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- Google Apps
- A collection of online applications and utilities from Google that is offered as a package either free or paid. In 2007, Google combined its e-mail, instant messaging, calendar, word...
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- Live Webcast: Saving 70% with Google Apps over Microsoft Exchange with MattsonTechnology
- Matthew Hough, Global Director of IT for Mattson Technology, made the switch from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps for his 500-person company. With offices on 3 continents, Mattson Technology designs,manufactures, and markets the semiconductor wafer processing equipment used to make integrated circuits. Google Apps has changed the way Mattson...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing
- Webcasts 2009-11-17
- Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from Google
- According to Rishi Chandra a Google Apps product manager who talked to SFGate, Google is set to roll out their first update in a long line of updates that will include multi-user video conferencing. The video conferencing will be rolled out soon -- the rest of their plan will...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Video Conferencing, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- Live Webcast: LCC International on 3 reasons to consider Google Apps
- At LCC International, a 1,200 employee wireless engineering company, VP of IT, John Buckholz, has managed cc: Mail, IBM Notes/Domino and Microsoft Exchange systems in his career. But his most recent choice for messaging and collaboration is Google Apps. Why? LCC International saved 60% over bare-bones alternatives and he and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Webcast, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2009-11-06
- New Live@Edu offerings keep pressure on Google Apps for Education
- Both companies get and "F" from me.Sorry but from what I see niether company is doing nearly enough to work with education and provide the benefits of technology they could and should be.QuestionNo_ax_to_grind : can you elaborate a bit more? Are you with an educational institution? What are the areas...
- Tags: cloud computing, Google Apps, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- New Live@Edu offerings keep pressure on Google Apps for Education
- Microsoft made a number of major announcements today, all designed to up the ante in its battle for business and educational customers with Google's Apps products. The most important for us? Microsoft announced serious expansions of its Live@Edu services, most of which are based on the now-cheaper Exchange and Sharepoint...
- Tags: Education, Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Microsoft doesn't believe Google Apps numbers
- Of course they're inflatedIf no one but the creator can determine the numbers, jack them up to give the impression that "everyone" is using it, so it must be good.This [i]is[/i] Google we're talking about here.
- Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Microsoft doesn't believe Google Apps numbers
- Google Apps has been picking up some steam recently -- announcing a huge deal with the city of Los Angeles, and revealing numbers that suggest over 20 million users and over 2 million companies using the service. Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't believe the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Microsoft chops prices of its hosted enterprise cloud offerings
- Microsoft profit margins continuing the decline as the try to compete with companies from the next millennium.How does BPOS compare to GoogleAppsMS BPOS presents a pretty good mix of applications that small businesses need and can now afford. I'd like to know what the costs are for consulting, setup, and...
- Tags: cloud computing, Groupware, Collaboration, MS BPOS, Google Apps, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Live Webcast: From Microsoft Exchange 2007 to Google Apps: The Delta Hotels and Resorts Story
- Leading Canadian hotelier, Delta Hotels and Resorts, recently migrated from Microsoft Exchange 2007 to Google Apps. It gained significant cost savings but more importantly for Director of Digital Innovation, Michael Rodger, a platform for growth and continuous innovation. Four thousand of Delta's employees now use Google Apps to better communicate...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing
- Webcasts 2009-10-27
- BlueGem Total Privacy Google Apps Edition 2.0 (Windows)
- BlueGem Total Privacy Google apps Edition provides a patented, multi-layered, keystroke encryption and anti-theft protection to Google apps. It encrypts all keystrokes between the keyboard and the web browser Google apps, which safeguards your critical information such as ID/Password, Gmail, Google Docs. The protection automatically recognizes when you visit Google...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Anti-theft, Privacy, Microsoft Windows, BlueGem Security, Cloud Computing, Security
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- Live Webcast: Showdown in New Mexico: Google Apps vs. Microsoft Exchange
- James Ferreira, CIO for the New Mexico State Attorney General's office, had a choice to make to support his growing organization: upgrade to a more costly enterprise license for Microsoft Exchange or find a business grade alternative at a better price. Ferreira investigated his options, searching for something with ample...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-10-20
- "Gone Google" campaign goes global
- The "Gone Google" campaign, which includes those billboards about reasons business customers have abandoned traditional software and made the switch to Google Apps, is heading overseas. The campaign, which was initially launched in the U.S. only, will be launching in other countries, including the U.K., France, Canada, Japan, Australia and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-18
- Getting your teachers started with 1:1
- Tech geeks believe the answer is always more tech.Sort of like when the only tool you own is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Here is my point, tech has been increasing in the schools for a couple decades, during that same time SAT and ACT scores have...
- Tags: cloud computing, Google Apps, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability
- Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...
- Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability
- IBM is going after Google Apps Premier hard and has the pricing to show it's serious. Big Blue is announcing the general availability of LotusLive iNotes, a cloud email, calendar and contact management service, for $36 a year per user. Google Apps Premier runs $50 per user a year. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Pricing Strategy, IBM Corp., Web 2.0, Cloud Computing, Pricing, Manufacturing, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Live Webcast: Geek Out on The Technical Details of a Google Apps Migration
- Whether you're actively considering Google Apps as part of your next generation messaging strategy or just learning about cloud computing, this webcast will provide IT professionals with the knowledge you need to answer the boss's question about the technical details of moving to the cloud. Learn new tools and tricks...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Webcast, Migration, Cloud Computing
- Webcasts 2009-09-30
- Google Docs keeps getting better in Ed
- The continuous improvements to Google Docs make it more viable for more situations every day. The equation editor was a big hole that then needed to fill. Before, I had created the equations in OpenOffice, which, were converted to images on upload. A much less than ideal situation.I just tried...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Google Docs, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Students vs. Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps
- Buyer bewareBefore people get too excited about Office Web Apps, they need to remember that:- Google's strength comes from its ability to create quality, innovative products, based on open standards. Google has even established the "Data Liberation Front" (http://www.dataliberation.org/), to make it easy to migrate user data in & out...
- Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Office Web Apps, Office Web, Web application, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft compete in the cloud?
- Lets's see, what's the most appealing......the cloud solution that has a fully integrated desktop suite that matches it or the one that doesn't?In other words your headline is the wrong way round.RE: Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft compete in the cloud?Nice job with the headline that get's...
- Tags: cloud computing, PRODUCTIVITY, Google Apps, Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Office Web Apps, Office Web, Microsoft Office, Web application
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Students vs. Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps
- Between Google Apps primarily Docs and Microsoft's Office Web Apps, students now have a choice of online office suites. So what's the deal? An in-depth student perspective and analysis with additional screenshot gallery by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Office, Web Application, Cloud Computing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
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