Desktop search avalanche set to hit

Microsoft , Yahoo, and Ask Jeeves are all set to jump into the desktop search space, two months after Internet search leader Google offered a test version of a tool that lets users search for information stored on their desktop computers.

Yahoo plans to debut a beta version of a new Yahoo Desktop Search tool in the coming weeks, the company said late Thursday. Meanwhile, Ask Jeeves is set to unveil its test offering Dec. 15, and Microsoft will release its desktop search beta next week as well, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans.

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