Google Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Results*

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Google Toolbar Gets Personal

Users Can Now Customize their Search Experience with Latest Version of Google Toolbar

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 30, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the latest version of Google Toolbar and a new Google Toolbar for Enterprise. The new beta versions of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer are open and customizable, with new features that enable users to customize their search experience and share information with friends.

Google Toolbar was designed to make the Internet easier to use and help people find the information they are looking for as quickly and easily as possible. The new versions of Google Toolbar now offer customizable buttons, online bookmarks, enhanced search features, new sharing capabilities, and an open API. Google Toolbar for Enterprise beta also includes administration and control for business environments.

“Now we’re putting the tools of innovation in the hands of our users,” said Marissa Mayer, VP of search products and user experience at Google. “We’ve opened up the Google Toolbar to enable them to create their own features and customize their search experience.”

Users can now personalize their Toolbar through the addition of Custom Buttons. Custom Buttons enable users to run search queries directly on any website, receive alerts, and subscribe to feeds, right from their Toolbar. For example, news enthusiasts can now add Custom Buttons to search all their favorite news and see top news stories directly from their Toolbar, putting the information they need at their finger tips, right when they want it.

Google offers users three ways to get Custom Buttons. They can create their own by simply right clicking the search box on any website and selecting “Generate Custom Search”. They can install a Toolbar button offered on one of their favorite websites. Or, they can select ready made buttons from Google’s new Button Gallery. Currently, morebuttons are available, including a variety of Custom Buttons for popular websites. The Button Gallery will display new third-party Custom Buttons as they are created. A simple XML API is now available for content publishers to create more advanced Custom Buttons for their sites.

The new version of Google Toolbar also enables users to create, label and manage bookmarks for their favorite sites with a single click. Bookmarks are now saved to a user’s Google Account making them accessible from any computer. For example, if a user bookmarks an interesting news article at work that they want to read later, they can now easily access it from their home computer.

Additional product enhancements include expanded search functionality that offer users helpful query suggestions and spelling corrections as they type in the search box. Enhanced sharing capabilities allow users to easily send and share web page content via Gmail, SMS, or a blog by selecting the section of page they want to share and clicking the new "Send To" button.

With this release, Google is also offering a new version of the Toolbar for enterprise environments. Google Toolbar for Enterprise beta includes all the new functionality of Google Toolbar, offering the same level of personalization and customization to corporate users. In addition, Google Toolbar for Enterprise includes group policy for administrative control of features, as well as Microsoft System Installer for easy corporate deployment. For example, an enterprise could distribute customized Toolbars to their users pre-loaded with Custom Buttons for Intranet sites, employee directories, and frequently used information sources.

The beta versions of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Google Toolbar for Enterprise for Internet Explorer are currently available in English and will be offered globally in more than 16 languages by the end of the quarter. Both versions of Google Toolbar run on Windows XP and support Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher. More information on the new versions of Google Toolbar is available at toolbar.google.com/T4/.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

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Couch Potatoes Overtake Google Zeitgeist

Announcement
January 25, 2006

Google Announces Top 15 Gainers for the Week Ending January 23

As we dove more deeply in January, U.S. Google users stuck to the tried and true: celebrity news related to TV (Zac Efron, Jenna Elfman), movies (Kate Beckinsale), and problems (Leif Garrett). The sports-minded tracked seasonal football, tennis and pre-Olympic skating news, as well as a major car auction and a reality show (American Idol). The pull of real-world news had just one appearance this week (Jill Carroll).

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. Below is a summary of the Google Zeitgeist results for the top 15 gainers on Google.com when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of January 16-23.

For more information, visit the Google Zeitgeist at www.google.com/zeitgeist.

