Google Search Appliance

The Google Search Appliance is a rack-mounted device providing document indexing functionality, that can be integrated into an intranet, document management system or web site using a Google search-like interface for end-user retrieval. It is manufactured and distributed by Google, and is aimed primarily at the corporate market.

The device is supplied in a number of models, ranging from an entry-level appliance capable of indexing up to 300,000 documents, to a full rack of appliances, which can handle up to 30 million. Sales are operated on a licensing scheme which starts as a two-year contract for maintenance, support and software updates.

Features

As well as containing Google search technologies, the Google Search Appliance also contains a number of means of configuring and customizing the appliance; from the documents indexed through to the formatting of result pages. It also comes with a shirt. [cite web|url=http://castfortwo.blogspot.com/2007/07/unboxing-google-search-appliance.html|title=CAST42|accessdate=2008-05-14]

Google Mini

The Google Mini is a smaller and lower-cost solution for small and medium-sized businesses to set up a search engine that allows them to index and search up to 300,000 documents. [http://www.google.com/enterprise/mini/ Google Mini Homepage]

References

External links

* [http://www.google.com/enterprise/gsa Official web site for the Google Search Appliance]
* [http://www.google.com/enterprise/mini Official web site for the Google Mini]
* [http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/google-appliance-v3.html Review at "SearchTools Analysis"]
* [http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/24/48TCsearch_1.html "InfoWorld" Review of Google Search Appliance, ISYS:web 8]
* [http://google-proxy.mit.edu/search Example of an online Google Appliance] - At MIT