MSN Search beta 'on its way'
12 January 2005
An MSN executive has reportedly announced that the MSN Search beta version will be given more prominence on the company website.
In a post over on the MSN Search Blog named Beta Ramp-Up, Oshoma Momoh, MSN Search Program Management general manager, said the software giant would "begin turning up the dial and direct more of our users to the Beta."
He wrote: "You'll continue to see us doing this on occasion for the forseeable future. As before, the service remains in beta status and we will officially launch it when it's ready."
MSN has routed a small number of those using the regular MSN Search site to the beta since its launch in November, but now plans to route considerably more people from next week.
Online reports suggest that MSN Beta results are now appearing on the main MSN Search site, currently powered by Inktomi.
Microsoft has not announced a switch date from Inktomi results to its own search engine, but the increased use of its beta version suggests that the service will go fully live soon.
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