Fishbowl Solutions Recognizes Andy Weaver for Achieving Google Search Appliance Qualified Deployment Specialist Certification

Certification Further Positions Fishbowl to Provide Expert-Level Consulting to Google Search Appliance Customers for their Deployments, System Integrations and Customizations

FISHBOWL HEADQUARTERS, MINNEAPOLIS, MN – March 12, 2015

News Facts

• Fishbowl Solutions, an Oracle WebCenter Content and Portal Specialized Gold Partner and a Google for Work Partner, announced today that team member Andy Weaver received the Google Search Appliance (GSA) Qualified Deployment Specialist certification. This certification is recognized as the highest level of GSA certification possible for Google partners, and further demonstrates Fishbowl’s commitment to provide expertise in the areas of enterprise search and overall information management.

• Andy spent many hours working to get certified, and had to demonstrate a deep knowledge of the GSA’s functionality and methodology in order to receive the certification. He has worked at Fishbowl Solutions for over ten years, and is the GSA Implementation and Oracle WebCenter Portal Team Lead. Past projects Andy has worked on have involved search integration, solution design, and implementation.

• Andy is the third Fishbowl employee to achieve the GSA Qualified Deployment Specialist certification. In March 2014, Kim Negaard and Greg Bollom received the certification. Greg and Kim are members of Fishbowl’s product development team, and work to create solutions that extend the power and reach of Google search.

• The GSA is an enterprise search technology developed by Google which builds on the accuracy of search on google.com. The GSA adds business-specific features like query suggestions, synonyms, and document previews to meet enterprise search needs. The GSA can search most enterprise information, from popular document formats to leading databases and document management systems, and respects the document-level permissions used in enterprise repositories.

• Fishbowl Solutions is a member of the Google Enterprise Partner program. Their value-add software and services for the GSA include the following:

o Reseller – new appliance sales or renewals

o GSA implementation services – configuration assistance, customizations, and training

o WebCenter Integration Services – GSA integration assistance with Site Studio websites, WebCenter Portal sites, and custom Content Server pages

o GSA Connector for Oracle WebCenter Content – indexes content stored in the Oracle Content Server repository while providing a Google-like search experience to WebCenter users

o GSA Connector for YouTube – includes YouTube videos in website or intranet search results

o GSA Connector for Windchill – indexes content stored in PTC Windchill while providing a Google-like search experience to users

o GSA Portal Search Suite – integrates the GSA with a WebCenter or Liferay portal

Supporting Quote

“Andy’s certification is another step forward for the Fishbowl team, and demonstrates our continued commitment to working with the Google Search Appliance,” said Tim Gruidl, President of Fishbowl Solutions. “In the coming months, even more of our consultants will work towards the Deployment Specialist certification. This will add to our strong base of Google knowledge and allow us to create even better and more innovative solutions for our customers.”

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About Fishbowl Solutions

Fishbowl Solutions was founded in 1999 and is a Google Enterprise Partner focused on providing enterprise search solutions using the Google Search Appliance (GSA). Fishbowl Solutions is dedicated to helping organizations solve costly and frustrating information management problems, and 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, Liferay Portal, and YouTube.

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Contact Info

Jason Lamon
Phone: 952.465.3420
Email: jlamon@fishbowlsolutions.com