eZ Systems releases Apache Solr-based Open Source Enterprise Search solution

By thomas - Posted on 19 February 2009

The next major version of eZ Find, the Open Source search extension for eZ Publish,
has a number of new features such as: tuning of relevance rankings;
facets for drill-down search result navigation; spell checking and
suggestions on search phrases; and much more.

Based on the Apache Solr Open Source Enterprise Search server, eZ
Find greatly enhances the search functionality on eZ Publish sites. eZ
Find already included features such as relevance ranking, native
support for eZ Publish access rights, keyword highlighting,
sophisticated multi-language support, and the ability to search
multiple sites containing millions of objects.

eZ Find 2.0 is compatible with eZ Publish 4.0 and the upcoming eZ Publish 4.1. It includes the following new features:

Tuneable relevance ranking: Higher weights can be given to
certain types of content, parts of content (like titles of tags), or
specific pages so that the most important material always appears
first.
Faceted searching: You can configure drill-down navigation
attributes in order for users to narrow results, such as by publication
year or for specific authors.
More flexible search terms: Support boolean, fuzzy, and wildcard operators.
Related results: Offer "more like this" links to content or initial search results in an automated way.
Search phrase suggestions: Make use of a spell checker and provide "best guesses" to improve or correct search phrases.