David to Google's Mini Goliath?
Longtime search vendor Thunderstone innovated the search appliance approach. But pity the vendor that has to stand up to Google. Today, Thunderstone announced an alternative to Google Mini. Same price, same doc limit, more features, and arguably stronger technology with a deeper history. It is a sad fact of the software business, though, that better technology doesn't always win. Still, we think Thunderstone will stick around...