Google.com Gainers

1. anna benson – persona in her own right and wife of Mets player Kris sounded off Jan. 22 about her husband’s trade to the Baltimore Orioles
2. zac efron – young star featured in new Disney channel "High School Musical" which premiered Jan. 20
3. kate beckinsale – star getting mixed reviews for her werewolf-hunting role in Underworld: Evolution, which premiered Jan. 20
4. miss america – venerable pageant had two firsts on Jan. 21: it’s now held in Las Vegas, and was televised on the cable channel Country Music Television
5. jenna elfman – former "Dharma and Greg" star debuted Jan. 23 in "Courting Alex," new sitcom on CBS
6. leif garrett – former teen star, arrested Jan. 14 for heroin possession, says he will beat his addiction
7. barrett jackson – mammoth collector car auction in Scottsdale, AZ ended Jan. 22 with record-breaking sales
8. american idol – popular reality competition premiered a new season Jan. 18
9. tanith belbin – ice dancing champion is warming up for her debut with partner Ben Agosto at the upcoming Winter Olympics
10. australian open – major tennis tourney is underway in Melbourne
11. martina hingis – now dubbed "Comeback Queen" for her headline-grabbing performance in the women’s semi-finals at the Australian Open
12. jill carroll – no word yet on the fate of U.S. reporter kidnapped Jan.7 in Baghdad
13. maria sharapova – Russian tennis star reached the women’s semi-finals of the Australian Open
14. seahawks – Seattle football team won against Carolina Panthers Jan. 22, giving them a first-time slot at this year’s Super Bowl vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers
15. steelers – Pittsburgh team beat the Denver Broncos Jan. 22, guaranteeing their spot against the Seattle Seahawks in this year’s Super Bowl on Feb. 5

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Google News out-of-beta

Announcement
January 23, 2006

Today we are announcing that Google News is graduating from beta with a couple of shiny new features. When we introduced Google News in September, 2002 our goal was to enable readers to get a broader perspective and dig deeper into the news – perhaps reading ten articles on a topic instead of one.

To do this, we developed a service that delivered news in an entirely new way by presenting it in "clusters" that displayed related articles in a single group. In only a few years, Google News has grown to 22 regional editions in 10 languages.

In addition to taking Google News out of beta, we are also introducing personalized news headlines. By further integrating Personalized Search into Google News, users can now receive recommended news stories based on their past news searches and articles they’ve read, giving them suggestions for interesting stories to explore that they may not have discovered otherwise.

Users who want to receive personalized news headlines simply sign up for Personalized Search. Then, whenever they’re signed in to their Google Account, they’ll see recommended headlines based on what they’ve read in the past. These results appear along the left hand column but users can also get a full page of recommended stories by clicking on the section. All of this is done automatically using algorithms: for example, we might recommend news stories to you that many other users have read, especially when you and they have read similar stories in the past.

We have also added another new section to the left-hand column that shows the most popular recent stories in the Google News edition you are viewing. Now you can see the top stories being published by editors across the web, other stories popular with readers, and topics that you track or are interested in – all on one page.

Additional info about Google News is available at news.google.com/intl/en_us/about_google_news.html. Krishna Bharat, the creator of Google News, also published a related post to the Google Blog that you may find interesting at googleblog.blogspot.com.

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Google Talk Federation

Announcement
January 17, 2006

Delivering on its commitment to user choice and open standards, Google today announced that its Google Talk service is now fully interoperable with other communications services that support the server-to-server XMPP protocol. This open interoperability, also known as federation, enables any communications service provider to connect to Google Talk so respective users can talk to each other.

Many service providers worldwide support XMPP federation today, as well as thousands of active XMPP-based communications services run by major corporations, ISPs, universities, and individual users. Some of these service providers supporting XMPP federation include Jabber.org, Earthlink, Sipphone’s Gizmo Project, Chikka (Philippines), MediaRing (Singapore), Tiscali (Italy), and Netease (China).

Email is an example of a federated network that enables people to communicate with one another, regardless of their email provider. Open interoperability is the first step towards bringing a similar level of openness and user choice to instant messaging and VoIP, and with today’s deployment of open server-to-server federation, Google Talk is enabling millions of people worldwide to communicate with each other instantly.

More information about Google Talk can be found at www.google.com/talk and www.google.com/talk/developer.html.

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Weekly Zeitgeist Encompasses Winter Pastimes Of All Kinds

Announcement
January 17, 2006

Google Announces Top 15 Gainers for the Week Ending January 16

For U.S. Google users, mid-January means the quest is on for information on outdoor sports (football, skating) as well as favored indoor activities (Golden Globes, literary scandal, celebrity gossip). People are curious about stars currently on screen (James Franco) as well as those off-screen but in the news (Joe Pichler, Angelina Jolie, Kim Mathers). Headlines that began appearing last week pinpointed interest in an ethical problem (James Frey, Smoking Gun), though ethics weren’t the emphasis of a new news outlet in Japan (Naked News). Maybe (Friday the 13th) explains everything – but probably not.

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. Below is a summary of the Google Zeitgeist results for the top 15 gainers on Google.com when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of January 9-16.

