A study conducted in early 2005 by the University
of Wisconsin e-Business Consortium
evaluated twelve desktop search tools based on six criteria. In that study, the
following search engine versions ranked high:
Usability: AskJeeves 1.7,
Copernic 1.5, 3.14, Google 1.0, MSN Toolbar Suite
2.0, Wizetech Archivarius 3000
Enterprise
Readiness: Copernic 1.5, ISYS 6.0, and Yahoo 1.1
Newer versions – Archivarius 3000 3.28, Google Desktop Search 2.0, and ISYS
7.0 – are now available, with improved performance and features. As the race of
the desktop search engines heats up, saving files and finding them will only
get simpler, faster, and easier.
You can check out the free desktop search engines at the following websites
for the latest versions and features before you decide.