redzone - 2:12 pm on Nov 14, 2002 (gmt 0)

Heini,

I'm not sure the "FirstGov" deal, was much more than the "airplay".

Ink. has done very well over the past 3 years, we were an Enterprise search client from 98-2000, during the period they bought the Infoseek product line, for a "song and a dance".. I'm not sure if Verity bought the Enterprise part of Ink., to take them out of the game (I saw Verity as Ink's real competition), not FAST/Google/AV.

GoogleGuy:

Not to "bust" the Googleized bubble, but you guys were a mere "blip" on the radar, when Ink. went hard into Corporate Enterprise Search services. I really don't think Corporate America is going to take you serious in this market sector, until you go public, and shed the "cool", "homey" image. What works well for the "Masses", but not the IBM types.. :) After all, your Network/Server environment is much "too" efficient for the Corporate world to understand. Unless MIS goes at least 20% over budget, they feel they haven't bought anything. LOL

Lazerzubb: I thought the layoffs in Europe were "across the board".. When I talked w/ our Biz Dev contact at Ink., he indicated they eliminated all the sales offices for web search, and the majority for Enterprise search?