Google launched an upgrade to its Mini search appliance on Tuesday that adds security features, meaning companies can use it to search for both public and private data on their networks.

Previous Mini appliances have lacked security features, said Google's European enterprise director Roberto Solimene, meaning they could be used either to index public-facing websites, or internal intranets and documents, but not both.

"For the Google Mini 2.2 we are removing that limitation," explained Solimene. "Small companies can have the full power of a GSA [the full-sized £15,000 Google Search Appliance] in a Mini. You can now have a secure index, including LDAP and Active directory data, so that even small companies can index information that other users are not supposed to find."

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