For more information, visit the Google Zeitgeist at www.google.com/zeitgeist.

Google.com Gainers

1. joe pichler – former child actor, now 18, has been missing since Jan. 8 and is feared dead in Bremerton, WA
2. golden globes – Hollywood’s annual award season for best in film, TV kicked off with this Jan. 16 gala
3. james franco – former "Freaks and Geeks" star now appears in the classical romance "Tristan and Isolde," which opened Jan. 13
4. james frey – best-selling author whose book, "A Million Little Pieces," has been touted on Oprah’s book club is now busy clarifying details of his personal memoir, which came under attack for fabrication last week
5. angelina jolie pregnant – the rumors appear to be true; on Jan. 11, the activist actress confirmed she and actor Brad Pitt will have a baby together
6. martin luther king – the annual U.S. holiday in commemoration for the civil rights leader, who died in 1968, took place Jan. 16
7. kim mathers – ex-wife of rapper Eminem became his wife again as they remarried Jan. 14 in Rochester, MI
8. sasha cohen – young skater won U.S. Figure Skating Championship Jan. 14, earning a place on the Olympic team
9. smoking gun – the investigative site revealed details Jan. 9 about author James Frey’s book that have led him to clarify details found in his best-selling memoir
10. denver broncos – formerly an also-ran, the team won the American Football Conference championship on Jan. 14, getting one step closer to a Super Bowl presence
11. naked news – having spread via the Internet and mobile devices since its 1999 debut in Canada, the outlet for news by the disrobed launched Jan. 10 as a mobile subscription service in Japan
12. hoodwinked – animated feature based on the tale of Little Red Riding Hood did well at the box office during Jan. 13 opening weekend
13. michelle wie – 16-year-old golf phenomenon didn’t win big at Sony Open on Jan. 14, triggering sports press speculation about her ability to compete on the men’s circuit
14. seahawks – Seattle football team came from behind to beat Washington Redskins Jan. 14 to win National Football Conference championship, putting them one game away from Super Bowl status
15. friday the 13th – as it happens occasionally, last Friday was that superstitious day when we attribute trouble (or weirdness) to a long-held "day of bad luck" tradition

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Google to Acquire dMarc Broadcasting

Brings Radio Advertising to Google AdWords Advertisers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 17, 2006 – Google Inc.(NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced it has agreed to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, Inc., a Newport Beach, Calif.-based digital solutions provider for the radio broadcast industry.

dMarc connects advertisers directly to radio stations through its automated advertising platform. The platform simplifies the sales process, scheduling, delivery and reporting of radio advertising, enabling advertisers to more efficiently purchase and track their campaigns. For broadcasters, dMarc’s technology automatically schedules and places advertising, helping to increase revenue and decrease the costs associated with processing advertisements.

In the future, Google plans to integrate dMarc technology into the Google AdWords platform, creating a new radio ad distribution channel for Google advertisers.

"Google is committed to exploring new ways to extend targeted, measurable advertising to other forms of media," said Tim Armstrong, vice president of Advertising Sales, Google. “We anticipate that this acquisition will bring new ad dollars and accountability to radio by combining Google’s expansive network of advertisers with dMarc’s talented team and innovative radio advertising technology. We look forward to working together to continue to grow and improve the ecosystem of the radio industry.”

“We are excited to be joining one of the most innovative companies in the world,” said Chad Steelberg, CEO of dMarc Broadcasting, Inc. “We are bringing together complementary visions of simplicity, efficiency, and accountability to the radio advertising process.”

dMarc customers will not experience any interruption in service. For more information on dMarc Broadcasting, please visit www.dmarc.net.

Transaction and Financial Information

Under the terms of the merger agreement, Google will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in dMarc, a privately held company, for total up-front consideration of $102 million in cash. In addition, Google will be obligated to make additional contingent cash payments from time to time if certain product integration, net revenue and advertising inventory targets are met over the next three years. The maximum amount of potential contingent payments is $1.136 billion over the next three years. Since these contingent payments are based on the achievement of performance targets, actual payments may be substantially lower. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. Google anticipates that the acquisition will close in the first quarter 2006. Substantially all of the payments will be accounted for as part of the purchase price for the transaction.

