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Transform your search into a decisive driver of success - with our Search Accelerator

Increase your conversion rate by 10–25% with a search solution that seamlessly adapts to your business processes – it keeps delivering where standard solutions end.
HOLMES is the culmination of our years of project experience with complex search solutions.

As a powerful Search Accelerator, it was developed specifically for customized e-commerce searches – designed for requirements that go beyond standard search solutions. HOLMES is built on proven open-source technologies (Solr, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch), offering high performance and flexible customization, complete with a easy to use back-office tool for maximum control.

HOLMES Key Adavantages
  • Low total cost of ownership (TCO) No usage-based license fees. You retain complete control over the cost of operation and further development.

  • Customizable & extendable User interface, functions, and business logic can be precisely tailored to your unique processes.

  • High data security HOLMES can be operated on-premise or in your private cloud - for full control over sensitive information.

  • Fast results Delivers best in class response times - even with extensive and complex catalogs.

  • Open technology HOLMES relies on proven open-source technologies such as Solr, OpenSearch and Elasticsearch.

  • API-first approach Thanks to its API-centric architecture, HOLMES can be seamlessly integrated into any technological environment – regardless of platform or infrastructure.

  • Scalable and future-proof HOLMES scales with your product catalog, increasing data volumes and growing requirements.

  • Ready for AI and personalization Modern features such as vector search, smart ranking and individual results logic are also supported by HOLMES - for even more precise and personalized search experiences.

"The new search solution enables us to react quickly to future requirements and introduce continuous improvements. Based on the current platform we can incorporate innovative further developments such as vector search eventually improving KPIs."

Johannes von Krane, Head of Product Area Breuninger
Decisive Advantages for Complex B2B E-commerce

Traditional SaaS search solutions are often designed for generic use cases. In B2B, however, the requirements increase significantly once again. Standard searches often lack the depth, flexibility and integration capability required for complex product catalogs, individual business logic and highly integrated IT landscapes.

HOLMES was developed precisely for these demanding B2B challenges where standard solutions fall short:
  • Complex product catalogs Deeply structured product catalogs with technical specifications and extensive variants need special demands on the search logic.

  • Individual logic Handling customer-specific product ranges, pricing, and discounts.

  • Error tolerance & precision Smart correction mechanisms for technical terms, article numbers, and abbreviations.

  • Integration into existing system landscape Seamless connectivity with existing ERP, PIM, and CRM systems.

  • Internationalization requirements Terms, spellings, units of measurement and currencies vary depending on the region and language and must be recognized correctly.

  • Scaling & performance Delivering results in milliseconds, even with massive data volumes and parallel user requests.

HOLMES was developed precisely for this: flexible, scalable and seamlessly integrable - for demanding search requirements in B2B.

80 %

of B2B customers switch platforms if they cannot find a product. (Forrester Research, 2020, "B2B Digital Commerce Trends")

Auszeichnung Blauer Engel
HOLMES has been awarded the Blue Angel for software, making it the first commercial solution ever to bear this environmental label. A detailed report from neuland to RAL Deutsche Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung e.V. is available here. hier als Download zur Verfügung.

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