Windows Live Search Center (also previously referred to as Windows Live Search, codenamed Casino or OneView) was a proposed desktop search program from Microsoft

Microsoft

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's Windows Live

Windows Live

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 division. Based on a Windows Desktop Search platform in Windows XP

Windows XP

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 and the Windows Search (Instant Search) platform in Windows Vista

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, it was planned to provide unified local and remote indexed search from a unified interface. Early screenshots of the program seen that it featured the new "flair" interface design seen in other Windows Live client applications such as Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Messenger

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 and Windows Live Mail

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Windows Live Search Center could search web services which uses OpenSearch

OpenSearch

OpenSearch is a collection of technologies that allow publishing of search results in a format suitable for syndication and aggregation. It is a way for websites and search engines to publish search results in a standard and accessible format....

 specification to make available the search results as a web feed

Web feed

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. It could aggregate searches from various indexes including the WDS index, Windows RSS Platform

Windows RSS Platform

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 common feed store, Microsoft Exchange

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 and Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint

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 indexes among others. However, in December 2006, it has been reported that Windows Live Search Center will be rebranded as Windows Search 4. It will not be part of Microsoft's Windows Live services, rather be merged with the desktop search platform in Windows and be released as the successor to it.

External links

• Official Team Blog
• Find My Stuff Team Blog on Windows Live Spaces
  Windows Live Spaces
  Windows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging and social networking platform. The site was originally released in early 2004 as MSN Spaces to compete with other social networking sites, and re-launched in 2006 as a part of a shifting of community services away from the MSN brand...