Friday, February 17, 2006

Can Google gain a foothold in the enterprise? (InfoWorld)

Partnerships, new software bolster the search vendor's appeal to corporate customers

Google's got its eyes on your corporate data, and if its ability to parlay its whip-smart Web search technology into a vast empire of consumer services is any indication, you may be Googling enterprise apps and data sooner than you think.

For several years, Google (Profile, Products, Articles) has been putting the wheels in motion for a serious enterprise play, but the Web-specific nature of its search has limited its reach. That obstacle may have fallen last week as consulting services company BearingPoint announced a partnership to extend the GSA (Google Search Appliance) throughout the enterprise with services, support, customized plug-ins, and security integration.

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