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TechCrunch announced Google's expanding use of its Trendalayzer within its Search Results Pages. 

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/google-now-charts-unemployment-and-other-public-data-in-search-results/

Below is a screen shot of "population of New York" on Google.

Google launched this service at a time when a another hyped search startup, Wolfram Alpha, was beginning to market its wares. You can view the Wolfram Alpha screenshot here:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/28/after-being-upstaged-by-google-wolfram-alpha-fires-back-with-a-leaked-screenshot/

The implications of the this type of search interface should prove disruptive for enterprise applications. As Google and other search vendors attempt bring visual tools to large publish data sets, users will expect these types of applications. Currently, expensive business intelligence solutions, generally in the hands of a just few managers and executive, offer this type of analysis.

The data visualization tools combined with the the Secure Data Connector shows that Google is on a path towards analyzing data on the SERP (search engine results page) as opposed to just linking to the the results.

Progress...It is exciting!