Copernic Desktop Search

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Copernic Desktop Search

Copernic Desktop Search running on Windows XP
Developer:	Mamma.com
Latest release:	2.0 / September 2006
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Use:	Desktop search
License:	Proprietary
Website:	Copernic Desktop Search

Copernic Desktop Search is a desktop searching tool for Windows. It features:

Instant indexing of new and modified files. The index is automatically updated 20s after each file-change.
Substring search, with automatic search of all prefixes (but not suffixes)
Boolean searches, with AND, OR and NOT

[edit] History

Copernic was started in 1996, in Quebec City, as a search appliance company. Copernic and Mamma.com first announced their merger in November 2004. Two months later, Mamma announced that the SEC had begun an informal inquiry into its stock trading activity. After the investigation started to heat up and Mamma's financial filings for 2004 were delayed, Copernic terminated the letter of intent to merge in May 2005.

Three months later, Copernic and Mamma agreed to give it another shot, looking to close the deal by the end of the third quarter. When September was coming to a close, Mamma announced that the deadline was being extended through the end of November. On December 22, 2005 Mamma.com completed its acquisition of Copernic. [1]