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Interim PathSearch developments

03 April 2007 - 02:00 PM

Take a peek at two of our interim projects for the PathSearch search engine.

Advanced search allows you to dynamically filter your results to improve relevance. There are only two options at the moment, but it highlights what we're planning.

Speed up your searching with query suggesting. As you type your search, PathSearch will try to predict what you're looking for. Try it out to see it in action.

Remember, send any feedback to us! beta@omegasoft.co.uk

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PathSearch fine tuned

05 March 2007 - 05:01 PM

We've made some tweeks to our search engine databases on PathSearch.

You should notice that your queries are executing slightly faster than usual.

Feedback welcomed, especially if you are having trouble with query times, but out logs already show some brilliant performaces.

Cached results have also been tweeked, but as they are not as cumbersome as the engine indices, there won't really be any notable difference over a single query.

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PathSearch live spell checking

22 June 2006 - 02:00 PM

We've just added a little new addition to the OmegaSoft PathSearch search engine.

When you search for a term, lets say 'madona', which is obviously spelled incorrectly, the search engine will (or should) pick up the mistake and suggest the correct alternative for yourself.

Try it out, search for madona on OmegaSoft PathSearch.

This service runs off the iSpell service, using the same commands etc.

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LiveSpace diary refined

18 June 2006 - 11:44 AM

We've made a few nice touches to our little LiveSpace service.

The diary feature works a little better now. When you select a date, the date on the calendar is now 'bold', so it stands out a little more and you can figure out which date you have selected (or are on)

Note: Todays date remains unaffected, with its box around it.

And, when you post a diary event for a future date, it redirects you back to the date, so you can see the posted comment. (Before it was returning you to todays date, which was a little poor, especially if you are having to enter multiple events for a future date.

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PathSearch M3

04 June 2006 - 11:14 PM

Where we on the current development of M3 (That's the new cool codename for our next search engine)?

Well, we are currently working, developing, testing, editing, retesting several programs designed to maximise the ability for Fifobot to get as much information from a website as possible.

In terms of the new architecture, there is nothing penned at the moment. We have several drawings looking at how a new system should look, and what new parts we will need. But these drawings are far from complete.

What has already been established is that the current data storage for Milestone 2 is actually perfect for how we want to move forward. When we developed Milestone 2, we look into account future work. On the whole, the current format (needs some tweaking) actually has potential and should intergrate well with what we are looking into for M3.

Don't forget, PathSearch (version 1) was designed as a foothold onto the research bandwagon. Milestone 2 was targetted at making a more stable, more reliable, accurate and faster search font-end. M3 (Milestone 3) will compliment the work done prior, by strenghening the back-of-house processing. And thus, improving all round result sets.

When can you expect the new engine? Well, who knows. This isn't a quick hashed-together service. Months and months of research has to be undertaken first, so that we can better understand where the best opportunities are.

Although as stated in a press release today, intrim functions will be tested on a new OmegaSoft.co.uk site search feature.

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