Today we are going to take a very quick look at the new and powerful addition of Federated Search in Windows 7. Federated Search expands the ability of search beyond the users PC and is all about simple lightweight access with a common, familiar user interface. It can help you find and act on documents anywhere in the enterprise, not just those indexed on your local computer. Any server compatible with the OpenSearch standard such as Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 servers can now be searched directly from Windows Explorer. All you need to do is install a “search connector” pointing to the server location before you can search it. Best of all, search results in Explorer get all the normal functionality of files in Explorer like drag & drop, preview, open, print, and e-mail.
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