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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

			      SearchIt 1.0

SunFLASH Vol 46 #2					        October 1992 
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		    "Knowledge is power," Francis Bacon


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 *									   *
 *      -  Turns information into knowledge. 		   		   *
 *									   *
 *	-  Finds the information you need quickly, easily, and 		   *
 *	   inexpensively.						   *
 *									   *
 *	-  Improves productivity of groups, departments and individuals	   *
 *	   by enabling them to find the documents, memos, e-mail and	   *
 *	   other online information they need.			 	   *
 *									   *
 *	-  Full graphical user interface with DeskSet integration,	   *
 *	   Magnify Help, hypertext linked user manual and online 	   *
 *	   tutorial makes the product easy to use and quick to learn. 	   *
 *									   *
 *									   *
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SearchIt 1.0 is a search and retrieval product that allows users to
search online information banks maintained by a person's department,
group, and company, and his or her personal information files. With 
SearchIt 1.0, the computer will act as a personal assistant, much as a
paralegals research questions for lawyers today.

SearchIt determines which documents mention the search item the most and
displays those document titles first.  A click of the mouse, and you
can display any of the documents.

SearchIt directly increases productivity by increasing the speed 
with which users can manage and access information.


HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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SearchIt 1.0 requires:

                 SPARC architecture based CPU  (SCD 1.0)
                 Solaris 1.x or SunOS 4.1.X 
                 OpenWindows Version 3



FEATURES AND BENEFITS
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	Feature					Benefits

Full text search and retrieval	       o  Find the information you need 
					  quickly and easily
				       o  Documents can be found without
					  pre-selecting keywords in the text

Relevance ranking of retrieved 	       o  Quickly zero in on the most
documents				  important documents

Plain English searching		       o  Use SearchIt immediately without
					  learning Boolean algebra

Source documents can be located        o  No need to reorganize online   
anywhere via NFS                          files or documents before using
					  SearchIt
				       o  Documents located on heterogenous 
					  systems including HP, Dec, IBM
					  and Novell may be searched

Intuitive Graphical User Interface     o  Easy to learn
                                       o  Easy to use
                                       o  Users quickly become expert and
					  improve their productivity  

Multiple index searching/Group 	       o  Improve group productivity by
capabilities				  sharing information amongst group
					  members easily

Proximity searching                    o  Find documents which have words
                                          near each other
				       o  Quickly find the most relevant 
					  documents
                                          
Magnify Help, hypertext-linked	       o  Quick access to product information
on line product manual                

Guided tour			       o  Quick introduction to the product
					  enables users to become more
					  productive quickly

Client-server architecture	       o  Servers can optionally be used as
					  back-end document search servers to
					  improve search performance

X Window System(tm) interface	       o  Product can be used with X-Terminals
					  or other window systems to provide
					  flexible solutions. Note: SearchIt
					  1.0 is only supported on OpenWindows.
					  Systems integration experience is
					  required for integration with
					  X Terminals or other window systems
					  and is the responsibility of the
					  customer, not Sun.
					  
Floating Network License               o  Economical enterprise solution
                                       o  Easy and widespread accessibility of
                                          whiteboard throughout organization


Complete working demo on CDWare Vol 4  o  Easy to try out SearchIt 1.0 before
					  making a purchase decision


SearchIt uses a floating network license, so the software isn't locked
to a specific workstation or user.  The number of RTUs licensed
determines the total number of users who can simultaneously run
SearchIt.  For example, if a customer purchases ten RTUs, then twenty
or more users may have access to SearchIt, but only ten can use it at
any one time.


US PRICING AND ORDERING INFORMATION
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The following item appears on the end-user and reseller price lists:                                                                              
Description                 Order Number       List     Discount    Software
                                               Price    Category    Support
                                                                    Price*
-----------		    ------------       ------	--------    -------

SearchIt 1.0, RTU, docs	    SRCH-1.0-4.1-4-21  $350         B       $5/mth


*Initial 90 days of support is included at no additional charge with this
 product


AVAILABILITY
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	SearchIt 1.0 is quotable and orderable August 24, 1992
        First Customer Ship Date is August 31, 1992


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