Google Donates Search Appliance to UT-Austin School of Information

AUSTIN, Texas -- Google, Inc. has donated a Google Search Appliance, a commercial/industrial grade search engine, to the University of Texas at Austin School of Information.

The gift of hardware and software will be used by students and faculty in their research endeavors, according to Dr. Don Turnbull, assistant professor in the School of Information.

It will also be used to enhance the navigability of iSchool's Web site, www.ischool.utexas.edu.

"The Google Search Appliance will be used to promote information retrieval research and development here at the School of Information", Turnbull said. "It will also be an integral part of the curriculum for a graduate course on Web Information Retrieval this upcoming spring semester."

The use of advanced technology such as the Google Search Appliance is one of the many progressive projects on information architecture now underway at the School of Information. Google's donation to the School of Information is a first for the company and is recognition, according to Dean Andrew Dillon, of the cutting-edge research now being conducted by faculty and students at Austin.

About the School of Information

The School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin is a graduate school whose mission is to capture the promise of the information age by actively generating and disseminating new knowledge related to the principles, processes, and applications of information accessibility and use in society.

About Google

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program, which is the largest and fastest growing in the industry, provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

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