This updated document from Microsoft describes how to build a web-based data source that can be searched using Windows federated search. Following the best practices described here, you can enable rich integration of your remote data sources with Windows Explorer without having to write or deploy any Windows client-side code.

Windows® 7 introduced support for search federation to remote data stores using OpenSearch technologies that enable users to access and interact with their remote data from within Windows Explorer.

By following the three steps described in this document, you should be able to enable your web data source to support Windows federated search and know how to deploy search connectors to get your users using it from within Windows 7.

The download is very useful for those who want to create Windows 7 Search Connectors, for various web-service, including their own.

Download: Microsoft.

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