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. [Read More...]
You can now add Bing Search to Windows 7 Explorer. [Read More...]
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. [Read More...]
Federated search enables users to search remote data sources from within Windows Explorer. Remote data sources make themselves searchable with a simple web front end that exposes their search capabilities. In fact, some data sources may already support the minimum requirements for search federation. You can easily create a Search Connector for your favorite website as follows. [Read More...]
TWC Forum Member iMav has created some Search Connectors for Windows 7. In Windows 7 searching for content, directly from the explorer.exe, on remote locations, has been enabled. Integrating such federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search even remote data. [Read More...]
