Looking for a relatively simple and inexpensive way to improve end user productivity? Desktop search tools can help end users swiftly locate critical nuggets of data, freeing up time for more ...

Taking aim at Microsoft, Google Monday released an upgraded version of its desktop search feature. The new program, available only on Microsoft Windows, allows users to search and preview files on ...

Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Ask Jeeves are all set to jump into the desktop search space, two months after Internet search leader Google offered a test version of a tool that lets users search for ...

It comes as no surprise that Yahoo! is entering the desktop search arena - desktop search is, after all, along with local search services, one of the next big growth opportunities for the search ...