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Many of our customers find it difficult to figure out which LDAP query to run in their Google Search Appliance (GSA) or Google Mini (Mini) LDAP setup wizard.  When configuring LDAP on the GSA, a common issue that the user may run into is finding the correct information for the “Distinguished Name” (DN) field.

Our solution to this problem is a handy command that can be executed on your server providing Active Directory.

In order to quickly find the DN, open a command prompt and enter the command “adsiedit.msc”.

After you execute this command navigate to the account in which you are seeking the distinguished name (This is typically your account).

Right-click on that account and select “properties”.

Then find the “Distinguished Name” category, double-click, and you will have the answer you seek.

In a recent Tech Target interview, MC+A’s president, Michael Cizmar, outlined his opinions on the growing popularity of cloud computing and how it will affect both IT solutions companies and enterprise end-users. 

 While a strong advocate for innovation, Michael believes that even in a “cloudy” world, there will still be a great need for solution companies who can add value by efficiently implementing new technologies across the enterprise.

According to Michael, those who prove their expertise by developing applications that make the cloud more efficient and productive, will continue to play a vital role in the technology world.  In addition, enterprise users win as talented developers are incented to showcase their abilities to an otherwise difficult to reach audience.   

As Michael notes, “If you have an application, and put it on the Google marketplace, you’re immediately exposed to 500,000 customers.”  With this type of opportunity for developers, and the resulting benefits to enterprise users, cloud computing - and innovative companies like MC+A - may be in the process of creating the perfect storm. 

Read the full interview here: 

http://channelmarker.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/06/12/the-impending-cloud/

Last year, Google Enterprise published a custom Keymatch OneBox project written in Java. We ported it to C# for those .NET inclinded.

Check it out at:

http://www.codeplex.com/keymatch

Michael

We’ve received numerous requests over the past couple of months on using OneBox technology to pull data from SAP systems. We’ve created a solution offering for customers that employs our SAP OneBox Framework. We can use this framework to pull a variety of SAP data out of Netweaver. We’ve developed a sample using the classic flight data scenario.

Check out our PowerPoint presentation on our offering through this link:

Get Presentation Here!

Thanks to Adam Jenkin for reporting an issue with the GSALib. We now have released an update that moves the configuration from a seperate file to the appSettings of the configuration file.

There is also the simplest of demonstrations of how to use the library in an ASP.Net VB application.

Please goto: http://www.codeplex.com/GSALib to download the updates.

The Weather OneBox allows the Google Search Appliance and the Google Mini to retrieve real-time weather data from Google.com. This ASP.NET web application was developed as a result of MC+A’s participating in the Google Enterprise Professional Program and is now freely available and includes the Apache 2.0 Open Source License.

You can request your copy here

I’m happy to annouce that MC+A will be bundling in the GSS with any purchase of a Google mini with us(A $650 value!!!). That will include support for the GSS while the mini is supported.

If you are interested, complete the contact us form and we’ll get in touch with you.

The following features have been added:

• Multiple Start Ulrs (so it can support more then one sharepoint instance)
• All configuration settings accessible from the administrative interface

Register to download here

More to come shortly!!!!

There has been many requests for a .NET library that accesses the Google Search Appliance. We are happy to release to the community a open source c# version based on the work Inxight did previously.

Check out the project at:
http://www.codeplex.com/GSALib

Will love to hear any feedback!