Some commentators have downplayed the partnership announcement, but I think this is more than a marketing agreement.

InfoWorld reports that Google is seeking partners to expand the reach of its enterprise search products through a program called Google Enterprise Professional.

The Google Legacy, a new e-book by enterprise search guru and CMS Watch Contributing Analyst, Steve Arnold, puts Google under a microscope.

Google has removed a direct competitor, Thunderstone Software, from its index.

Longtime search vendor Thunderstone innovated the search appliance approach.

Google is coming out with a mini version of its increasingly popular search appliance.

Although available for two years in North America, Google's enterprise search product, the Google Appliance, could heretofore not be purchased overseas -- presumably for intellectual property reasons and a desire to minimize risks before the company's major IPO.