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TNR Global to present at Apache Lucene Eurocon 2011 in Barcelona

We are happy to announce that TNR Global’s own Michael McIntosh will be presenting at the Apache Lucene Eurocon 2011 in Barcelona this October.  Michael’s talk is titled “Enterprise Search:  FAST ESP to Lucene Solr.” His presentation will discuss migration from the FAST ESP platform to a Lucene Solr search platform. There are many reasons an IT department with a large scale search installation would want to move from a proprietary platform to Lucene Solr. In the case of FAST Search, the company’s purchase by Microsoft and discontinuation of the Linux platform has created an urgency for FAST users. Illustrated through actual case studies, the presentation will include challenges and concerns, present solutions and work-arounds to overcome migration issues.

Michael has more than 16 years of experience in large scale systems design and operation, online consumer product development, high volume transaction processing and engineering management. He has extensive experience developing, integrating and maintaining search technology solutions for companies such as FAST Search and Lycos.

We’re excited that Michael will be presenting in Barcelona this fall.  Please introduce yourself if you’re able to go!

Chris Miles Joins TNR Global as Senior Software Engineer

HADLEY, MA–July 18, 2011—TNR Global is pleased to welcome Chris Miles in the role of Senior Software Engineer on TNR’s Search Team. Miles will be responsible for designing and implementing custom enterprise search software for TNR’s clients. Among other projects, Chris will also develop solutions for one of TNR’s largest clients, a publisher of manufacturing parts and vendors. He is proficient in software languages Java, C++, C, Ruby, PHP, and CSS.

Prior to joining TNR Global, Miles was a Senior Systems Analyst at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He has held consulting roles for CarePaths Inc., and was a Senior Developer for Miller Samuel Inc.

“We’re excited about the addition of Chris to TNR. He brings a wealth software development expertise to our team” said Michael McIntosh, VP of Search Technologies of TNR Global, LLC.

Join us as we extend Chris a warm welcome to the TNR team!

TNR Global to Attend Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be in attendance at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston June 21-23, 2011.  Managing Director Natasha Goncharova and Director of Business Development Karen Lynn will be attending.  If you see us, be sure to say hello!

Webinar: Solr To The Rescue: Successful Migration From FAST ESP to Open Source Search Based on Apache Solr.

On Nov 18, 2010, 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT),  join us for the Webinar, organized by Lucid Imagination:  Solr To The Rescue: Successful Migration From FAST ESP to Open Source Search Based on Apache Solr.

Michael McIntosh, VP Search Solutions, TNR Global will be on the webinar panel along with Eric Gaumer, Chief Architect, ESR Technology, and Helge Legernes, Founding Partner & CTO, Findwise discussing approaches for migrations from FAST ESP to Open Source Search based on Apache Solr.

Webinar description:

Users of FAST ESP have become increasingly concerned since the purchase of Fast Search and Transfer by Microsoft in 2008. The discontinuation of the Linux platform and the subordination of FAST features into Sharepoint have created a greater sense of urgency to seek out alternatives. Many FAST ESP users are considering open source enterprise search based on Apache Solr as an option. This roundtable discussion will provide valuable insights for search users looking to make the change to Solr.

The panel covers factors driving the need for a FAST ESP alternatives, differences between FAST and Solr, typical migration project lifecycle & methodology, complementary open source tools, migration pro’s & con’s, best practices and customer examples, and recommended next steps.

Register

Resilient Businesses Summit

The Resilient Business Summit, held on November 13, 2010, was spear-headed by Rich Roth, CEO of TNR Global. Hidden Tech and TNR Global co-sponsored the summit. Small business owners attended the summit and participate din pro-active dialogue on topics ranging from economic stability, current and future policies, best practices, and program support, all based around the theme of creating and sustaining Resilient Small Businesses.

Migration from FAST ESP to Lucene Solr – Presentation

Download the presentation and see the video.

Michael McIntosh, Vice President of Enterprise Search Technologies at TNR, spoke at the Lucene Revolution conference in Boston, MA October 7-8, 2010. Michael reviewed the migration from Fast ESP to Lucene/Solr open source search. He discussed approaches to identifying core content areas of HTML documents such as Text-To-Tag Ratio Heuristics and Page Stereotype/Site Template Analysis, and reviewed specific use cases that we have encountered as search integration experts and discuss available tools.

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Apache Solr is a winner of this year’s Infoworld BOSSIE Award

SolrApache Solr is a winner of this year’s Infoworld BOSSIE Award for the best open source applications. Other winners included Alfresco, WordPress, and Drupal – so Solr is in good company. This award once again indicates that Solr has proved itself to be a robust search application.

http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/bossie-awards-2010-the-best-open-source-applications-150&current=10&last=1#slideshowTop