Re: seeking consultant for high performance, complex searching

Have you checked Tsearch2

http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/postgres/gist/tsearch/V2/

is the most feature rich Full text Search system available
for postgresql. We are also using the same system in
the revamped version of our website.

Regds
Mallah.


Mark Stosberg wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I work for Summersault, LLC. We've been using Postgres since the days of
>Postgres 6.5. We're focused on building database-driven websites using Perl and
>Postgres. We are currently seeking help developing a search system that needs
>to perform complex queries with high performance. Although we have strong
>skills in Perl and Postgres, we are new to the arena of complex,
>high-performance search systems.
>
>We are seeking to hire a consultant to help this as part of the re-vamp
>of the 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com website.
>
>1-800-Save-A-Pet.com is a not-for-profit organization whose website
>finds homes for homeless pets, promoting pet adoption and saving
>thousands of animal lives.  Summersault, LLC is a website development
>firm focused on creating highly customized database driven websites.
>
>The ideal consultant has expert experience with the PostgreSQL RDBMS and
>the Perl programming language, and is intimately familiar with the
>architecture and implementation of complex database queries for
>high-traffic web applications. The consultant should also have a strong
>background in creating solutions complementary to this work, e.g.
>assessing hardware requirements, designing a hosting and network
>infrastructure, and optimizing the algorithm based on real-world
>feedback.  The consultant will work with Summersault developers as a
>part of a larger application development process.
>
>Interested persons or organizations should contact Chris Hardie of
>Summersault, LLC at chris@summersault.com for more information.
>
>Thanks!
>
>    Mark
>
>
>