1. A search facility comprising: a computerized appliance coupled to one or more private enterprise networks with connected data repositories, the appliance executing software from a machine-readable media; and a portal from one of the one or more private enterprise networks to one or more networks external to the enterprise; wherein the software provides an interactive interface on a display of the appliance, the interface providing an input mechanism for a user to enter search criteria and an initiation mechanism for the user to initiate a search using the entered criteria, and wherein a search thus initiated searches both the data repositories within the enterprise, and sources outside the enterprise accessible by the one or more networks external to the enterprise.