Google Data » Google Apps Team https://googledata.org Everything Google: News, Products, Services, Content, Culture Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 Scheduled Release track features update https://googledata.org/google-apps/scheduled-release-track-features-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scheduled-release-track-features-update https://googledata.org/google-apps/scheduled-release-track-features-update/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:55:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=6dc70632730982c09f37ff6f40491b57 Gmail: We are introducing a redesigned compose experience in Gmail that saves you time, uses less screen space, and is simple to use. The new compose experience opens a window at the bottom of your inbox. You can compose multiple messages at once, search through your inbox and even reply to other messages all while keeping your new draft open.

Launch date:
March 15, 2013

Note:
Users will be able to opt-out of this new experience for two weeks.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=2645922
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/introducing-new-compose-in-gmail.html

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Posted by Ian Kilpatrick, Google Drive Engineer

(Cross-posted on the Google Drive Blog.)

It may sound obvious, but sometimes the best way to find something is to start looking. Beginning today, Google Drive will let you quickly preview more than 30 file types and quickly flip between files until you find the one you want.

You’ll see the new preview automatically if you open a photo, video, or PDF. To see a preview of a Google document, right-click on the file name and select “preview.” Once the preview window is open, you can click on the arrows on either side to flip to other files. And right from within the preview, you can watch video files or scroll through multi-page documents.


You can select and copy text from the preview -- even for a PDF or Microsoft Word document -- or use the zoom buttons to see a file in more detail. Each file preview also gives you one-click access to share, download, print or open a file for editing.


This feature will roll out over the next few days to Rapid Release customers.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/preview-files-in-google-drive/feed/ 0 Google Apps for Education says hello to northern Thailand as Mae Fah Laung University goes Google and green https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to-northern-thailand-as-mae-fah-laung-university-goes-google-and-green/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to-northern-thailand-as-mae-fah-laung-university-goes-google-and-green https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to-northern-thailand-as-mae-fah-laung-university-goes-google-and-green/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:45:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=acd037f8bc922afb71cf641dcdace767 Posted by Samuel Cheung, Regional Lead, Asia-Pacific, Google Apps Supporting Programs for EDU

Rolling green hills, a skyline of trees and no traffic in sight. Yes, this is Thailand. Today in partnership with the prestigious Mae Fah Luang University, we’re supporting an educational institution famous for its breathtaking natural environment in their vision to become a Green University by going Google.



Through the Google Apps for Education Support Program, 14,000 teachers, students and staff from Mae Fah Luang University will now use Google’s collection of free email and open collaboration tools, including Gmail, Google+, Docs, Calendar and Groups, and be the first educational institution in northern Thailand to go Google.

Being cloud enabled means students and teachers can take full advantage of the web and collaborate wherever they are. No matter if they are on a bus, at home, or enjoying one of the many beautiful gardens on the Mae Fah Luang University campus. Leading-edge technologies, like cloud computing and collaborative tools, have a vital role to play in helping equip future generations with the skills they need to thrive in the workforce of today and tomorrow.

Why is going Google greener?
In addition to supporting learning, the move to the cloud will also help Mae Fah Luang achieve their sustainability goals. Our energy efficiency efforts mean our cloud is greener, ensuring that colleges, universities and businesses that use our cloud based tools, such as Gmail and Google Apps, are greener too. Our analysis suggests that a typical organization can achieve substantial energy and carbon savings—ranging from 65 to 85 percent—by migrating to Google Apps and that an organization using Gmail can decrease its environmental impact by up to 98 percent.

Just 9 months ago, we were excited to announce the first university in Thailand to go Google in Khon Kaen province. Today 13 educational institutions and more than 300,000 students, teachers and academics in Thailand have gone Google, and that’s just the beginning.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to-northern-thailand-as-mae-fah-laung-university-goes-google-and-green/feed/ 0 ICOM Productions pushes the eLearning envelope with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/icom-productions-pushes-the-elearning-envelope-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icom-productions-pushes-the-elearning-envelope-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/icom-productions-pushes-the-elearning-envelope-with-google-apps/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:15:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=5f4937abb89d229d2a4d3a442ed610c9 Posted by Jared Tabler, Vice President of Operations at ICOM Productions

Editor's note: Our guest blogger is Jared Tabler, Vice President of Operations at ICOM Productions, a Calgary, Alberta-based eLearning company. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.
ICOM Productions is a 100-person company focused on helping companies better engage and develop their employees by freshening up their training programs. We pride ourselves on being progressive, young and vibrant; we encourage our employees to question old habits, push the envelope and change the way we teach and learn every day.

When I joined as VP of Operations less than a year ago, I was shocked by how our progressive mentality clashed with our old, slow and unreliable technology. We were using a piecemeal technology solution built around Microsoft® Exchange that made everyday processes disjointed and inefficient. We wanted employees from each of our three offices to be able to collaborate on projects, but the process of emailing versions back and forth and editing them in silos wasn't quite the collaboration we were looking for. We knew we needed something better, but upgrading to the newest Exchange Server would have cost us a fortune and still leave us three years behind the latest technology.

It turned out that our forward-thinking employees were pushing the envelope with technology on the side, too: they'd started using their personal Google accounts at work. They were sharing files through Google Drive and creating project hubs with Google Sites. Over the next few months, we talked with our employees and Agosto, a Google Apps Reseller, and we came to a clear conclusion: moving ICOM to Google Apps was the best path forward. In the Fall of 2012, Agosto partnered with our technical team to put a migration plan in place, and 30 days later, all 100 employees were on Apps. It was the fastest IT implementation I’ve ever done.

Google+ Hangouts have completely revolutionized our recruiting process. Instead of relying on phone screenings, which don’t really convey a candidate’s personality, or flying people to Calgary, which is expensive, we use Hangouts, which cost nothing and bring each prospect’s character to life. We like to do group interviews via Hangouts to see how people think and interact - group collaboration is huge at ICOM, and you get a good sense of that over video conference. Our candidates love that we’re using new technology and we love that we’re still getting the same valuable insight about our candidates.

Google Apps has helped us be more efficient, more forward-thinking and more cost-effective. It’s also helped us strengthen the ICOM culture we pride ourselves on - being creative, asking thought-provoking questions and working as a team. All of this, of course, means that we’re getting better at what we do: helping other companies teach and train their employees more effectively. Just like what Apps has done for us.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/icom-productions-pushes-the-elearning-envelope-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 Google Apps Prepares Prudential Georgia Realty Agents For The Future https://googledata.org/google-apps/google-apps-prepares-prudential-georgia-realty-agents-for-the-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-apps-prepares-prudential-georgia-realty-agents-for-the-future https://googledata.org/google-apps/google-apps-prepares-prudential-georgia-realty-agents-for-the-future/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:15:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=f900a6fc4053f9aed1dbee4e65012e5f Posted by Tony Floyd, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Prudential Georgia Realty

Editor's note: Our guest blogger is Tony Floyd, Chief Marketing Officer at Prudential Georgia Realty, metro Atlanta's largest real estate brokerage. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.



At Prudential Georgia Realty, our associates work hard to deliver valuable services to their clients. Their work ethic and great skills have helped us become the largest real estate company in the Greater Metro Atlanta area. We were recently named by REALTrends as one of only 17 real estate companies in the country to increase its sales volume, agent headcount and agent productivity over the last 10 years.

With more than 1,000 agents in 22 offices, spread out over 43 counties around Atlanta, it is critical for our agents and staff to communicate efficiently with current and potential clients. Communication is the backbone of our business - our agents have to manage a lot of contacts, files, photos and other information and they need access on their mobile devices. We had two separate email systems, a hosted Microsoft® Exchange 2007 server for employees and an open source solution for our agents. We wanted to migrate to a single system that allowed us to support the transition to a more virtual working environment and foster better collaboration internally. Another consideration was the ability for our agents to organize and manage their contacts into groups so they could run campaigns and stay in contact using any of their devices. After a careful evaluation, we decided to move to the Google Apps platform.

We migrated the employees to Google Apps in December and have already seen an improvement in our communication. When our agents go live, Google Apps will help them run their business from any location using any device. Google Groups will let agents easily organize and manage their client and contact lists, so with one click they can send more relevant marketing content to a specific group of people. Most importantly, since it’s all in the cloud, these Groups will automatically sync to any device so the agent can follow up with a personal phone call.

