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Very interesting news from the desk of Google today. It now looks like they are offering enterprise search solutions with a company called BearingPoint. Interesting read:
BearingPoint Partners With Google to Launch Search Solutions Practice Group
Companies to Bring Search-Centric Information Solutions to Major Enterprise Customers
Feb 14, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE), the leading global management and technology consulting firm, today announced an agreement with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) to deliver search solutions to major enterprise customers. For more information on BearingPoint’s search solutions practice please visit http://www.bearingpoint.com/googlesearch.
BearingPoint and Google are working together to bring powerful but simple Google search solutions to complex enterprise environments. BearingPoint extends Google’s search capabilities by offering companies customized search technology tailored for specific business environments in industries such as pharmaceuticals, banking, brokerage, high-tech and aerospace.
“We are enthusiastic about providing the marketplace with our new suite of solutions for Google’s search products and see a tremendous opportunity to address a significant and growing sector,” said Harry You, CEO, BearingPoint. “Search technology is rapidly becoming a critical application in today’s business environment and BearingPoint is committed to developing the products, services and partners that keep us at the forefront of the information technology landscape.”
“Google’s enterprise business more than doubled in 2005, and we look forward to continued success in 2006,” said Dave Girouard, general manager, Google Enterprise. “As companies realize that search is critical to global business, we’re pleased that BearingPoint is delivering the integration services, application plug-ins, and on-the-ground expertise that customers are
demanding.”
You continued, “Enterprise users expect the same level of functionality, simplicity and ease-of-use in the enterprise that they
experience as consumers on the Internet. This is part of a shift we call consumerization of the enterprise and Google search
products are at the leading edge of this trend.”
The ability for employees to quickly and easily access corporate information accelerates collaboration and problem solving and
reduces costs associated with redundant work. The new BearingPoint practice area will offer service, technology, and expertise to help unlock information stored across the enterprise.
BearingPoint will provide customers with:
* Ease and Speed of Integration — BearingPoint’s deep understanding of
each industry, specific enterprise applications, heterogeneous
platforms and legacy systems will help achieve rapid integration of the
Google search technology into the most complex enterprise environments.
* Extended Search Reach — BearingPoint provides proprietary technology
plug-ins, customized search software, and integration services to
enhance and improve the Google Search Appliance’s capabilities in
specific enterprise environments, extending and tailoring search reach
into targeted enterprise systems, making information more universally
accessible to users, and providing high-quality search results.
* Security and Access Control — Leveraging Google’s native support for
basic authentication, SSO solutions and SAML interfaces, BearingPoint
provides customized security integration for search solutions to the
enterprise. BearingPoint brings the skills and expertise to address
difficult IT security issues in the enterprise search environment, such
as single-sign-on and identity management, to enhance Google’s native
security features.
* Sales, Service and Support — BearingPoint’s large global team provides
the depth of sales, integration services, and support that enterprises
demand.
Bringing the Solution to Market
BearingPoint will also leverage its expertise in various vertical markets to address specific endemic needs. Currently, BearingPoint is working with several leading companies in pharmaceuticals, banking, brokerage, high-tech and aerospace to identify how search solutions can benefit their organizations.
About BearingPoint, Inc.
BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE) BearingPoint’s experienced team of management and technology consultants have built a reputation for knowing what it takes to help businesses achieve their goals. Never satisfied with the latest management theory or off-the-shelf solution, our practical and direct approach to problem solving is always driven by the needs and timetables of our clients. Our strength is our people — ambitious, committed and ingenious — who understand the particular needs of those we serve in the private and public sectors. From strategy through execution we help clients make the right decisions and then work closely with them to get it done. For more information on BearingPoint and its search solutions, visit the Company’s website at http://www.BearingPoint.com or call 1-866-661-FIND.
Some of the statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as “will,” “expects,” “believes” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and as such are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events or our future financial performance that may not prove to be accurate. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in these forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements speak only as of the date they were made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE BearingPoint, Inc.
Jocelyn Johnson of BearingPoint, Inc., +1-917-406-5886,
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