Yeah, you read that right.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) chose Sharepoint Server 2007 as the search platform to power their INFO 2008 database… over Google Search Appliance.
INFO 2008 is a database of content to enable all Olympic partners and media to "present, promote, and report" on the 29th Summer Olympics.
For more detailed information about the implementation and how it’s used, check out the formal case study at:
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000002332
For the official announcement & other media write ups about the implementation:
- Sharepoint Forum
http://www.sharepointforum.com/en-US/Lists/General%20announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=40&RootFolder=%2Fen%2DUS%2FLists%2FGeneral%20announcements - PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/149541/microsoft_sharepoint_powers_olympics_portal.html - Windows IT Pro
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/99971/sharepoint-goes-to-the-olympics.html - ECM Connection
http://www.ecmconnection.com/article.mvc/Microsoft-SharePoint-powering-Olympics-portal-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO - Office & Sharepoint Pro
http://www.officesharepointpro.com/content/1935/sharepoint-sharing-from-beijing.aspx
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