MC+A

MC + A’s CEO, Michael Cizmar, has been interviewed by the IT website SearchITChannel.com about his opionions and for his expertise on Google and other technologies. Check out the interview here:

http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid96_gci1276994,00.html

As always, if you have any questions about Google, SharePoint or how we can help you more efficiently integrate those or other technologies for your business, contact us at sales@mcplusa.com.

There are two quietly release open source projects for the Google Appliances. The first allows for some javascript parameteric filter (aka facetted navigation) and the second implements search as you type (i.e. Google suggest).

Take a look at them here:

Parametric
http://code.google.com/p/parametric/

Search as you type
http://code.google.com/p/search-as-you-type/

Both these will be now included in our JumpStart services to be implemented during the jumpstart.

Social Bookmarking and Social Networking in your enterprise

We are reaching out again to invite you to attend a free webinar session where you’ll learn best how you can use Connectbeam to add an integrated social software platform for the enterprise, combining social bookmarking and tagging, social networking, expertise location and live profiles, along with social search.

Take your search appliance to the next level

Join us in online for a short presentation of Connectbeam’s integrated solution with the Google Search Appliance on August 21.
During this webinar, you will see:

• How social bookmarking can increase the usefulness of search results.
• How quickly and easily you can get started with Connectbeam collaboration
• How you can find knowledge experts within your organization
• Learn to make search much easier to use!

Webinar details

Date: August 21th

Time:1:00pm – 1:45pm

Location:Webinar

Price:Free

Register Today

New Office to Provide Support and Services to MC+A Customers Throughout the Latin America Region

MC+A, A North America leader in technologies related to enterprise search, today is announcing the opening of its newest office in Rio De Janeiro. The new office will provide technology products, service and support to MC+A’s expanding customer base in Brazil, as well as global customers located throughout the Latin America region. Additionally, this office will serve as an off shore development house for MC+A in North America. This office expands MC+A’s global footprint and underscores the company’s standing as the leading figure implementing Google enterprise technologies.

Cristiano Nogueira will manage the company’s Brazilian office. He has more than 10 years of experience in the consumer applications market. The office will leverage MC+A’s North American network of resources to better serve customers.

“The ease of Google technology is something that Brazilians have come to enjoy. Combing Google technology with our implementation services is a dynamite combination. MC+A is the only company in Brazil with the expertise in this area to do so.” – Cristiano.

MC+A is always looking to form alliances with other company that will extend our reach into areas that would otherwise be difficult to market in. We have begun working with several companies and are continuing to look at more companies, particularly in the northern area and Brasilia.

If you are a company who’s looking to partner, simply email partner@mcplusa.com and we’d be happy to contact you.

MC+A is announcing the availability of the Google Aqualogic Search(GAS). The GAS allows the Google Search Appliance to index data stored in BEA’s Aqualogic Portal and serve search requests from Aqualogic portlets.

Key features of Google Aqualogic Search GAS:

• Works with both Google Search Appliance’s and BEA’s security model
• Content security is controlled by Aqualogic’s security model.
• Unlimited scalability for BEA Portal environment
• Can index Knowledge Directory, Content Server and Publisher
• Can integrate within Aqualogic as a portlet to allow harnessing of the Google search algorithm and keeping your custom Aqualogic interface.

Google Aqualogic Search – The Architecture

GAS includes a Search Portlet that is deployed as a standard Aqualogic remote web service. A middle tier application brokers security requests from Google Search Appliance (GSA) using Aqualogic Interaction Development Kit (formerly EDK). Content from Knowledge Directory, Collaboration and Publisher repositories are indexed by the GSA. Additional document meta data can be included in the GSA to support more intelligent searching.

Google Aqualogic Search – Installation

GAS can be installed in just a few hours by our professional services team. Customization of the Search Portlet is accomplished using XSL style sheets.

MC+A Professional Services

Should you require GAS customizations, BEA Aqualogic, or additional Google access connectors, our professional services team will be happy to assist you. Simply email: sales@mcplusa.com

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