Search makes navigation easier. Saved searches can become virtual folders. And with Indexing and Search Service, you make all of that data available and accessible
Sun Java Indexing and Search Service 1 A Closer Look at Key Capabilities, Benefits
The Sun Java Indexing and Search Service (ISS) 1 is part of the Sun Java Communications Suite 7. It offers real-time indexing and search of email content, including attachments in a wide variety of data types such as PDF, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, and popular image formats. The Factotum blog outlines some of the key capabilities offered in this indexing and search service, along with a view of the ISS software architecture and the benefits that can be derived.
ISS Key Capabilities
Open search interface: 1) Standards-based RESTful web service supporting JSON; search feeds available via RSS/ATOM; 2) Not limited to the client connections supported out-of-the-box
Real-time indexing of content: Sun Java System Messaging Server generates events that trigger updates of ISS indexes
Built for both vertical and horizontal scalability
Supports a variety of data types out of the box, including OpenOffice, MS Office, PDF, JPEG, HTML, XML, plain text, vCard
Attachment thumbnail images generated and can be returned in search results.
ISS Benefits
Multi-folder search is fast
Integration with Sun Java System Messaging Server means faster search without any change in user behavior
Expensive body search operations are offloaded from the messaging server
Context-aware search means that the content is searched, not the markup
Great variety of search facilities: fuzzy, near, and wildcard searches, search by attachment type.
Compatible Clients
Convergence 1 Update 3: Integrated with attachment view
IMAP Server: Sophisticated searches that are completed very quickly; Search inside attachments, search based on date or sender, and so on
Arbitrary client: Consumes RESTful web services
For a detailed looked at the ISS software architecture, plus information on how ISS searches and indexes messages, its security and authentication, search results and pattern matching, visit the ISS wiki page.
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Search makes navigation easier. Saved searches can become virtual folders. And with Indexing and Search Service, you make all of that data available and accessible 
Sun Java Indexing and Search Service 1
