Search Engine Matrix - Common Requirements

* = High Priority Requirement

O - Partially or possibly satisfies requirment

Blank - Deficient

X - Satisfies Requirement

Requirement/Product TOPIC Retrieval Ware InText PLS Fulcrum Open Text ConText Clarit In Query Basis Plus
Accuracy*

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O
API*

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Document Formats - Multimedia

O

X

O

 

 

O

O

O

 

 

 

 

O
Document Formats - SGML

O

O

O

 

 

O

X

 

 

 

 

X

X
Integration w/structured databases

X

O

 

 

O

X

O

O

 

 

O

 

 
Profiling*

X

X

X

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

X

 

 
Query Formulation - Boolean*

X

O

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

X
Query Formulation - Fielded Searching*

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Query Formulation - Natural Language

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

O
Query Formulation - Proximity*

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O
Query Formulation - Wild Cards, etc.*

X

X

O

X

X

O

X

 

 

O

X
Relevance Ranking

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Scalability*

O

X

O

O

O

X

X

O

X

 

 
Security*

O

X

O

O

O

O

O

 

 

O

O
Thesaurus*

X

O

X

O

X

 

 

X

O

O

X
Web Access*

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

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