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Metaproxy is a proxy front end server that presents a single Z39.50/SRW/SRU front end to multiple back end Z39.50 database servers. It can also work in conjunction with Index Data's library of gateways to access non-Z39.50-compliant database servers. We like to call it a "metasearch server in-a-box." It is important to note, however, that Metaproxy is server software and does not have a client interface. It is designed to easily tie into any existing client search interface.

Metaproxy combines caching; load balancing; filtering; and cross database merging of the result set; and other performance-enhancing mechanisms that speed up retrieval. It is designed for integrating multiple back end databases - within a single organization or across multiple organizations - into into what appears from the user's point of view to be a single searchable resource.