Fishbowl Solutions Announces GSA Portal Search Suite Version 1.0
Integration leverages Google Search Appliance and provides customers with seamless and flexible search integration for Oracle WebCenter and Liferay portals
News Facts
• Fishbowl Solutions, Inc., a Google for Work Partner and Oracle WebCenter Specialized Partner, has announced the release of the GSA Portal Search Suite Version 1.0. The GSA Portal Search Suite includes a set of standards-based portlets that enable secure search results from the Google Search Appliance (GSA) to be served directly from Oracle WebCenter and Liferay portals. With the integration provided by the GSA Portal Search Suite, customers will now be able to take full advantage of the GSA’s best-in-class search relevancy to enhance the overall portal user experience.
• Enterprise portals help aggregate data from multiple sources and display it to users within a unified, web-based interface. However, a common complaint is that the search within Oracle WebCenter and Liferay doesn’t provide relevant search so that users can find the content they need when they need it. Furthermore, these integrated search systems do not provide features that users have come to expect such as spelling suggestions, synonyms, and related search suggestions; as well as business specific features provided by the GSA, such as document previews and people search. All these factors detract from the overall portal user experience and impede widespread adoption.
• The GSA is an on premise solution that provides industry leading search technology but lacks the ability to integrate with WebCenter and Liferay portals out-of-the-box. This means that without costly custom development, organizations are unable to provide Google-quality search within the portal while upholding the security controls and branding standards already in place.
• Fishbowl’s GSA Portal Search Suite seamlessly integrates the GSA with WebCenter and Liferay portals. The integration is made possible by a collection of JSR-286 portlets that provide a search box and search results layout directly within the portal. These configurable portlets let customers choose which Google search features to expose, and lets them mix and match portlets for specific pages. The GSA Portal Search Suite also includes an authentication mechanism to provide single-sign-on between the portal and the GSA when performing secure searches. All these features help ensure that searches conducted from the portal return results with higher relevancy, and that search pages match the look and feel of the portal, leading to an enhanced user experience.
• Fishbowl’s GSA Portal Search Suite is available directly from Fishbowl Solutions. Additional benefits of the product include:
o Easy Administration – Manage your search pages, filters, result links, and GSA features for each search page
o Flexible Search Pages – Configuration options let you pick the right search tools for each search page while controlling the layout
• Fishbowl Solutions will be showcasing the GSA Portal Search Suite, along with their other GSA integrations for WebCenter, at Oracle OpenWorld, which takes place in San Francisco from September 28th through October 2nd. You can visit them in booth 2036 Moscone South.
Supporting Quote
“Fishbowl Solutions continues to invest in developing solutions that help customers solve costly and frustrating knowledge-sharing problems and maximize their technology investments,” said Tim Gruidl, president of Fishbowl Solutions. “Search is an important feature of a portal, and a poor search experience can lead to a bad overall portal experience. Fishbowl’s GSA Portal Search Suite brings the power of Google search to WebCenter and Liferay through a configurable, standards-based integration that will increase relevancy and therefore the overall usefulness of the portal.”
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About Fishbowl Solutions
Fishbowl Solutions is an Oracle Gold Partner and Google for Work Partner, founded in 1999, and focused on Oracle WebCenter products. Fishbowl is dedicated to helping organizations solve costly and frustrating information-management problems. Their enterprise search offerings bring the power and reach of Google to company websites, intranets, and portals. Fishbowl provides GSA implementation and consulting services, as well as integration software for Oracle WebCenter Content, Oracle WebCenter Portal, and YouTube.
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Contact Info
Jason Lamon
Phone: 952.465.3420
Email: jlamon@fishbowlsolutions.com
