Google Apps

RSS

Google aims for higher government security accreditation for Apps

Posted February 3, 2012 - 2:09 pm

Google is looking to gain higher security accreditations that would enable wider use of Google Apps by the UK government.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Chromebooks are the electric car of laptops

Posted January 27, 2012 - 12:41 pm

The Chromebook looks right now to the average laptop buyer like an all-electric car looks to the average car buyer: full of what-if questions and untested theories of living
- Quick Read
- 9 comments
- Like
- Tweet
3 things Google Apps needs to fix... like, NOW

Posted January 18, 2012 - 2:44 pm

All is not a bed of roses in the Google Apps world, here's why: Defecting customers, a buggy platform, and a lousy offline email experience.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
LAPD drops Google Apps plan

Posted January 13, 2012 - 3:26 pm

After more than two years of work, the city of Los Angeles has abandoned its effort to migrate its police operations to Google's hosted email and office application platform because it says the service cannot meet FBI security requirements. Insider (registration required)
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Spanish bank to move 100,000+ employees to Google Apps

Posted January 11, 2012 - 12:26 pm

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is adopting Google Apps for email and collaboration and expects to have its about 110,000 employees worldwide using the suite by the end of this year.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
NOAA migrates to Google Apps, but gives users options

Posted January 5, 2012 - 8:23 pm

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has moved 25,000 employees and contractors to Google Apps for Government.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google adds 24x7 phone support for all Apps business customers

Posted November 14, 2011 - 12:55 pm

Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone support for the core components in the Apps for Business version of the hosted collaboration and communication suite.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google+ comes to the enterprise via Google Apps

Posted October 27, 2011 - 3:20 pm

Google announced that its new social networking site is now integrated with Google Apps, its cloud-based office suite.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google's Brin initially thought Circles was too complicated

Posted October 19, 2011 - 5:20 pm

Sergey Brin initially considered the Circles content-sharing mechanism on Google+ to be too complicated, but after he started using the site he changed his mind and now thoroughly enjoys using the company's social networking site.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google Apps quick tip: How to work offline

Posted August 31, 2011 - 3:52 pm

But not with Google Apps. Making good on its promise at the Google I/O conference this year, Google is announcing its first steps in bringing offline access to its suite of web-based software. Starting today and continuing through next week, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs will be available offline. Here's how to get started.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Review

Review: Google Apps

Posted August 30, 2011 - 9:39 am

Google Apps is firmly established as the primary competitor to Microsoft Office--both the desktop software and the Office 365 online productivity suite. Without question, Google Apps offers a very capable collection of tools, but unless your world revolves around Google, it might not be the right productivity suite for you.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google has 3 priorities, and enterprise IT isn't one of them

Posted July 15, 2011 - 10:39 am

There are three types of products Google CEO Larry Page prioritizes above all others, and Google Apps for Business isn't one of them. In Google's quarterly earnings call, Page said he thinks of Google's products in three categories: Advertisements, consumer products and new products such as Google+.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
No IT? No offices? No problem for this virtual firm

Posted July 15, 2011 - 5:48 am

With no official corporate office or IT staff, the 30 full-time Gurnet Consulting consultants have become some of the industry's ultimate power cloud and social networking users.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google Apps attracts 3,000 new businesses a day, search giant claims

Posted July 6, 2011 - 3:03 am

More than 3,000 companies around the world sign up to Google Apps each day, according to a Google chief.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google Apps for business: 10 powerful add-ons

Posted June 29, 2011 - 7:00 am

Check out these 10 Google Apps add-ons designed to enhance the Google Apps experience and help you take care of business -- from data protection to project management and more. All add-ons can be found at Google Apps Marketplace, and most of them are free or offer a free edition.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Review

Review: Office 365 vs. Google Apps

Posted June 28, 2011 - 8:20 am

With Office 365 now available in final form, here's what you need to know to decide if Office 365 or Google Apps (or neither) is right for your organization
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Office 365 gives Microsoft a chance to leapfrog Google by making cloud apps easy

Posted June 27, 2011 - 9:01 am

Microsoft debuts the revamped version of its cloud-based office suite, Office 365, tomorrow, with better admin/management tools than Google and a price that keeps Microsoft in the game.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Breakfast links: Mountainous state heads for Google Cloud

Posted June 23, 2011 - 8:33 am

Also: Don't check in without it.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
5 new Google Apps features to keep you organized, productive

Posted June 14, 2011 - 6:25 pm

The constant evolution of Google Apps means there's never a shortage of updates to its suite of productivity tools. The last month was no exception, either: Among its many tweaks and new components are five updates that stand out from the rest.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google to dump support for Microsoft's IE7

Posted June 3, 2011 - 6:03 am

Google will drop support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browsers for its online apps, including Gmail and Docs.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Google adds netbook to IT toolbox

Posted May 23, 2011 - 9:22 am

Google took another step toward the enterprise with the unveiling of the Chrome OS-based Chromebook netbook PC.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Why we chose Exchange Online, not Google Apps

Posted May 20, 2011 - 10:14 am

How did Microsoft win over the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina for an Office 365 migration? Better license packaging on a bigger ecosystem of apps at an affordable price - an advantage Microsoft can often wield over cloud rival Google.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Nonprofit treats Microsoft Outlook frustration with Google Apps

Posted May 19, 2011 - 4:27 pm

Frustration with Microsoft Outlook and a free offer lured one nonprofit to Google Apps.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Securing Google Apps: A CIO Q&A

Posted May 16, 2011 - 2:28 pm

Bay Cove Human Services' CIO used caution, and a third-party add-on, to secure the cost-saving switch to Google Apps.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
MS Office alternatives: Many are trying, few are buying

Posted May 12, 2011 - 2:18 pm

When it comes to deploying Microsoft Office alternatives such as Google Apps, Zoho or Lotus Symphony, enterprise IT managers are in a state of intense curiosity but are still not ready for widespread adoption, according to a new Forrester research report entitled "Market Update: Office Productivity Alternatives."
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet