Who reinvents the wheel?

OK, we may have tried. With excellent, proven wheels already available, we got one.
We are currently working on configuring a Google Search Appliance to provide the portal search functionality. We will still have facets. We will get the very capable Google search algorithm.We will get the helpful 'did you mean...' when your typing fails you. We will get a search that learns from what people select. We will get a search that finds related articles.
In short, you will get search functionality that you have come to know and enjoy.