Google Drive allows us to share large files and documents and manage the security at the same time. We plan to implement Google Sites, so each branch or division will have a searchable and sharable place to store information like a high resolution photos. Teams can work together on projects more effectively and collaborate on live documents. Agents will now be able to create personalized Google Sites tailored to specialized groups of prospects like first time buyers, baby boomers, or potential luxury home buyers.

Real estate is a very competitive business. Google Apps puts the information at our fingertips, which gives us a leg up. Leveraging the right technology can be game changing for the real estate industry, and we’re excited to be a leader in that effort.]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/google-apps-prepares-prudential-georgia-realty-agents-for-the-future/feed/ 0 U.S. Naval Academy goes mobile with Google Apps for Government https://googledata.org/google-apps/u-s-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with-google-apps-for-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with-google-apps-for-government https://googledata.org/google-apps/u-s-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with-google-apps-for-government/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:29:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=08ffd54cbb2bd616e612405f66570a65 Posted by Lou Giannotti, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Naval Academy

Editor's note: Today’s guest blogger is Lou Giannotti, CIO at the United States Naval Academy, the undergraduate institution of the United States naval service.

The United States Naval Academy (USNA) has graduated more than 78,000 young men and women to serve in America’s naval service since being founded in 1845. The technological landscape of the country has changed dramatically over the past decade, and USNA has kept pace by providing its students, called midshipmen, with the educational resources required to be effective Navy and Marine Corps officers upon graduation.

Similar to other top educational institutions such as the Ivy League schools, Stanford and MIT, USNA is in constant flux and continuously trying to stay on the technological cutting edge. Thousands of midshipmen enter and depart each year, all requiring mandatory and standardized email addresses and account changes. This presents a significant challenge of ensuring old email accounts are properly deleted and new accounts created quickly. Faculty, staff, and midshipmen rely on a wide array of smartphones and tablets for communication and collaboration.

For years, USNA employed an appliance-based email solution that offered secure communications, but proved to be expensive and limiting over time. USNA paid a hefty license fee for every mobile device accessing email. With the exploding mobile component of the environment, we sought an alternative solution.

During an analytical review of alternatives, USNA discovered the bulk of the 4,400 midshipmen were using personal Gmail accounts. USNA embarked on a trial of Google Apps for Government, providing midshipmen Gmail while allowing USNA to protect school data from uncontrolled exposure to the public domain. It provided a full suite of communication and collaboration tools such as Docs and Calendar. Coincidently, Google Apps for Government also provided universal mobile access with no additional licensing costs.

USNA began with 100 users putting Google Apps through its paces, including testing much needed capabilities like using Calendar to schedule resources like rooms and equipment, and sharing documents for collaborative efforts. Following a successful trial, phase two included applying Google Apps to all faculty, staff, and midshipmen. Today, Google Apps supports approximately 7,200 users at USNA.

We use Gmail the most, with some faculty using its chat feature to communicate with midshipmen for official purposes. USNA maintains roughly four terabytes of mail without the burden of operating onsite storage and backup systems. More and more users are also taking advantage of Docs and Calendar. In fact, the midshipmen and faculty create an average of 5,000 Google Docs daily. Users enjoy the sharing capabilities, enabling greater collaboration. This is enhanced further as Google Apps allows access on any device users choose.

Google Apps provides USNA with flexibility and enables management of the constant change of midshipmen turnover at a lower cost than before. The mobile access alone makes Google Apps a worthwhile investment at $50 per person. It lets us make better use of the taxpayer’s dollars. The greatest value is the ease of creating and sharing information between midshipmen, faculty, and other institutions making Google Apps a core collaborative asset in the educational process.]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/u-s-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with-google-apps-for-government/feed/ 0 Allrecipes.com spices up the recipe world with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/allrecipes-com-spices-up-the-recipe-world-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=allrecipes-com-spices-up-the-recipe-world-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/allrecipes-com-spices-up-the-recipe-world-with-google-apps/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:43:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=2d5404db1bc099287f7d074dea6fdc6a Posted by David Gendel, Corporate IT Director at Allrecipes.com

Editor's note: Today’s guest blogger is David Gendel, Corporate IT Director at Allrecipes.com, the world’s largest digital food brand. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

Allrecipes.com started in 1997, when Tim Hunt couldn’t find his favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe online. He vowed that other cooks like him shouldn’t have to deal with the same problem, and started CookieRecipe.com. From there, he created even more recipe sites that eventually came together into the site we know today: Allrecipes.com. Fifteen years after that cookie baking epiphany, we have more than one million user-generated recipes and 30 million visitors per month. That’s a lot of people looking for more than just chocolate chip treats.

