The announcement stems from a global agreement made by Ingram Micro and Google in 2007 for the company to distribute the Google Mini and Google Search Appliance (GSA) products worldwide.
Google's search appliances provide searching across more than 220 different file-formats, database formats, and content and document management systems such as Microsoft Sharepoint, Documentum, Livelink and FileNet.
Ingram Micro Australia's Enterprise Technology Group (ETG) will be responsible for distributing Google products.
David Lenz, GM Enterprise Technology Group, says the addition of Google's appliance range adds unique capability to the suite of products Ingram Micro can offer its enterprise-focused reseller partners.
"Ingram's Enterprise Technology Group provides the perfect platform for resellers looking to incorporate Google's appliances into the product range they offer their clients," he said.
"Google search appliances are often deployed in complex enterprise environments with a wide range of data sources and formats, and need to integrate data from many different enterprise products.
"We can provide our reseller partners with both in-depth expertise in the Google appliances themselves, and a wealth of experience across a wide range of commonly-deployed, enterprise solutions from our vendor partners such as Microsoft, EMC, HP, IBM, Oracle and others," added Lenz.
There are two products in Google's Enterprise Search Appliance range. The Google Mini is designed for Web site search and for small to medium-sized businesses.
The Google Search Appliance (GSA) is for the mid-market and data and e-file intense organisations such as legal firms, finance companies, health providers and government departments.
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