Apache Lucene Connector today entered "incubation" at Apache. This is great news for those working with content repositories such as Microsoft Sharepoint, EMC Documentum, and open source technologies such as Apache Jackrabbit (based on the JCR standard).

Sitecore has launched its Online Marketing Suite (OMS) in the UK. Sitecore is one of Priocept's key CMS partners, and we were at the launch party last Thursday, where the new OMS was showcased and demonstrated.

For standard document or page-centric indexing and search requirements in the enterprise, the Google Search Appliance performs very effectively, although more unusual uses may require customisation or addition of extra functionality to achieve the desired results, particularly around administration. Here, we provide details about the GSA, its usage, and relevant capabilities and limitations.