I took over as IT director for Allrecipes.com a year ago, and fixing our aging email system sat at the very top of my first to-do list. We culled our top options—Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office 365, and Google Apps for Business—and put them through the ringer. After testing, analysis, and focus groups, Google Apps came out on top. With the help of our partner, Cloud Sherpas, we moved all of Allrecipes.com employees over. Changing old habits is hard, especially when it comes to technology, but after just five months, it feels like Google Apps is second nature to us.

We want all of our employees to be able to work from wherever they are, with whatever device they have with them. With Google Apps, they can do just that - we use a mixture of mobile devices and operating systems, and our teams can switch seamlessly between them. I don’t always have my laptop with me, but with the Google Drive mobile app, I just jump into a doc on my smartphone or tablet to review or edit it, whether it’s during a meeting or on the way to the airport. Needing to fix a document on the fly doesn’t mean needing a computer anymore. We move quickly. Apps moves with us.

Hangouts also help us stay connected. Our social media manager recently moved to Australia, but with Hangouts, it’s almost as if she never left. We have video conferences with her throughout the week, and you wouldn’t know she’s halfway around the world. Our technical teams also use Hangouts for off-hours maintenance. They get excited about being able to see who they’re working with as if they were both in the office, interacting as if they were in person, and sharing their screens to help expedite problem solving. We love that video conferencing is so seamlessly integrated with the entire Apps suite, and we don’t have to use or pay for a separate program.

Food is more than just food – it brings people together and creates shared experiences. At Allrecipes.com, we’re proud to provide so many people with the foundation for those experiences. Google Apps brings our company closer so we can focus on helping home cooks make magic in their kitchens, one cookie or casserole at a time.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/allrecipes-com-spices-up-the-recipe-world-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 Turning potential customers into real ones: NIVEA rolls out Google Search Appliance https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/turning-potential-customers-into-real-ones-nivea-rolls-out-google-search-appliance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turning-potential-customers-into-real-ones-nivea-rolls-out-google-search-appliance https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/turning-potential-customers-into-real-ones-nivea-rolls-out-google-search-appliance/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:43:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=c4e433bc5de6555cd36eb9af7b45c6b0 Posted by Felix Müller, International Digital Marketing Manager, Beiersdorf AG

Editor's note: Our guest blogger is Felix Müller, International Digital Marketing Manager at Beiersdorf AG, a global leader in skin care with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany.



Skin care has been our core expertise for 130 years. From our headquarters in Germany, we at Beiersdorf AG market one of the world’s most successful skin care brands: NIVEA. In order to move forward in an industry that we've been in for a long time, it’s important for us to have a finger on the pulse of the market and focus on the ever-changing needs of our customers. Today, more of our customers are using the Internet to find our products and we wanted to make that an easy experience for them.

Google Search Appliance offers visitors to our websites a significantly enhanced experience. It is a scalable hardware solution that offers a Google-like search experience for our public NIVEA websites worldwide. For our users, it offers the same kind of easy, fast and relevant search experience that they know from Google.com, while our company benefits from complete flexibility and control over the online user search experience. That is a great help to us, particularly when it comes to turning potential customers into real ones. We have now rolled out the Google Search Appliance globally for a total of 74 conventional and 12 mobile, country-specific websites of the NIVEA brand.

Google Search Appliance has personalized and improved the visitors’ experience on NIVEA websites: when searching for products, they receive country-specific suggestions and results that also adapt based on patterns in the respective market. For example, if a site visitor in Germany starts his or her search with "de", the first suggestion he or she will see is “deo ohne aluminium”, while the same query in France will suggest “devenir testeuse nivea”. So that the search process actually yields successful results, searches in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Dutch and Arabic are supported by extensive features such as integrated thesaurus and an automatic, self-learning spellcheck function. The upshot is that the Google technology now makes it a whole lot easier for our customers to search for content that is relevant to them.

