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Google In A Box

Posted by timothy on from the besides-everybox dept.

26199 writes "The BBC is reporting on an interesting product from Google -- a shiny yellow box to add to your server rack. The box is a Linux computer, and it provides Google search facilities for your company's intranet. Just remember to think about the security implications before you install one... the article does a good job of discussing the risks." As the article points out, in-house google boxes are not a brand-new product, but now they're pushing them harder.

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  1. Re:So, what's new here? by jrivar59 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    *yawn*

    It's been around at least since 2002. Looks like they've added some flavor holes to the front now. MMmm smell that google goodness.