Google Search Appliance

What's New Snapshot - Version 5.0 Features:

New Google Search Appliance version 5.0 features give users secure access to more content sources, with enhanced search quality and new user interface options.

Reach

Content Connector Framework The connector framework makes it easy for partners, developers and customers to write connectors to any content system. We have provided pre-build connectors for the following ECM systems: Microsoft SharePoint, IBM FileNet, OpenText LiveLink, and EMC Documentum. Learn more about the Content Connector Framework.

Security

Google SAML Bridge - Windows Integrated Authentication Google SAML Bridge provides support for Windows Integrated Authentication. When enabled, end-users will be not prompted for credential's when they enter search queries through their browser, instead the Google Search Appliance uses the same credentials that the user supplied for Windows domain while logging to their windows machine.

Secure file system crawling and serving The Google Search Appliance provides support for secured crawling and serving of secured file shares.

SAML SPI enhancements The Google Search Appliance provides support for SAML SPI. With this release, we have made significant performance improvements to our SAML SPI framework. As a result, customers who leverage the SAML SPI will see improved performance on their secure search queries.

Search Quality

Date Biasing The new Date Biasing feature allows administrators to influence the search ranking based on the age of the documents. Administrators can also specify the amount of influence Date Biasing should have in an easy-to-use web-based interface.