MOSS 2007 for Search

Overview

Microsoft’s Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search product provides a search-only solution for intranets and public-facing Web sites. This product meets the core search needs of enterprises by offering simplicity and ease of use while helping to increase productivity.

Versions

Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search is licensed per server (no CALs are required). The following editions of Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search are available:

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search (Standard Edition): This product provides core search functionality for common data sources and web content — a subset of the search features available in Office SharePoint Server 2007. It does not include 'People Search' or search for structured data sources, nor does it provide the other information management features and functionality included with Office SharePoint Server 2007.

  Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search Standard Edition is limited to indexing 500,000 documents. It can be upgraded to Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search Enterprise Edition.
  

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search (Enterprise Edition): This product provides core search functionality as outlined above; however, there is no technical limit as to the number of documents the Enterprise Edition can index.

Both the Standard and Enterprise editions of Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search can be upgraded to Office SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search provides core search functionality for customers who want to quickly and easily deploy an enterprise-grade intranet or Internet search solution today, with the flexibility of upgrading to the full Microsoft Office SharePoint Server functionalitt such as portal sites, business intelligence (BI), business process management (BPM), Web content management, forms, and enhanced searching in the future.

Product Comparisons

The following table summarises the different search options available with SharePoint Products and Technologies (Source: Microsoft).

KEY:
o = Feature Included

Features	Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search (Standard Edition)	Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search (Enterprise Edition)	Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Standard CAL)	Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Standard plus Enterprise CAL)
Index File Shares	o	o	o	o
Index Web Sites	o	o	o	o
Index SharePoint Sites	o	o	o	o
Index Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folders	o	o	o	o
Index Lotus Notes Databases	o	o	o	o
Index Third-Party Document Repositories1	o	o	o	o
Secure Content Access Control	o	o	o	o
Enhanced Search Center User Interface			o	o
Search for People and Expertise			o	o
Business Data Catalog				o
Search Structured Data Sources				o
Document Limit	500,000	No Limit2	No Limit3	No Limit3

¹Requires additional protocol handler(s).

²There is no technically enforced document limit; however, the recommended maximum is 50 million documents in a single index, dependent on hardware. The Enterprise edition of Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search is limited to one search index.

³There is no technically enforced document limit; however, the recommended maximum is 50 million documents in a single index, dependent on hardware. Larger deployments can be tailored to meet specific business needs.