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Google Apps: A collection of Google applications and utilities that is offered as a package either free or paid. In 2007, Google combined its e-mail, instant messaging, calendar, word processing, spreadsheet...; Full Google Apps Definition >>

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Google Office wins? Declares enterprise hierarchies 'dead': What a difference six months makes? Apparently in the Google Enterprise sales world!In Google Enterprise strategy: ‘Death to the hierarchy'" last November, I reported Michael Lock, Director of North American Sales for Google Enterprise, exhortation at the NYC Googleplex,"Death to the Microsoft hierarchy":Given the "explosion" of unstructured data in the...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google, Enterprise; Blog posts 2007-06-04
Google Gears: NOT a Microsoft killer: Google Office vs. Microsoft? Maybe I indicated today, underscoring that Google finally, apparently, has the guts to let Google Apps compete in the big boys market, a for pay one.Does that mean then that Microsoft is en route to being "flattened" by Google.Moreover, does Gears magically stamp Google as developers' best friend...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Google Office vs. Microsoft? Maybe: Is Google Gears really the ace in the Google Office hole? Is the Google-centric initiative the one missing piece in Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office aimed at sealing Google's winning productivity applications fate?Popular perception portrays Google's announcement of Google Gears earlier this week as putting the Google vs. Microsoft Office battle in...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Google Gears: NOT ready for prime time: Google Gears is not a defacto anything. Will it be though?Once again, a strategic Google move with an end-game to bolster Google's own fortunes is being lauded as a game changing Google gift.How benevolent really is Google though?The number one Internet company with ambitions to outseat the number one software...; Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Software; Blog posts 2007-05-31
Google's love hate relationship with the desktop: Google CEO Eric Schmidt takes every opportunity to rally "Who needs the PC or a laptop for storage!" in his never ending quest to gather all the world's information "safely" in the Google worldwide cloud. That is the Google mission.Nevertheless, he spearheads Google efforts to extend Google to the Desktop, Google Web...; Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-30

Google vs. Microsoft Office: Do you buy it?: Google declares Google Office victory I reported, AND DEBUNKED, yesterday!In typically Googely fashion, Google is sending very mixed, and very incomplete, messages about the Microsoft Office killer, or not, Google Apps Premier.Launched as a for small fee SaaS in February under the guise of a "free trial" through April, Google nevertheless pushed back the...; Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Checkout, Google Software Applications, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Google partners up? Salesforce.com deal NO Microsoft killer: Salesforce.com to do the Google Dance?In the immortal words of Michael Arrington:A partnership could be the consolation prize to Google after failed takeover talks, or this could all be nothing more than silicon valley gossip. Either way, it's a snoozer.Thanks to more "people familiar with the matter," the Wall Street...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-05-21
How Microsoft battles Google in Search warfare: Is Google Enterprise Search a joke? I noted yesterday, given Google was the butt of jokes at the Enterprise Search Summit in New York City earlier this week. Kevin Gough, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Google Enterprise, made a case at the Summit for why Google to big business: Google...; Tags: Enterprise, Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Search; Blog posts 2007-05-17
Is Google Enterprise Search a joke?: Why can't Google make any serious money in Enterprise Search? I asked Google's point man just that yesterday, at the Enterprise Search Summit in New York City.(See Google to big business: Google love belongs in the Enterprise!)Just as he did not have a convincing answer, Google does not have a...; Tags: Enterprise, Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications; Blog posts 2007-05-17
Google to big business: Google love belongs in the Enterprise!: Consumerization of enterprise technology is the way to both employee happiness and better decision making, was the Google Enterprise message conveyed this morning at the "Enterprise Search Summit" underway in New York City, courtesy of Kevin Gough, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Google Enterprise.Enterprise IT is "falling behind," Gough asserted....; Tags: Enterprise, Google, Google Apps, Google Software Applications; Blog posts 2007-05-16
