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Business and Technology
Google Corporate Search Products Gain Market
Momentum
Pfizer, Xerox, Hitachi Data Systems, Nextel Communications,
Procter & Gamble, Discovery Communications and the U.S. Army Adopt
Google Search Appliance
- Sales Increase 200 Percent
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Aug. 12, 2003 - Google announced today that
a growing number of leading pharmaceutical, technology, consumer
products and government institutions have adopted the Google Search
Appliance (GSA) to enable customers and employees to find the
products and information they need easily and efficiently.
New GSA customers announced today include Pfizer, Xerox, Hitachi
Data Systems, Nextel Communications, Procter & Gamble, Discovery
Communications, the U. S. Army, the San Diego Union-Tribune and the
City of San Diego. Launched in early 2002, the GSA is currently
deployed by hundreds of institutions in a wide range of industries,
including aerospace,
technology, broadcasting, retail, government and education. This
growing list of GSA customers has contributed to a 200 percent
increase in sales over the past year - demonstrating the ongoing
market demand for the GSA.
"We use the Google Search Appliance on Xerox Office Group's intranet
site to help connect our sales force with the information they need
and
enable them to make effective recommendations to customers," said
David Bates, director of Internet Marketing, Xerox Office Group.
"The appliance was easy to install and configure and requires
virtually no IT resources,
enabling our team to focus on providing the best content for our
sales force."
The GSA is an integrated hardware/software solution that extends the
power and relevance of Google search technology to corporate
intranets and websites. Below are examples of how Xerox and others
have deployed
the GSA:
. The Xerox Corporation's Office Group uses the GSA for its sales
and marketing intranet site, enabling the Xerox sales force to
search
easily and efficiently for brochures about network printers, digital
copiers and multifunction systems, program information and data on
competing
products when making a sale.
. Nextel Communications, a leading provider of fully integrated
wireless communications services, uses the GSA to search its support
help
center -- providing employees with immediate access to a wide range
of
technical and support information to help them respond rapidly to
customer
inquiries.
. The City of San Diego deploys the GSA on its public website,
enabling residents and visitors to easily locate information and
services such
as legislative documents, live meeting webcasts, and online systems
for reporting and tracking street repairs and other civic business.
"In just over one year, we've proven that the Google Search
Appliance
is an effective search solution for a wide range of companies and
institutions,"
said Joan Braddi, Google's vice president of Search Services. "The
Google Search Appliance is the search engine that CIOs, IT and
business
managers need. It's simple and it delivers high-quality results at a
price
that fits their business objectives."
In addition to the customers announced today, the GSA is deployed
inside The Boeing Company, Cisco Systems, Huntington Bank, PBS.org,
National Semiconductor Corp., Sur La Table, Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada), Wesleyan University, and many
others.
The GSA is available in three models: the GB-1001, for departments
and mid-sized companies; the GB-5005, for dedicated, high-priority
search services such as customer-facing websites and company-wide
intranet applications; and the GB-8008, for centralized deployments
supporting
global business units. GSA pricing starts at $28,000, including two
years of support and software updates. More information can be found
at www.goebelgroup.com
About Google
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people
around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by
Stanford
Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web
property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising
program,
which is the largest and fastest growing in the industry, provides
businesses
of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall
web
experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with
offices
throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information,
visit
www.google.com
# # #
Google is a trademark of Google Technology Inc. All other company
and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with
which they
are associated.
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