Google Mini Gets An Update

Google has added some new abilities to Google Mini, the smaller, cheaper version of its Search Appliance, giving it many features that have been added to the big Google Search Appliance. Minis now recognize access settings from Windows NT LAN Manager, Active Directory, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol directories and in HTTP Basic schemes for online transactions.
OneBox for Search Appliances has alos been added, letting owners create OneBoxes to be shown above search results to help on certain types of queries.
Meanwhile, a major search improvement is the OneBox feature, which lets the engine identify the intent of certain queries and compile and present a digest of data at the top of the search results list that may answer the user’s questions, saving them from having to click on search results. OneBox can be configured to compile human resources data, sales transaction details and employee contact and calendar information, for example.

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Original post by Nathan Weinberg