Google vs. Microsoft Office? NO: vs. Open Office (.org)!: If we take Google CEO Eric Schmidt at his public words, Microsoft Office is welcome at the Google Apps table. But what about OpenOffice.org? Will the Google chief’s we can all get along in the cloud PR stance apply as well? "FREE OFFICE SUITE" is the succinct,...; Tags: Enterprise, Google Apps, Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Web 2.0; Blog posts 2007-05-09
Google Apps goes Enterprise Professional: $5000 please: Does Google offer professional services? No. So says Google.Why not?: Google does not offer professional services because our enterprise products are so easy to set-up and configure that customers do not generally need consulting services from Google.So says Google. Google “customers,” however, are not in unanimous agreement.(see Is Google Office...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google, Enterprise, Business Models; Blog posts 2007-05-03
Google Office user problems? Boost to AdWords business: Even when Google loses, it wins, in its "no obvious ceiling to AdWords monetization" Wall Street parade, that is.The latest example stems from its problem plagued roll-out of its much touted would be Microsoft Office killer, Google Apps.In Google vs. Microsoft Office? Not yet! Monday, I underscored that Google is...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Advertising, Search Advertising, Search, Google Apps, Google Ads, AdWords; Blog posts 2007-04-25
Google Apps finds Microsoft Office friend: Google CEO Eric Schmidts dream of a happy Google Apps--Microsoft Office ending in the universal cloud may be making headway, in Midland, Michigan, at least.A fiscal drama is unfolding in the city, "Midland school outsourcing decision nears."OurMidland reports:Midland Public Schools needs to reduce next year’s budget by at least $5...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Business Models, Microsoft, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-04-24
Beware: Google cloud platform exposed: Google CEO Eric Schmidt proudly announced his Q1 2007 stellar earnings report to Wall Street yesterday, underscoring how Google is growing its platform, big time. What is that platform? It is the global, Google cloud. The Googley “cloud computing and advertising go hand-in-hand,” Google-centric, new multi-billion dollar Web-based business...; Tags: Privacy, Legal, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Google, Enterprise; Blog posts 2007-04-20
Google to Calendar users: Read the instructions: In the wake of risky Google Calendar use by corporate staff within enterprises, Google wants to make one thing clear: Google takes user privacy very seriously, especially the Calendar team.In Google Office enterprise security snafu I discuss how sensitive information about private corporate events is being shared, unwittingly or not,...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Usability, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-04-18
Google vs. Microsoft Office? Yay! Google Spreadsheets gets charts: Perhaps Google CEO Eric Schmidt did really mean it when he winked to John Battelle yesterday before the entire Web 2.0 community that he does not seek to smother the Microsoft desktop with the Google cloud! After all, how serious a contender can he be if it is BIG...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Microsoft, Google Apps, Google; Blog posts 2007-04-18
Google Office enterprise security snafu: While Google is feted for its pre-announcement of a future planned integration of a “presentations” style feature into its Microsoft Office competitor, Google Apps, enterprise users are worried about corporate security risks stemming from the existing Google Apps Calendar application. McKinsey & Company employees do not use Google Apps...; Tags: Microsoft, Google Software Applications, Google Apps, Enterprise; Blog posts 2007-04-17
Google Web 2.0 redux: Eric Schmidt meets John Battelle, again: What a difference five months and Web 2.0 Expo versus Web 2.0 Summit makes? NO. The John Battelle – Eric Schmidt repartee presents more like a replay than a rematch.Schmidt on we can all get along in the cloud, circa November 6, 2006: On the subject of office suites,...; Tags: Web 2.0, Google Apps, Google, Google Software Applications; Blog posts 2007-04-17
What is Google's Open Source end game?: May 31 is Google Developer Day, Google proudly announces. Why?At Google, we want to help developers build better web applications. Thats why we’ve created APIs and tools to quickly enhance those applications, integrate with Google products and reach millions of users.Whether you’re writing an AJAX application with the Google Web...; Tags: Google Software Applications, Google, Google Apps; Blog posts 2007-04-11