Search Technologies Database Search Thunderbolt VLDB can present data records for viewing as documents in which the data records can be subjected to simple text searches. As an alternative, the entire database can be parsed and indexed by a text search engine. Text Search WhamTech has developed a search engine, WholeWeb , as well as associated unique search technologies based on Thunderbolt VLDB . WholeWeb has many unique features, including the capability to track and immediately display links leading TO and from a Web page, combine links with content to display real Web communities , and advanced content algorithms. Many professionals in the database industry are predicting the convergence of database and search technologies.
Some vendors already bundle limited search capabilities in with their database products.
Operating across multiple platforms and file structures, WhamTech's search technology potentially offers one-stop access to all corporate data. See WhamTech's Vision for more information. See Benchmarks for other real-life benchmarks and performance figures obtained over recent years. Copyright 1998 - 2001 WhamTech, Inc.