Imagine a place where chat, email, document sharing and social networking could all co-exist peacefully, with all communication occuring in real-time. That’s Google Wave. The idea came about in 2004 when Jens and Lars Rasmussen, the creators of Google Maps, were pondering their next project. It seemed obvious to focus their creative energies on something [...]
Category Archives: Google Apps
New Version Release for Google Apps Products
June 12, 2009 – 5:44 pm
Three of LTech’s products - Google Docs Backup, Google Calendar Import, and Google Contact Import - have been updated.
In addition to an easy-to-use wizard-based installer, all three products now include enhanced error reporting, connection testers, and the ability to save your information to a config file. Google Calendar Import, which imports Microsoft Exchange Calendar [...]
Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Product Demo
June 10, 2009 – 5:03 pm
Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook has the tech world buzzing about Google’s attempts to seduce Microsoft’s enterprise customers. The product lets organizations abandon their expensive Exchange server for a Google Apps back-end, while users retain their everyday Outlook interface.
This video shows a demo of the product, including the simple setup process and real-time sync [...]
Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook
June 9, 2009 – 6:42 pm
In a significant stride toward enterprise functionality, Google has introduced Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook. This new plugin synchronizes mail, calendar, and contacts between Google Apps and Microsoft Outlook, giving users the option to choose where to access their information. Enterprise users can move seamlessly between Google Apps and Microsoft Outlook, phasing at their [...]
Cloud Enablement: The next generation of IT tools
May 1, 2009 – 2:24 pm
This article from Waxy on porting Google App Engine to Amazon EC2 points out an interesting use case of how the next generation of IT tools will look.
As companies deploy more of their systems on the cloud, they’ll need both on ramps and off ramps
As on-premise infrastructure becomes less viable, cloud-to-cloud tools will be necessary [...]
UPDATE! Google Docs Backup Tool now with Graphical Interface
April 15, 2009 – 2:11 pm
The Google Docs Backup Tool, released earlier this month, has been updated by LTech to include the windows application utility, a graphical user interface. Users now have the option to choose how they’d prefer to configure the backup tool - using the command line application or the graphic interface. Configuration options are entered manually in [...]
NEW! Google Docs Backup Tool
April 2, 2009 – 2:28 pm
LTech has launched a new product - the Google Docs Backup tool, which allows Google Apps users to download their documents, spreadsheets, and presentations into folders in a local directory. This is especially useful for archiving, offline editing, or sharing with those who don’t use Google Docs.
Some features include:
The ability for users to back up [...]
Google offers BlackBerry contact sync
November 20, 2008 – 5:17 pm
Google sync for BlackBerry has been upgraded to include two-way contact synchronization. The previous version, launched last year, provided GMail and Calendar sync with mobile devices.
This improvement is especially convenient for those who use Google Apps as their office suite. Because all enterprise info is located in the cloud, Apps is able to wirelessly sync [...]
Apps is officially enterprise-ready
November 13, 2008 – 6:02 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]