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JotSpot joining Google Apps revolution

Google is adding JotSpot, which the company acquired in October 2006, to the Google Apps, according to Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google Enterprise. Google Apps currently includes mail, calendar, instant messaging, Web page creation, documents and spreadsheets.JotSpot will bring wikis and easy to build team...

Tags: SaaS, Google, Enterprise 2.0

Blog posts 2007-07-06

Google VP speaks of plans for the coming year

Dave Girouard, VP and general manager of Googles enterprise division, went on record in an interview with internetnews.com about what we can expect in the coming year. It sounds like they have big plans in the enterprise space -- and I have a feeling it will start with "Google...

Tags: Social networking, Dave Girouard, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-12-26

Who needs a Web Office when you have... an inflatable office

While flexing my typing fingers and getting ready to respond to Dan Farber's post about Web Office (in which he interviewed Dave Girouard, VP and GM of Google Enterprise), I came across an alternative 'office' setup. As described by CNET's Mike Yamamoto: "Even the most rugged road...

Tags: Web Office, Dave Girouard

Blog posts 2006-05-28

Inside Google Enterprise

In the first part of my interview with Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google Enterprise, we discussed the general parameters of a Google Office suite. In this part of the interview, Girouard talks about Google search and strategic directions for products directed at business customers. For...

Tags: Google Inc., Girouard, Dave Girouard

Blog posts 2006-05-25

Google's emerging Web Office

Yesterday, I interviewed Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google Enterprise. We discussed concepts of the elusive Google Web Office, licensing Google's infrastructure software, search and Google's overall enterprise product strategy. The first part of the interview covers the Web office and infrastructure software. I'll I've posted...

Tags: Google Inc., Girouard, Dave Girouard

Blog posts 2006-05-25

Additional Resources

Google Apps: With Outlook sync, feel free to dump Exchange

Google today announced a feature that allows Google Apps customers to sync their mail, calendar and contacts directly into Outlook, allowing the users to keep what they love most about Outlook without being tied to the costs of running an Exchange server. Techmeme For companies, the move...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Outlook, Cloud Computing, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Google Apps set for a big update Tuesday

It sounds like Google is planning a huge update to Google Apps Tuesday -- it's a mystery still as to what they may be announcing, but there are a couple of hints that have been dropped recently. The first hint was in a tweet from Dave Girouard,...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' building

Google Enterprise president Dave Girouard said the search giant's corporate apps business is small potatoes relative to advertising, but has "a few 100 million dollars" in revenue and is "profitable and growing." Meanwhile, Girouard said Google Apps is getting a solid pipeline of "proof points" of large enterprises moving to...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Migration, Google Sites, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-05

Google and Salesforce.com: still not a done deal

In all the excitement around the Google and Salesforce.com tie up, an email turned up from Sridhar Vembu, Zoho's CEO. He claims that Salesforce.com is operating a 1990's business model and that the partnership will end in tears. Why should this matter? Salesforce.com has clearly put a...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Cloud, Vembu, InfoStreet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-04-14

Eric Schmidt: Plenty of upside left in Google's integrated strategy

Internet pioneer and Google Vint Cerf was first up for the afternoon part of Google's Analyst Day. Cerf gave out some Internet stats, as a context for the world in which Google lives and CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page run the business: ...

Tags: Strategy, Vint Cerf, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Advertisement, Internet, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-24

Google launches custom search for SMBs

Google unveiled Tuesday its latest initiative to court small businesses--a custom search tool dubbed Google Custom Search Business Edition. Google's small business search allows companies to add Google search to their web sites. Google adds:In three simple steps, businesses can sign up online for the hosted service, and in less...

Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Google, General

Blog posts 2007-07-17

Google addresses Google Apps security with Postini buy

Google is adding another company to its stable as it increasingly targets the enterprise. With Postini, Google is looking to remove security as a roadblock to Google Apps adoption in the enterprise. Google said Monday it will acquire Postini, an on-demand communications security and compliance company, for $625 million in...

Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Security, Google, General

Blog posts 2007-07-09

Outbound calling feature in Google Talk coming soon?

Until s screenshot was discovered by a Googling Google reader, an official Google Talk feature that would let you make real phone calls from the client could only be speculation. In this Adobe Breeze presentation, during the "Google Talk" section, you will notice a screenshot that doesn't quite look...

Tags: Google Talk, Google Speculation

Blog posts 2007-05-18

How Google's new business model hurts GOOG

Before the new year, Fast Company magazine asked for my take on Google’s prospective financial performance in 2007. In “Google due for a fall?” I present my analysis of GOOG 2007:In 2007, GOOG will be negatively impacted by a continued decline in the growth rate of Googles earnings per...

Tags: Business Models, Search, Google, Microsoft, Enterprise, Google Software Applications, ROI

Blog posts 2007-02-22

Google Gmail SLA guarantee?

Google knows Service Level Agreements are critical to enterprise acceptance of its hosted business productivity applications.Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager, Google Enterprise on todays launch of Google Apps Premier: Businesses are looking for applications that are simple and intuitive for employees, but also offer the security, reliability...

Tags: Google, Google Software Applications

Blog posts 2007-02-22

Will Google Apps for Enterprise be on target?

In “Will Google launch Apps for Enterprise soon?” earlier this month, I underscored how Google is stepping up its case for Google Apps, Google Apps for Enterprise, that is:“Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager, Google Enterprise, addressed the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council last week, warning of an IT crisis...

Tags: Enterprise, Google, Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-02-18

Will Google launch Apps for Enterprise soon?

Google and its team of Googlers are masters at Google promotion, as I put forth in “Googles secret weapon is a four letter word.” Googler deftness at spinning the merits of Google Apps for your Domain service is of particular note, as I analyze in “Google to Microsoft: Wolf in...

Tags: Business Models, Google, Enterprise, Google Software Applications, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2007-01-29

Google Apps is risky business

Google’s genius at making an inordinate amount of money from its text ad auctions is matched by an uncanny ability to make everything it does sound so inviting, safe, secure…Google wraps new product announcements in revolutionary claims of user empowerment and cost-savings while portraying Google as simply wanting to help.Google...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-09-20

Next Google Apps targets: Intuit QuickBooks, MS Money?

Google has unleashed an integrated suite of Web-based software-as-a-service office productivity applications—Google Apps for Your Domain—featuring four services, with two more on the way:Gmail web emailGoogle Talk instant messaging and voice callingGoogle Calendar collaborative calendaringGoogle Page Creator web page design, publishing and hostingGoogle Spreadsheets comingWritely Word Processor comingWhat’s missing? A...

Tags: Google Inc., MS-Money

Blog posts 2006-08-28

Nine great podcasts from MIT's CIO Symposium

What do Monster Technology's Paul Neilson CIO, Dunkin' Brands' Rick Broughton, (Director, IT Strategy), MIT's Jerry Grochow VP of IS, COX New England's Brad Shipp Vice President for Information Technology, Accenture's Bob Suh Chief Technology Strategist, Hyperion's Howard Dresner Chief Strategy Officer, Red Hat's Brian Stevens CTO, HP's Russ Daniels...

Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, audio, Moderator

Blog posts 2006-08-15