Safe Harbor

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the actual amount of contingent payments that may be made pursuant to the transaction, Google’s expectation that the acquisition of dMarc will bring new ad dollars and accountability to radio and improve Google’s operating performance, Google’s plans to integrate the dMarc technology into the Google AdWords platform following the consummation of the acquisition, and the expected timing for closing the acquisition by the end of the first quarter 2006. Such statements are just predictions and involve risks and uncertainties such that actual results and performance may differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations include the failure to

1. accurately estimate the amount of the contingent payments because of mistaken assumptions or predictions about the ability of dMarc’s business to achieve the performance targets described in the Merger Agreement,
2. receive regulatory approval for the acquisition,
3. successfully integrate dMarc and its employees into our organization and achieve expected synergies,
4. compete successfully in this highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace in which we have no significant previous experience and
5. retain key employees.

These and other risks are detailed from time to time in our periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Media Contacts:

Michael Mayzel
mmayzel@google.com
(650) 253-4565

Barry Schnitt
barry@google.com
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Google Personalized Home for mobile devices

Announcement
January 12, 2006

Today, Google continued the expansion of its mobile offerings with the announcement of Google Personalized Home for mobile devices, a new service that enables users’ access to their personalized Google homepage on their mobile phones and PDAs. With Personalized Home, users on-the-go can view the information they access most frequently from one screen on their mobile device. For example, business travelers can easily keep up with their personal stock quotes while they’re on the road, and news junkies can stay on top of their favorite headlines when they’re away from their desktops and TVs – all without having to search multiple web pages from a mobile device.

Google Personalized Home provides at-a-glance access to information such as Gmail, customized news headlines, local weather, stock updates, hand-picked RSS feeds and more. Information is optimized for the smaller screens and slower bandwidth of most mobile devices and is presented in a format that reduces the need to click multiple links.

Users who have already set up a personalized Google homepage on their PC can simply visit www.google.com through the web browser of their mobile device, select the "Personalized Home" link, and then sign in with their Google account username and password. The next time they visit google.com on their phone, they will automatically see the same customized content modules that are featured on the web version of their Google personalized homepage. (Users who do not yet have a personalized Google homepage on their PC should first visit www.google.com/ig from their desktop computer and select the content to be added to their homepage.)

Google Personalized Home is currently available for free to mobile users in the U.S. and works with any phone that contains an XHTML-capable web browser. Users should check with their carriers on their data service plan to determine if there are additional charges for web access.

For more information about Google Personalized Home, please visit www.google.com/mobile/igoogle/, or see the Reviewer’s Guide in the Google Press Center.

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Google Announces Two More Minis

Announcement
January 12, 2006

Today, Google announced two new Google Minis.

We first launched the Google Mini one year ago tomorrow. We’ve been delighted – even a bit overwhelmed – with its success. Thousands of Google Minis now search websites and intranets all over the world. And they continue to find more and more content for customers everyday. (Here’s a map of some customers, with comments on how the Mini is helping their business.)

To celebrate, we’re adding more Minis.

Minis are now available with extended capacity of 200,000 documents for $5,995 and 300,000 documents for $8,995, in addition to the current 100,000 document version available for $2,995.

We’ve taken the bright blue Mini box, the same plug-and-play simplicity, and added more capacity to meet the growing content needs of users. New Mini customers can choose from three models when ordering online from the Google Store. Current Mini customers can upgrade by simply purchasing more capacity.

More information on the new Minis and upgrades

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Traditional January Pastimes Dominate Google Weekly Zeitgeist

Announcement
January 12, 2006

Google Announces Top 15 Gainers for the Week Ending January 9

The past week tells the story of news emanating from the U.S. in early January: football, giant expos about cars and consumer electronics, and a major January birthday commemoration. People searching on Google.com sought out information on the biggest post-New Year’s game (Vince Young, Texas Longhorns, USC), immense annual trade shows (CES, Detroit Auto Show), and the upcoming recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King. Of course, regardless of the season, there’s always a desire to stay current on celebrity news (Emily Stern, Lindsay Lohan, Marcus Vick, Drake Bell, Lou Rawls) too, or to check out a new DVD release (Wedding Crashers, Isla Fisher).

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. Below is a summary of the Google Zeitgeist results for the top 15 gainers on Google.com when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of January 2-9.

For more information, visit the Google Zeitgeist at www.google.com/zeitgeist.

