Microsoft SharePoint: New Enterprise Search Road Map and Business Intelligence

Strategy features FAST Search for SharePoint and FAST Search for Internet Business

Microsoft Corp have now disclosed a detailed road map for its enterprise search products, including the introduction of FAST Search for SharePoint and FAST Search for Internet Business.
 
FAST Search for SharePoint, a new search server that will add the high-end search capabilities of FAST ESP into Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server, will be available as a part of the next release of the Microsoft Office system.

For customers who are interested in the product, Microsoft also announced ESP for SharePoint, a special offering that allows customers to purchase high-end search capabilities today, with a defined licensing path to FAST Search for SharePoint when it becomes available.

Read more at https://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/02/10/microsoft-unveils-new-enterprise-search-road-map.aspx

Microsoft Brings Business Intelligence to the Masses With SharePoint

On Jan. 27, 2009 — Microsoft unveiled changes to the company’s business intelligence strategy, including the consolidation of capabilities found within Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Enterprise and now branding them as PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint.

Read the announcement here:  https://www.microsoft.com/bi/products/announcement.aspx