Michael
08-21-2007, 06:55 AM
Overview
Wrensoft’s MasterNode is an enterprise level solution for searching massive sets of data (over several million pages), creating portal websites, searching enormous corporate databases, and aggregating multiple search functions into a single search function.
Architectural diagram
http://www.wrensoft.com/images/forumimages/masternode_overview.png
How it works
It works as a distributed search application with parallel searching and caching capabilities. It takes search request and divides the work amongst its slave node machines (where the index files of your web content are located), resulting in better search performance and greater search capacity.
These slave machines can be local machines on the same LAN or remote machines on the internet. The slaves can be running Zoom Search or other 3rd party search solutions. MasterNode consolidates and ranks the returned search results from these nodes and present them on your web browser.
Because MasterNode understands the standard OpenSearch Response format, which is an open format, it is able to aggregate search results from the hundreds of OpenSearch web feeder and syndicators. If you wish to have your own aggregator that can search many existing OpenSearch engines, now you can with MasterNode.
When NOT to use MasterNode
* If you want to add a search solution on a CD or DVD. Use the Zoom Search Engine instead.
* If you need consolidate search results NOT returned in OpenSearch Response format. Custom development might be requried in this case.
* If you have a less than 100,000 pages to index. The Zoom Search Engine would be a more efficient solution.
For more information or a trial download please visit the MasterNode product page at,
http://www.wrensoft.com/masternode/index.html
Wrensoft’s MasterNode is an enterprise level solution for searching massive sets of data (over several million pages), creating portal websites, searching enormous corporate databases, and aggregating multiple search functions into a single search function.
Architectural diagram
http://www.wrensoft.com/images/forumimages/masternode_overview.png
How it works
It works as a distributed search application with parallel searching and caching capabilities. It takes search request and divides the work amongst its slave node machines (where the index files of your web content are located), resulting in better search performance and greater search capacity.
These slave machines can be local machines on the same LAN or remote machines on the internet. The slaves can be running Zoom Search or other 3rd party search solutions. MasterNode consolidates and ranks the returned search results from these nodes and present them on your web browser.
Because MasterNode understands the standard OpenSearch Response format, which is an open format, it is able to aggregate search results from the hundreds of OpenSearch web feeder and syndicators. If you wish to have your own aggregator that can search many existing OpenSearch engines, now you can with MasterNode.
When NOT to use MasterNode
* If you want to add a search solution on a CD or DVD. Use the Zoom Search Engine instead.
* If you need consolidate search results NOT returned in OpenSearch Response format. Custom development might be requried in this case.
* If you have a less than 100,000 pages to index. The Zoom Search Engine would be a more efficient solution.
For more information or a trial download please visit the MasterNode product page at,
http://www.wrensoft.com/masternode/index.html