Google.com Gainers

1. vince young – University of Texas quarterback won big in the Rose Bowl Jan. 4, is opting to go pro with the NFL
2. texas longhorns – UT team’s first national championship in 36 years was the Rose Bowl win, 41-38
3. emily stern – daughter of Howard quit off-off Broadway play "Kabbalah" Jan. 3, fearing her father’s critics would focus on her nude performance
4. dancing with the stars – reality series gained in ratings with premiere of new season Jan. 5
5. marcus vick – former Va. Tech quarterback arrested on firearms charges Jan. 9, just 3 days after dismissal from Hokies for Gator Bowl "unsportsmanlike conduct"
6. CES – massive Consumer Electronics Show engulfed Las Vegas and news reports starting week of Jan. 9
7. lindsay lohan – teen star was briefly hospitalized in Miami Jan. 5 for asthma attack
8. wedding crashers – popular 2005 comedy starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan released on DVD Jan. 3
9. martin luther king – civil rights leader will be remembered on U.S. federal holiday celebrated Jan. 16
10. bird flu – recent human outbreaks reported in Ukraine, Turkey increase concern
11. USC – favored Rose Bowl team was bested in an upset by Texas on Jan. 4
12. isla fisher – actress with small part in "Wedding Crashers" receives fresh praise for her performance based on DVD release and reviews
13. detroit auto show – new makes and models are the focus of the giant annual car expo which began Jan. 9
14. lou rawls – velvet-voiced singer died of cancer Jan. 6 in Los Angeles at age 72
15. drake bell – Nickelodeon star ("Drake & Josh") recovers at home after surviving a serious Dec. 29 car accident

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Google to Announce Q4 2005 Financial Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 11, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)

What: Google Inc. will report its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Time: 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT

Webcast: The live Webcast of Google’s earnings conference call can be accessed at investor.google.com/webcast. The Webcast version of the conference call will be available through the same link for approximately two weeks following the conference call, after which time Google will include the Webcast in the "archive" section of the Google Investor Relations website.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

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Google Earth for Mac

Announcement
January 10, 2006

Today, Google introduced Google Earth for Mac. Available for free, Mac users can now engage in the immersive mapping experience of Google Earth, exploring and annotating the world with ease. Google Earth for Mac is available for download at earth.google.com.

Google Earth is like a web browser, but for the earth. As such, it needs to be accessible from multiple platforms. Available in beta for 10.4.x OS, Google Earth for Mac offers the same features as the PC version, such as animated driving directions, zoom in and out capabilities, 3D buildings view, and more. Google Earth Plus and Google Earth Pro are not yet available for Mac.

In line with Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, Google will continue to improve and enhance the content and accessibility of Google Earth for all users worldwide. For more information about Google Earth, please visit earth.google.com.

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Google Unwraps the Google Pack

Free Software Package Offers Users One Stop to Discover, Install and Maintain a Wide Range of Essential PC Programs

CES, LAS VEGAS, Nev., January 6, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced Google Pack beta, a free collection of safe, useful software from Google and other companies that improves the user experience online and on the desktop. In just a few clicks, users can easily discover, install and maintain software to surf the web faster and safer, communicate better, and effectively manage information.

"We’ve heard from countless new computer owners that it can take days or weeks to install all the software they need to make their computer useful," said Marissa Mayer, VP of search products and user experience at Google. "We developed Google Pack to give users a way to painlessly install all the essential software they need – pre-configured in a sensible way – in a matter of minutes. Better yet, users don’t have to keep track of software updates or new programs – we maintain and update all the software for them."

Google Pack offers programs that meets Google’s high software standards and are considered best in their class, including:

• Adobe Reader 7
• Ad-Aware SE Personal
• GalleryPlayer HD Images
• Google Desktop
• Google Earth
• Google Pack Screensaver
• Google Talk
• Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
• Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition
• Picasa
• RealPlayer
• Trillian

Google Pack also includes Google Updater, a new tool that intelligently downloads, installs and maintains all the software in the Google Pack. Google Updater alerts users when updates and new programs become available and ensures each program is always up-to-date. Google Updater can also be used to monitor the status of installation, run software that’s been installed, or easily uninstall software.

Users can easily select which programs they want to install. For programs already installed on a computer, Google Updater checks whether the latest version is running. If not, Google Updater will install the latest version.

Every program included in the Google Pack is free, has earned a reputation for excellence, and was evaluated to ensure it meets Google’s Software Principles. Google respects users’ rights to control their own computers and does not include software that is spyware, generates pop-ups, or that is difficult to uninstall. Additional information on Google’s Software Principles is available at www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/software_principles.html.

