Microsoft has released a final version of its desktop-search software as it tries to enhance its presence in the burgeoning market staked out by rivals Yahoo and Google.
In a step to keep pace with chief rival Google, Yahoo plans to start testing a downloadable desktop search application in early January.
Analyst firm Gartner has put out a statement warning businesses to steer clear of Google's desktop search tool until a more robust, enterprise-ready version is released.
Microsoft's MSN has unveiled desktop-search technology, entering a hotly contested race to dominate information access on the PC.
Companies should not deploy a desktop search tool without first considering the security implications because they could end up helping virus writers, say security experts.
Google stitched up some gaping holes in its desktop search software recently but the nature of the tool's design means that the contents of users' hard drives will remain under constant threat of exposure.
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In moving beyond Web search to the desktop, the company faces a slew of challenges: controversy over privacy, technical hurdles and the rivalry of Microsoft among them.
Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.
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