GMail has come a long way since it was launched as a simple web mail application in 2004. Users can now integrate Google Docs and Calendar gadgets into their navigation bar, making it easy to search documents, receive alerts, and view calendar info all within GMail’s interface. In addition to chat, users can now also [...]
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Google announces Labs for Apps and 99.9% service level agreement
November 3, 2008 – 1:44 pm
Last week, Google announced the release of its latest creation, Labs for Google Apps, a set of experimental tools for Apps users. Labs allows businesses and schools to try out freshly-created Apps features and provide feedback before the final release.
The concepts of experimentation and rapid adoption cycles are often frowned upon in enterprise technology. However [...]
What does the economic recession mean for cloud computing?
October 16, 2008 – 5:00 pm
It isn’t easy to look on the bright side of an economic crisis. The unstable stock market is provoking widespread talk of “belt-tightening,” and already thousands of people have lost their jobs. However, there is a silver lining for cloud-based services: companies looking to cut IT spending are starting to take notice of Google Apps [...]
Google Apps replaces Microsoft Office in Washington DC
October 13, 2008 – 5:54 pm
Washington DC has a big change in store - and its not just a new president.
The District’s 38,000 employees are making the switch from Microsoft Office to Google Apps. This summer, DC’s Chief Technology Officer, Vivek Kundra, signed a deal with Google worth an estimated $500,000 per year. As part of the contract, the District [...]
Gartner positions Google in the leaders quadrant
October 1, 2008 – 7:41 pm
Gartner Inc., an information technology research company, recognized Google as a leading e-mail vendor in their 2008 report “Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundaries.”
With spam rates and security threats constantly increasing, e-mail providers must be able to define new strategies and invest in resources that will detect these issues. Gartner’s report evaluates multiple e-mail vendors [...]
Google provides SLA credit for Apps Premier outages
August 28, 2008 – 3:01 pm
Throughout the month of August, Google faced public scrutiny and received hundreds of complaints when multiple service outages prevented Apps Premier users from accessing their accounts. But even after the issues were resolved, users still questioned the stability of Apps and criticized Google’s vague responses and error messages.
Many angry customers found the downtime unacceptable and [...]
First Google Android phone approved for sale this year!
August 19, 2008 – 3:40 pm
Look out, iPhone - the first phone powered by Google’s Android operating system was just approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
T-Mobile will be the first carrier to present a cell phone with the new Android software, which will make its debut as early as next month. The phone, referred to as the “Dream”, will be [...]
New Google Search Appliance indexes 10 million documents
August 14, 2008 – 5:50 pm
Bringing Google search technology to your business just became even easier.
Google announced an upgraded version of the Google Search Appliance with improved search quality, new features, and an index capacity of 10 million documents - all in one box.
Like previous models, the new GSA offers the same high-quality search experience, but its new simplified, scalable [...]