Google Pack beta is available in English, runs on Windows XP, and supports Firefox 1.0 and higher and Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher. More info on Google Pack is available at pack.google.com.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Additional Information from Google Pack Partners

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Free Adobe Reader 7.0 software enables users to view, print, search, and interact with Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. "Google Pack is a convenient, easy way for consumers to be sure they have the latest versions of important, free software applications," said Kurt Garbe, vice president, Platform Business Unit, Adobe Systems Incorporated. "By including the ubiquitous Adobe Reader in Google Pack, Google is helping ensure consumers will be able to reliably view, print and interact with Adobe PDF files, the de facto standard for electronic documents exchanged on the Web and over email."
Media Contact: John Cristofano, jcristof@adobe.com, 408-536-4135

Cerulean Studios
Trillian is an award-winning communications software client, with support for interoperable IM, voice and video. "We’re very excited for Trillian to be included in Google Pack, as we at Cerulean Studios have always been very focused on giving end-users the highest quality experience possible," said Scott Werndorfer, Co-founder, Cerulean Studios. "We believe this goal aligns Trillian perfectly with Google Pack."
Media Contact: Scott Werndorfer, marketing@ceruleanstudios.com, 203-775-6310

GalleryPlayer Media Networks

GalleryPlayer Media Networks programs the world’s finest HD art and photography to high resolution displays for the residential and commercial markets through a variety of distribution platforms including Cable and Satellite, Internet and Private Networks. "Today’s Digital Consumer wants easily accessible tools, services, upgrades and downloads at their fingertips," said Rusty Citron, GalleryPlayer Media Networks vice president of marketing. Google Pack defines the essence of this new model, and as the line between online media and software continues to blur, it is products like GalleryPlayer that will drive traffic and brand loyalty."
Media Contact: Martin Levy, martin@martinlevypr.com, 206-851-7256

Lavasoft AB

Ad-Aware SE Personal is an antispyware program from the industry pioneer Lavasoft AB, offering solid protection against online trespassers prying on Internet activities, enabling users to maintain a high degree of privacy while surfing the Web. "Lavasoft is excited to team with Google to include its award-winning and industry-leading antispyware solution in Google Pack," said Merja Turpeinen, Marketing & PR Coordinator at Lavasoft AB. "We are pleased to help Google deliver a privacy protection package to their users."
Media Contact: Merja Turpeinen, merja@lavasoft.de, +358 9 6932220

Mozilla

Firefox is the safer, easy-to-use, and innovative Web browser from Mozilla. "We are excited that Firefox will be included in the Google Pack," said Christopher Beard, Vice President of Products at Mozilla. "Enabling easier access to Firefox through the Google Pack means many more people will get to enjoy a better Web experience."
Media Contact: Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com, 650-762-2820

RealNetworks

RealPlayer offers an easy-to-use product for consumers to access and manage all their digital media from one convenient place. "For nearly two years, RealNetworks and Google have been working together on new ways to give consumers easy access to our products and services," said Jeff Chasen, vice president of RealNetworks’ RealPlayer division. "We’re excited that RealPlayer, already an integral part of consumers’ web experience, will now be available as part of the Google Pack of essential software."
Media Contact: Ronda Scott,rscott@real.com, 415-934-2016

Symantec

Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition provides home users who are using the Internet, exchanging emails, Instant Messages and downloading content with essential and continually updated protection against viruses and other common Internet threats. Google Pack users will receive an introductory 6-month subscription to Symantec’s virus protection updates and, once the subscription expires, will have the option to purchase a 12-month subscription renewal. "Symantec estimates that 30-40% of all connected consumer systems are not adequately protected," said Enrique Salem, senior vice president, security products and solutions, Symantec Corp. "We are pleased to work with Google to provide a Special Edition version of our market-leading Norton AntiVirus to help Google users surf the Internet, use email and exchange instant messages free from worry about Internet viruses and other threats."
Media Contact: Kelly Davis, kelly_davis@symantec.com, 310-633-5199

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Google to Launch Video Marketplace

CBS Leads List of Video Providers with CSI, Survivor, NCIS, Amazing Race and Classics Including I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, Twilight Zone and Many Others

NBA Introduces Current Season Games for the First Time on the Web

Google Video Store To Show News and Historical Videos from ITN, Charlie Rose Interviews; New Titles Will Be Added Everyday

LAS VEGAS, NV – Jan. 6, 2006 – Live from the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced the planned opening of the Google Video store, the first open video marketplace enabling consumers to buy and rent a wide range of video content from a major television network, a professional sports league, cable programmers, independent producers and film makers. This fast growing collection of videos will include prime-time and classic hits from CBS, a full slate of NBA games from this season and outstanding performances from the past, music videos from SONY BMG, Charlie Rose interviews as well as news and historical content from ITN and new titles being added everyday.

