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Google Docs has new Research feature

Google has added a new Research bar to Google Docs to help users browse Google for information while working on an article or paper. After researching a topic, users can preview the link, insert the link into a document, and even cite the website which automatically generate a footnote.

With the option to search all of Google [...]

Sompo Japan moves to Google Apps

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. announced their decision today to go Google, making them the largest Google Apps customer in Japan. With 30,000 employees in 700 offices across 28 countries, Sompo is one of the leading property insurance companies in Japan.
The company has a network of 45,000 agencies and understands that Google Apps will strengthen the [...]

Drive Your Business Forward With Google Drive

Google has released the much anticipated Google Drive, a new method to access and share files. Available at any time and on any device, Google Drive is the bigger and better version of Google Documents.
The app allows users to upload and access files such as videos, photos, PDFs, and Google Docs from a web browser [...]

Google Welcomes Colorado to The Cloud

On Thursday, March 8, Colorado became the most recent state to go Google. The Centennial State announced that it plans to migrate over 26,000 Executive Branch state employees to Google Apps for Government.
After testing several mail platforms, Secretary of Technology and State Chief Information Officer Kristin D. Russell of Colorado’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) [...]

RE/MAX Goes Google

On March 5, RE/MAX headquarters announced their decision to make LTech their official partner in providing Google Apps products and services to all franchises. From March 5-8, thousands of RE/MAX agents had the opportunity to speak with the LTech team about the benefits of Google Apps at R4, the annual RE/MAX Real Estate Convention.
“The ability [...]

Create great presentations with discussions

Based on user feedback, Google has updated the latest version of Google presentations that was released in October. The revised version includes several performance changes to improve collaboration with others.
With discussions in presentations, users will be able to:

Comment on a shape or an entire slide to give context to a discussion
Resolve comments to let collaborators [...]

LTech Becomes A Google Apps Premier Enterprise and SMB Reseller

LTech announced today that it has become a Premier Enterprise and SMB Reseller of the Google Apps™ suite of communication and collaboration tools.  This designation from Google enables customers to more easily assess a reseller’s expertise advising on Google products. LTech, a leading provider of cloud deployment services, has moved from an Authorized Reseller to [...]

Schematic Case Study

Company Overview
Schematic is a highly successful interactive marketing agency specializing in branded content development and strategy. They strive to deliver measurable business solutions to clients all over the globe.

Challenge
Schematic understood that switching to a Google Apps communication platform could transform the way that their agency connected both internally and with their clients. In search of [...]

Bob’s Gym Case Study

Company Overview
Bob’s Gym was founded in 1991 by Bob Swallows after recognizing the need for a family-oriented, 24 hour gym in the Evansville area of Indiana. The quickest growing fitness center in the tri-state area, the staff has increased to 150 employees.

Challenge
With multiple locations across Southern Indiana, Bob’s Gym required a more organized and modern [...]

Google+ for Google Apps Domains

Google+ is now available for Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, and Government and Education users. The new program for GApps will allow your organization to provide quick and reliable information to relevant groups through the Circles feature. Hangouts, which include multi-person video chat with screen sharing and collaboration in Google Docs, are also a [...]