In Office SharePoint Server 2007, search results are delivered quickly and relevance is tuned for enterprise and line-of-business data.

• Relevance is tuned for enterprise content with the best results across structured and unstructured data sources determined by a rich and broad range of factors.
• Robust security, granular administrative controls comprehensive monitoring, analytics, and reporting help ensure compliance and protect intellectual property (IP).
• Enterprise-grade scalability, extensibility, and manageability meet the needs of even the largest organizations.

Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides out-of-the-box search for common enterprise repositories and file types as well as for people and experts. With Office SharePoint Server 2007, you can:

• Search file shares, Web sites, SharePoint sites, Exchange Public Folders, and Lotus Notes databases out of the box and easily extend search to third party sources and file types.
• Index, search, and intelligently display information from line-of-business applications, relational databases, and other structured content using the Business Data Catalog.
• Leverage "people search" capabilities to find people not only by department or job title but also by expertise, social distance, and common interests.

Enterprise search functionality is integrated with the collaboration, portals, content management, forms and business intelligence features of SharePoint Server 2007 and can be integrated with other 2007 Office system products to help users easily find, use, and share information and increase productivity.

• Find, use and share information in the context of where you are working with the familiar tools you use every day.
• Results are displayed more clearly, hits are highlighted, duplicate entries are collapsed, and synonyms are suggested.
• Results are actionable and further enhanced through optional integration with tools such as real-time communications.

The following table outlines and compares the enterprise search features included in SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL and other SharePoint Server products.

KEY: = Feature Included
Feature	SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL	Search Server 2008	Search Server 2008 Express	SharePoint Online Dedicated	SharePoint Online Standard	SharePoint Online Deskless
Search (UI, relevance, security, search results)
Cross Site Collection Search
Enterprise Content Sources
People Search
Search Federation
Business Data Search
Search Center
No Pre-Set Document Limits
Extensible Search Experience
Relevance Tuning
Continuous Propagation Indexing
Security Trimmed Results
Query and Results Reporting