Crossing the chasm between consumer and enterprise search

Google has launched the Google Enterprise Professional programme in an effort to persuade more businesses to use the search company's services.

The new programme allows service providers and software developers to be trained in Google's professional products, including the Google Search Appliance and Google Desktop Search for Enterprises.

The company has several such products, but provides only basic support and does not offer customisation services.

Membership of the programme allows enterprises to use the Google technology search data from sources that are not currently accessible.

Among the current partners are providers offering integration with data in SAP enterprise applications, or databases hosted on mainframe systems.

"The goal is to create an ecosystem of technology and service providers which bring added value to our business customers," Google product manager Matt Glotzbach told vnunet.com.

Full article: vnunet.com