"Google Video will let you watch lots of high quality video on the web for the first time. You can search and browse, and we make it fast and easy for you to watch," said Larry Page, Google’s co-founder and president, Products. "For video producers and anyone with a video camera, Google Video will give you a platform to publish to the entire Google audience in a fast, free and seamless way."

Available soon, people who visit the Google Video homepage at video.google.com will be able to browse listings of video by category from the store or search Google’s entire collection of videos by simply entering keywords into the search box.

"This is yet another exciting platform in which CBS can leverage its market-leading content to a whole new audience," said Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation. "Making our programming accessible to the Google Video store guarantees our shows significant new exposure to millions of users who are likely to access this Web service and who may not be traditional TV viewers. As the industry’s most prolific generator of popular TV content, it’s only natural that CBS would partner with Google on this service, which is destined to become one of the web’s most popular destinations."

CBS’s current primetime hits will include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Survivor and The Amazing Race. Library classics will include I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, The Twilight Zone, MacGyver, Have Gun Will Travel, Mannix, My Three Sons, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. All CBS programs will be presented commercial free.

Google Video will also feature NBA games from this season and some of the greatest individual performances in NBA history. Marking the first time NBA fans can purchase full NBA contests on the Web, each NBA game for the rest of this season, including the NBA Playoffs and The Finals, will be available to fans in its entirety 24 hours after the contest’s conclusion. In addition, the highest scoring games of several of the NBA’s best players will be available including Kobe Bryant’s 62 point performance in three quarters vs. Dallas last month.

"Google’s innovative presentation of information and content is revolutionizing the way people access media," said NBA Commissioner David Stern. "In the increasingly competitive and rapidly changing world of entertainment, Google Video provides us with a new way to deliver the NBA experience to our fans when and how they want it."

Additional highlights of Google’s video collection will include:

• Music videos from SONY BMG. The line-up of launch videos includes offerings from some of SONY BMG’s global superstar artists, including Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Kenny Chesney, Destiny’s Child, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Lil’ Flip, Jessica Simpson, Shakira, System of a Down, Switchfoot, Usher, and many more.
• Feature Length Independent Films from Greencine.com. Including works by legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda ( Promised Land), documentary filmmaker Ted Bonnitt (Mau Mau Sex Sex) and independent actor/director Caveh Zahedi (In the Bathtub of the World).
• Historic, news and educational footage from ITN. This material ranges from coverage of key events in 2005 such as the Pope John Paul II’s death, back to a recording of the 1896 coronation of Tsar Nicholas II – one of the earliest known pieces of moving imagery.
• Charlie Rose interviews. Including interviews with Henry Kissinger, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Martha Stewart, Martin Scorsese, Harrison Ford, Dan Rather, Charles M. Schulz, Steve Jobs, Jay Leno, Tom Brokaw, and others.
• Cartoon classics from Classic Media. Featuring many of the world’s most famous animated series such as "Felix the Cat," "Casper The Friendly Ghost," and "Rocky and Bullwinkle."
• Children’s educational programming from CLEARVUE & SVE. Educational video topics vary from teen education on tattoos to explanations about the workings of the human brain.
• Clips from Getty Images’ Archive Films Collection. A diverse collection of short clips that capture personalities, moments and eras throughout history – selected from vintage newsreels and educational film, as well as contemporary news and events from around the world.

There will be thousands of titles for sale in the Google Video store with more titles added everyday. The list of content producers will also include a broad range of entertainment and educational partners including among others, BlueHighways TV, CareTALK, Fashion TV, here! TV, HDNet, HilariousDownloads.com, Image Entertainment, iWatchNow.com, Kantola Productions, MediaZone.com, Plum TV, PorchLight Entertainment, SOFA Entertainment, Teen Kids, Trinity Broadcasting Network, WGBH, Wheels TV, and Wilderness Film India Ltd.

Launched early last year, Google Video is the first open video marketplace where any video producer, large or small, can upload their content and distribute it for free or at a price. Video prices are set by the content provider with no minimum or maximum dollar-limit. Owners also have the choice to offer their content with or without copy protection – enabling them greater control over its distribution.

