If you are using JIRA, issue tracking and project management software, here is what you can do to install it as a search provider in IE.
Instead of going to JIRA every time to do a quick search, all you have to do is type in a key word and select "JIRA" as the search provider to trigger a search within JIRA.
Click on the drop down box next to search box, in IE, to select "Find More Providers ...".
IE presents a list of Web and Topic search providers along with "Create Your Own".
In the URL box under "Create Your Own", type in the following with the hostname of your JIRA server.
http://_JIRAHOST_/secure/QuickSearch.jspa?searchString=TEST
Type in "JIRA" as the search provider name.
Click "Install".
You do not have to go to JIRA to start a search anymore.
