microsoft Search Server 2008 was announced today. It's essentially an updated and rebranded version of SharePoint Server 2007 for Search, with some new features like:
(The federation features will be added to MOSS via a no charge, post-SP1 update, due out early next year.)
Search Server 2008 will be available in 2 versions:
Microsoft is giving Search Server 2008 Express away for free:
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