CNET Technology Information Network January 14 International Report In order to achieve diversified operation, Google launched Google Mini on the US local time this week.
Google hopes that this new product can make it a large search dedicated server business, meet the needs of small documents, and budgetary small businesses. Google Mini can search 50,000 documents, starting from $ 5,000 in Google.com from this Thursday. Google starts sales of search-in servers since 2002, with a price of more than $ 30,000, but can search 100,000 or more documents.
In addition, Google will also launch the upgraded high-end search dedicated server to provide customers with new security control and other functions.
Search dedicated servers have always been Google's "Deputy Industry". Analysts estimate that sales from the search dedicated server is only $ 50 million, only a few parties in their turnover. Laura, Vice President of Forrester Information, said that this is related to Google's "center of gravity", it has always put the main energy on its core business.
But the general manager of the Google Enterprise Department said that this situation will be changed. He said that although this is a small market, we will see it as a growing market. In terms of R & D and marketing, we will invest more resources. Our growth rate is very fast, and in profit, we think that there is a big demand for search interior.
Dave pointed out that Google Mini will be the "most effective hitting point" of their business business, because it will attract more business customers with demand. In the latest versions, Google also improves the ability to search for dedicated databases, such as Oracle database.
Google has many competitors in the business search business field - including Fast Search & Transfer, Atonomy, Verity. In addition, many companies, including INKTOMI, Altavista, have not succeeded. But Laura pointed out that Google Mini will eventually bring a big market to Google, and other companies' financial resources are not strong enough, and lack of brand awareness.
