Google Introduces Black Box Search Solution

Another WebmasterWorld Exclusive. For a few hours anyway...

[Brett_Tabke]

We've been talking about it [webmasterworld.com] for a few months behind the scenes and had agreed with Google to remain quiet about it. However, on Monday Google is set to introduce the first Black Box (so called Internet Appliance) search solution ever put out by a search engine. It includes both software AND hardware.

Other companies have done one or the other, but never both. Altavista, Infoseek, Excite, and Inktomi have all offered search software before. This is the first time a major company with a history of search has put the duo together.

According to clients, Google is offering the appliance in two models:
one that is capable of indexing 200,00 documents that sells for under $19,500 and a beefier model with a million page plus capacity for $225k.

Evidently, Google has embargoed this story until sometime this week.

[wardbekker]

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