While the application is maintenance-free, administration features provide complete control of how indices are created and how searches are executed. Furthermore, the appearance and presentation of the query page and the search results are completely customizable. In addition, the mappings are pre-loaded with several published DTDs. This allows customers to push ahead with XML development knowing they will be able to take advantage of the structure of those documents and provide search and navigation to their users. Inktomi Search Software can now search and index documents hosted by the popular enterprise messaging, mail and groupware system.
Customers can easily deliver advertisements keyed to the search terms site visitors are using.
SSL support is available as a license option. Inktomi Search Software manages multiple spidering instances on mirrored sites for more complete network coverage. The ability to merge indices from different collections is powerful for installations with several collections and groups of users with disparate data needs. The Inktomi Search interface is simple to use. The user enters their search criteria directly from their Web browser.