This server product works on either side of the firewall and supports multiple information systems from the same search site. In addition, AltaVista Search Intranet software supports over 150 different file formats. Users say this is the easiest installed and most scalable search and retrieval solution they have ever employed. This server product also works on either side of your firewall. This product is used by information systems professionals to build customized search and retrieval solutions for structured and unstructured information repositories.
Database applications are a good example of a structured repository.
News wire feeds stored in large files on a file server are a good example of and unstructured repository. Document Management Systems - AltaVista Search works with both fielded and binary large objects. This makes it perfect for document management systems. Groupware Applications - AltaVista Search capabilities are easily added into groupware applications. News Wire and Other Large Flat File Applications - AltaVista Search can quickly take a user directly to the title of an article, an abstract, a cell within a table, a line within a paragraph or a word in a line.