I have just stumbled upon Google's Enterprise Blog and discovered that Google is holding a contest to see how "Findable" the Google Search Appliance is in your workplace. The deadline for this contest is March 31, 2009 and the winners shall be announced on April 17.
The Google Search Appliance is an on-premise search solution that has the ability to search all content through one search box for your business including your web servers, intranets, file shares, databases, content management systems, and business applications.
Google will pick 2 lucky winners who will receive an all expense paid trip to the Google IO conference and they will have a chance to tell their story during an enterprise search session. Other prizes include two HTC Dream phones, and a whole host of Google schwa but these gifts will only be offered to winners in North America.
Make sure to read the complete guidelines of this contest before registering. A quick overview includes:
- You need to take a picture of you and your Google Search Appliance.
- Submit your GSA story.
- The GSA team will read your story and look at your picture to judge the quality and uniqueness of your content.
If you already own a Google Search Appliance click Here to enter the contest.

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