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About This Service
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+This is a pre-release demonstration of Index Data's soon-to-be-released hosted metasearch service, MasterKey. MasterKey is based on pazpar2, Index Data's second generation metasearch engine.
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+The MasterKey hosted metasearch service is now, and will continue to be, freely usable for searching selected open content online resources and library catalogs. Commercial resources and additional catalogs can be added to the service using the fee-based version of MasterKey. For cost quotes or additional information on the fee-based service, write to info@indexdata.com or call 860-389-1568.
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+Masterkey Features in the Development Queue
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+- Additional target selection capabilities
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+ - New search features
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+All comments and/or suggestions for improvements and developmental priorities are welcome You can sign on to the MasterKey listserv at lists.indexdata.com/masterkey to engage in a public dialog about this new product.
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+About pazpar2
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+pazpar2 (pronounced "Passe-partout") uses Ajax and other technologies to improve the speed and functionality of simultaneous multi-target search and retrieval. It enables fast sorting and merging across multiple target databases, as well as faceted search limiting and search re-directing. Index Data expects to release pazpar2 as open source software in Spring 2007. At that point, the search engine and a simple interface will be released under the open source General Public License.
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+As with all Index Data's open source distributions, pazpar2 will be both freely downloadable and fully backed by the best commercial support in the library market. Institutional users will pay only for optional installation, customization and support services, if they choose to obtain them, but the software itself will be freely usable and will not require ongoing license fees.
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+A listserv for pazpar2 will be announced when the software is formally released.
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+Index Data means business for open source and open standards.
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