How Do EasyReach Products Compare to the new Google Desktop Search?

(See Complete Comparison Matrix Below)

EasyReach welcomes the release of Google's Desktop Search solution. We believe that competition is a good thing and drives the market to higher standards and functionality. Google's Desktop Search solution is a nice starter solution but we believe that if you compare it to either EasyReach Find or EasyReach Professional you will agree with what Steve Manes said in his Forbes magazine article - "EasyReach is the real Find".

It should come as no surprise that Google's solution is very limited in its functionality compared to EasyReach. In some ways it is like comparing Microsoft NotePad to Microsoft Word. Some highlights of the differences include:

All users, but especially those who rely on search for business purposes, should note that Google's desktop solution, like its web search, is a basic consumer solution and Google does not provide end user support.

The comparisons below, although not exhaustive, highlight many of the key differences between EasyReach products and specifically those that our users felt are "must have" features in a desktop search product.

Product Comparisons

Features

 EasyReach Workspace

EasyReach Find

Google Desktop

Selected File Formats      
Lotus Notes E-Mail Yes Yes No
Lotus Notes E-Mail Attachments Yes Yes No
Lotus Notes Addresses Yes Yes No
Lotus Notes Calendar Yes Yes No
ACT! Address Yes Yes No
ACT! Calendar Yes Yes No
ACT! Tasks/To-Dos Yes Yes No
AOL E-Mail Yes Yes No
AOL E-Mail Attachments Yes Yes No
AOL Internet Favorites Yes Yes No
       
Searching and Viewing of Results      
Preview Pane for Search Results Yes Yes No
Sort Results by Size, File Type, Author, E-Mail Recipient, Location on Disk Yes Yes No
View Read/Unread Status of Emails in Search Results Yes Yes No
Save Searches for Quick Re-use at a Later Time Yes Yes No
Filter results by File Type, Author, Location or Date Yes Yes No
Filter Results by additional words Yes Yes No
Highlights, and takes you directly to, the search results you are looking for Yes Yes No
Provides cross-referenced view of information, for instance all documents related to a particular address record Yes No No
Provides links to third party information like news, weather, travel Yes No No
       
Multiple User Support      
Supports multi-user configuration Yes Yes No
Keeps different users from seeing each other's data Yes Yes N/A
       
Indexing Support and Options      
Can Index Outlook or Outlook Express while Outlook or Outlook Express is closed Yes Yes No
Index While Idle Yes Yes Yes
Index Manually/Index Now Yes Yes No
Index on a schedule Yes Yes No
Index Selected Items Only Yes Yes No
Manual Exclusion of File Folders Yes Yes Yes
Manual Exclusion of Mail Folders Yes Yes No
Requires Outlook or Outlook Express, to be installed in order to Index No No Yes
Requires WordPad, Powerpoint or Excel to be installed in order to index No No Yes
Requires Internet Explorer Add-Ons to be configured in order to install No No Yes