Search Appliance

All-in-one hardware, software and support for easier enterprise and public search

Quickly add high quality search results to an internal or external site. The Thunderstone Search Appliance is available as a plug-and-play device or virtual machine that combines the simplicity of a hosted service with the security and performance of a local solution.

  • Unlimited collections provide separate searches for different communities, websites or topics.
  • Fast response with the ability to handle 20+ queries per second, more than enough for peak times.
  • Large capacity with models to handle from 20,000 to tens of millions of documents in a single device, and even more with custom configurations.
  • Preconfigured to your needs to be ready to go as soon as you plug it in.
  • Crawls any number of web servers by combining all content needed into one or more collections.
  • Indexes PDFs, JavaScript and Flash/Shockwave content and links to ensure all website content is indexed.
  • Crawls a variety of server types to index data served by HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Gopher or your file server.
  • Duplicate detection to index only one copy of identical documents.
  • A remove common option automatically removes header and footer information.
  • Include/exclude tags allows choosing which portions of web pages are indexed, so template text can be ignored.
  • Insert a single page to the index at any time to keep it current.
  • DataLoad API allows data to be pushed into the appliance.
  • Categories of content can be defined to allow for finer control over searches.
  • Relevance rank is controlled through five separate knobs to determine how search results are ranked.
  • Predefined HTML templates enable easy creation of the search interface.
  • XML stylesheet support allows for creation of custom user interfaces using standard XSL transformations.
  • Spell check corrects query misspellings using your vocabulary.
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Features/Benefits

A PLUG-AND-PLAY SEARCH SOLUTION

A PLUG-AND-PLAY SEARCH SOLUTION

As an all-in-one hardware, software and support search solution that comes pre-configured, the search appliance provides excellent value without adding administrative overhead or the need for costly professional service providers. You simply plug it in, set the controls if needed and your users can begin searching.

ENTIRE ARCHIVES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

ENTIRE ARCHIVES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Using Thunderstone's advanced Texis software platform, index and retrieve information from your corporate website and Intranet, and information stored throughout the organization in databases, folders, Windows and NFS file servers and more than 150 file types (including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat), as well as public searching on your website. It can even do both at the same time, keeping private and public information segregated in completely separate databases.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE

HIGH-PERFORMANCE

The appliance can run more than 1,000 typical queries a minute with a virtual machine image and three hardware configurations that can handle from 20,000 documents to tens of millions of documents in a single device, and even more with custom configurations.

SEARCH DATABASES DIRECTLY

SEARCH DATABASES DIRECTLY

Information can be indexed directly from a database for even more advanced search capabilities. Databases supported include MS SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, DB2, PostgreSQL and, of course, Thunderstone Texis.

BUILT TO LAST

BUILT TO LAST

For added peace of mind, the Thunderstone search appliance is backed by a two-year warranty and Thunderstone provides direct support via remote diagnostics and maintenance for two years.


Customer Testimonials

"All online reports are expected to be accurate and timely. The search appliance has been instrumental in improving our delivery of this information to Arvest associates."

Britt Bullock, Web Developer Arvest Bank

"We use a Thunderstone Search Appliance to search our company intranet. All the customization options are great. It has been a very valuable product to us. Overall, the product is very nice. And with all the customization options, we were able to make the search engine perform the way we wanted it to. Great job on delivering a great product."

Jeremy Townsend , Programmer/Internet Analyst Perdue Farms Inc.

"The search appliance is humming along like it doesn't know any better."

Paul Chenoweth, Belmont University

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FREE SEARCH TRIAL

FREE SEARCH TRIAL

Contact us today to get a free 30-day trial of a Thunderstone Search Appliance in your environment

GET A HEAD START

GET A HEAD START

In three easy steps, the Thunderstone Head Start Program quickly delivers successful search results.