Ardentia, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, has launched NetSearch, a next–generation enterprise search tool enabling organisations to search their entire information database and access valuable business data quickly and efficiently. NetSearch is an intelligent and proactive search tool which enables users to search multiple sources of unrelated data spread across an enterprise in unconnected data sources such as file servers, content management systems, Intranets and Web servers, giving them rapid access to important business data.

An effective company–wide search tool, NetSearch boosts efficiency and gives managers a clearer business picture, extracting vital operational data from multiple internal sources and also increasing the ROI of existing enterprise applications such as CRM, saving valuable time and money.

Corporate compliance is an increasingly important business issue – NetSearch can be employed to quickly locate any areas of non–compliance so that action can be taken. It is also an ideal tool in customer–facing environments such as contact centres: linked into sales systems and customer databases, NetSearch gives agents quicker access to the information they need leading to greater volumes of call handling.

NetSearch’s simple interface lets users input keywords in everyday language, searching unstructured, semi–structured and structured information contained in Word, Acrobat, Excel, Html and Report documents and categorising results according to their relevance and providing intelligent links which can be further refined.

Managers can view highly relevant, fully unified data from a single access point, regardless of data source, format or location, enabling them to make rapid and informed business decisions.

The tool can be used by employees across the organisation, enabling employees to search the entire IT database whilst adhering to existing security infrastructures. NetSearch’s securely managed domain ensures the right information is delivered to the right person.

NetSearch also features user authentication and authorisation, delivering index level security and restricted views based on right to view. Queries and search results are also logged to provide a valuable audit trail of what information has been accessed, and by whom.

Keith Ricketts, Marketing Manager at Ardentia said:

“Without effective, company–wide search techniques, users waste valuable time searching across multiple systems for the data they need.”

“By searching through a company’s entire IT database, NetSearch links together relevant information from multiple sources, providing more meaningful, comprehensive data which enable businesses to make more informed business decisions and keep their competitive edge.”