The Scottish Government selected exalead one:search to replace its internal legacy enterprise search system, and to open up online access to 25 years worth of official documents on its portal, www.scotland.gov.uk. Exalead was selected not just for its scalability and data-format versatility, but also for the very practical search assistance it provides users.

Exalead’s patented system of content presentation and navigation helps users get beyond what they type in the search box to find what they are truly looking for. It does this by guiding users through the search process, enabling them to refine their searches according to both pre-defined metadata and automatically-extracted information, like document type, creation date, subject matter, document category, related terms, and more. For, as the Scottish saying goes, “The tree doesn’t always fall at the first stroke.”

About the Scottish Government

Managing an annual budget of more than £30 billion in 2007-2008, the Scottish Government is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.

Scottish Government portal with search powered by Exalead