Google has updated its Enterprise Search Appliance in effort to increase business functionality in the workplace.

The search giant says the GSA 7.0 helps workers find information stored anywhere in their organisation, whether on a desktop, smartphone or tablet.

"Every day, Google helps people find the information they need, when they need it," says Matthew Eichner, General Manager, Enterprise Search.

"In the workplace, people’s needs and expectations for search are similar.

"You might be searching for last quarter’s sales goals, product launch materials or your colleague’s telephone number – but there isn’t one simple search box to help you find all the information you need.

"When 60 percent of corporate workers say that it’s hard to find information within their organisation1, something needs to change.

"Ten years ago, Google introduced a bright yellow “Google in a box” for enterprises, giving them one simple way to search all content within their organisation.

"Today we are adding new capabilities for Google Search Appliance customers. GSA 7.0 delivers a universal, powerfully relevant, yet simple and familiar search experience to your users."

More search magic for business

GSA 7.0 also adds a new set of powerful search features, such as:

• Document preview - view thumbnails and flip through full-screen document previews right alongside search results.

• Google Translate - secure and automatic translations display in search results, in more than 60 languages.

• Updated language capabilities - including parsing the complex morphology of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean to improve results. Expert search - tap into your organisation’s knowledge graph, and instantly collaborate with colleagues who have answers.

• New interface - a more beautiful search experience rolling out with the GSA 7 series.

• Improved scale - a single rack of GSAs could now fit the equivalent of the entire Google.com index in 2000 – 1 billion pages.