ISYS White Papers

Browse our collection of enterprise search and information access papers

To help you better assess your search needs, ISYS has written several papers on topics ranging from how to leverage search technology for compliance considerations to the benefits of website search. You can even learn about how to select an intranet search engine and use our checklist to determine which technology is right for you.

Top Picks

• Search is an Iterative Process (PDF - 105KB)
  Ian Davies outlines tips for selecting and implementing enterprise search software.
• Enterprise Search for E-Discovery Compliance (PDF - 132KB)
  Our paper on e-discovery compliance discusses enterprise search's role and the key functionality required to truly address the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Selecting an Intranet Search Engine (PDF - 83KB)
  Learn about Intranet Search Engines and how to choose the one to suit your needs. Includes a template for specifying your requirements and evaluating vendors.
  
• Measuring the Impact of Your Search Engine Via Analytics (PDF - 84 KB)
  Search analytics provides businesses with detailed insight into their users’ search behaviors, patterns and trends, enabling them to both measure and optimize the search experience. This paper illustrates how search analytics can deliver valuable insight to content managers, administrators, marketers and more.
  
• Everything You Don't Know About Desktop Search (PDF - 225 KB)
  Discover the difference between today's newer consumer desktop search products and the mature, tried-and-true business-oriented solutions. Includes a 12-step checklist to help you better evaluate desktop search for the enterprise.
  
• Website Search -- 4 Steps to Deriving Measurable Benefits (PDF - 133KB)
  The benefits to an effective search function on your website can be substantial. This white paper leads you through the process of designing and selecting your website search engine, in four easy steps.
  
  

Other Topics of Interest

• Search: Email's Holy Grail or Red Herring? (PDF - 202 KB)
  While search and retrieval isn't the complete answer to effective email management, its value and necessity in addressing governance and compliance concerns cannot be overstated. This white paper provides a general overview of how search fits into the larger email management puzzle and the complementary role it plays in a total solution.
  
• Fulfilling the Promise of Enterprise Search (PDF - 140 KB)
  ISYS Search Software's Founder Ian Davies discusses the keys to realizing maximum value from your enterprise search implementation.
  
• Providing Freedom of Information Services With Search Software (UK) (PDF - 129KB)
  Learn how to use search software to deliver Freedom of Information services. Focuses on UK organizations that need to meet the FOI compliance deadline of January 2005.
  
• Managing Knowledge Without Really Trying (PDF - 473KB)
  A profile of ISYS products, features and benefits.
  
• ISYS:sdk (PDF - 408KB)
  A technical overview of the ISYS Search Software Developers Kit.
  
• Resource Consumption and Performance Characteristics of ISYS (PDF - 133KB)
  Practical information about incorporating ISYS Search Software into your organization.
  
• ISYS and UNIX (PDF - 234KB)
  A planning and implementation guide for using ISYS in conjunction with UNIX.
  
• Jujitsu and the Art of Knowledge Management (PDF - 519KB)
  A presentation by Ian Davies, ISYS Search Software Managing Director.