Additionally, content from Google Video can be viewed with a new player that can be downloaded for free from any playback page. It offers all the traditional playback options (play, pause, stop…) as well as a "thumbnail" navigation feature that enables users to browse through an entire video, or frames at a time, with a simple click of their mouse.

iPod and Sony Playstation Portable users will also be able to download and watch any non-copy-protected content from Google Video, and even get it specially optimized for playback on their devices. The Google Video store will be available throughout the world, however purchasing premium content in the Google Video store will only be available in the U.S.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Media Contact:

Nathan Tyler
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Intel and Google Announce Plans to Bring Video Search Technology to the Living Room on new Intel® Viiv™ Technology Platforms

Planned Technology Collaboration Would Enable Consumers to Quickly and Easily Search, Manage and Consume Video in the Digital Home

INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, LAS VEGAS – Jan. 5, 2006 – Intel Corporation and Google today announced plans to work together in bringing Google Video to the new Intel® Viiv™ technology platform. This planned collaboration is intended to give consumers an easy way to search, manage, and consume the huge amount of video information available on the Internet from the comfort of their couch.

The technology involved makes it possible to combine the power of Google Video with Intel’s expertise in digital home interoperability specifications, allowing Google Video users to consume video on their television and on portable devices wherever and whenever they choose. Intel Viiv technology is designed to enhance and manage digital entertainment in the home. PCs based on the Intel Viiv technology platform will be able to support high-definition video, surround sound and many other exciting features for the consumer that demands more from their entertainment experience.

"Google looks forward to working with Intel to bring Google Video to consumers who use the new Intel Viiv platform," said Susan Wojcicki, vice president for product management at Google. "Both companies believe open standards are critical to provide rapid growth in digital entertainment. Our goal is to work closely with Intel to make Google Video content available on new digital devices in the home."

"With the explosion of digital entertainment choices, consumers will need simple, easy ways to locate the content they want and easily play it when they want," said Intel’s Kevin Corbett, vice president, Digital Home Group and general manager, Content Services Group.

"Intel Viiv technology has been designed to make it simple for companies like Google to offer compelling new media platforms incorporating digital rights management and search technologies that work on open interoperability specifications. This combination would provide consumers with the best of Google search and Viiv simplicity enabling new TV experiences."

The introduction of Intel Viiv technology today marks an effort by Intel to enable a broad choice of entertainment and information from around the world so that consumers can more easily download, view, manage, store and enjoy their content anytime and on a variety of devices. Systems based on Intel Viiv technology are available today from various computer manufacturers, go to www.intel.com for more information.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com. Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.

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Otto Pijpker
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(503) 677-5310

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Nathan Tyler
nate@google.com
(650) 253-4311

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Motorola and Google Align for Mobile Search

Motorola enables users immediate access to Google on millions of Motorola handsets worldwide

Las Vegas, NV – 6 January 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a global alliance to enable users easy access to Google on Motorola handsets.

Motorola will integrate a Google icon onto select devices so that users can connect directly to Google anytime, anywhere at the click of a button. These mass-market, Internet-optimized handsets will be distributed from early 2006 to select Motorola customers worldwide.

"Many of our customers have been asking for mobile devices integrated with their consumers’ favorite online search services. By featuring Google on Motorola handsets for those customers, we are making it easier for consumers to connect to the information they need when they need it," said Scott Durchslag, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Global xProducts for Motorola’s Mobile Device business. "Our relationship with Google provides an opportunity for us to offer a high quality mobile search experience – one familiar to and loved by millions of users across the globe."

"Access to information is imperative for people on-the-go. Whether checking the local weather or locating the restaurant of their choice, consumers today require personalized search services that are tailored to their needs," said Nikesh Arora, vice president, European Operations, Google Inc. "With immediate access to Google, millions of Motorola users worldwide will be able to quickly and easily find information that’s important to them."

Motorola handsets with the Google icon are expected to be available to consumers starting in Q1 of 2006.

About Motorola

Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need on the go. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: www.motorola.com.

About Google Inc.

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 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 the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Contacts:

Motorola

Shannon Swallow
+847 668 7086
Shannon.swallow@motorola.com

Una Kent
+ 44 78 023 65956
Una.kent@motorola.com

Google Inc.

Debbie Frost
+ 650 253 4660
dfrost@google.com

Rachel Whetstone
+ 44 77 305 42178
rachelw@google.com

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