10/14 UPDATE: With the release of Silverlight 2.0, all apps built with the beta require additional work to be compatible with the latest code base. For the time being, the Unified Search prototype will be unavailable for testing.

After 2 weeks of debugging and updating, I am excited to announce that we have successfully deployed the Unified Partner Search prototype in Silverlight 2, beta release 2.   It is no longer necessary to uninstall Silverlight before you try out the search prototype!

Other changes this release:

• Single Term search bug resolved -- Performing a single word search no longer yield 0 results.
• Updated current WCF service -- We did not create a Silver-light Enable WCF service (now available in Beta 2) and instead updated our previous service.

Take a few minutes and try out this prototype and share your feedback with us. We are particularly interested in how relevant your returned search results are.  If you test out your search terms, please include the following information: Search term, quality of results (5 high, 1 low) and if available, a sample URL of what you wanted to find.

We are also interested in any other feedback you want to share.