Google search goes Universal

directly from Google's blog:

"Over several years, with the help of more than 100 people, we've built the infrastructure, search algorithms, and presentation mechanisms to provide what we see as just the first step in the evolution toward universal search. Today, we're making that first step available on google.com by launching the new architecture and using it to blend content from Images, Maps, Books, Video, and News into our web results."

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/
universal-search-best-answer-is-still.html