See what other companies that use Google Search Appliance have to say.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/turning-potential-customers-into-real-ones-nivea-rolls-out-google-search-appliance/feed/ 0 Hard Rock Hotels in Mexico & the Dominican Republic find their groove with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/hard-rock-hotels-in-mexico-the-dominican-republic-find-their-groove-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hard-rock-hotels-in-mexico-the-dominican-republic-find-their-groove-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/hard-rock-hotels-in-mexico-the-dominican-republic-find-their-groove-with-google-apps/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:07:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=785ecd700479cef14a787d1b2cb8d448 Posted by Jaime Garcia, IT Corporate Director of the All Inclusive Collection

(Cross-posted on the Google Latin America Blog)

Editor's note: We are excited to have guest blogger Jaime Garcia, IT Corporate Director of the All Inclusive Collection with over 5,000 employees at Hard Rock hotels in the Mayan Riviera, Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, and Punta Cana. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

At Hard Rock hotels, we don’t want to be a normal hotel; we want our guests to feel like rock stars from the moment they walk in the door. But, with 1,200 employees that use our IT platform across four locations, it can be challenging to create a consistent guest experience. We need tools that help us make decisions in the moment -- the party doesn’t stop at the Hard Rock!

As the IT Corporate Director of the All Inclusive Collection (which runs all of the Hard Rock Hotels in Mexico and the Dominican Republic), I’m responsible for providing tools to our employees that will let them to work together effectively and focus on our customers. On our old system, Microsoft® Exchange, we had a large datacenter for the hotels to maintain. Our communication tools weren’t flexible enough to make decisions on the go and we couldn’t guarantee that we were running the same promotions at the same time. We worried about the effect on our guests’ experience. I decided that we needed to move to Google Apps and get off of our on-premise infrastructure. Google Apps was fast, safe, and agile and met all of the security standards I was looking for, so I knew that all of our customers’ information would be protected, too!

Since moving to Google Apps, we've improved internal communication and are now spending half as much time on things as we were previously. While our hotels are in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, our sales teams are located all over the globe—North America, Europe, Asia, and here in Latin America—and they’re moving all the time. With Google Talk and Google+ Hangouts, we rarely use the phone anymore, it’s easier to jump on a Hangout from any device and from any of our locations. When our sales team in Miami make an important reservation for a wedding or a big group, they chat via Google Talk with the hotel in Cancun, providing immediate assurance and confirmation that everything will run smoothly.

Having so many guests across our hotels, problems can arise at anytime day or night, so we can’t have downtime. Rather than worrying about keeping our servers and email running, we spend our time managing tools through a browser. We've saved thousands of dollars in IT infrastructure and telecommunication costs, and my IT headaches are gone. I used to have a team of guys helping me manage servers and keep our email up and running. Now, only two of us manage all of the tools.

Google Sites and Google Calendar have been fundamental in organizing our promotions and standardizing our guest experience by allowing us to share across hotel locations. We just had a promotion across all our branches for Christmas and the holidays. We made a site with all of the dates, rates, and details of the deal and we could easily monitor how it was rolled out across each hotel. This process used to take weeks, and fixing discrepancies between the locations was messy. Now, it’s simple, consistent, and happens in real time.

On Google Apps, we really feel like a team, working together despite being countries apart. We are able to provide the same level of rockstar service in all of our hotels and create great experiences for our guests. All while improving our customer experience – rock on!]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/hard-rock-hotels-in-mexico-the-dominican-republic-find-their-groove-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 Safer Internet Day: How we help you stay secure online https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/safer-internet-day-how-we-help-you-stay-secure-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safer-internet-day-how-we-help-you-stay-secure-online https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/safer-internet-day-how-we-help-you-stay-secure-online/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:04:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=af240c3807101a1467bdbf3dcfc7ab0f Posted by Alma Whitten, Director of Privacy, Product and Engineering

(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog.)

Editor's note: Staying safe on the internet means being smart whenever you're online -- at home, at work and on your mobile device. The tips shared below are intended to help you protect yourself and your family. For more information about what Google does to protect our enterprise customers' data, check out our trust series on this blog and our security white paper.

Technology can sometimes be complicated, but you shouldn’t have to be a computer scientist or security expert to stay safe online. Protecting our users is one of our top priorities at Google. Whether it’s creating easy-to-use tools to help you manage your information online or fighting the bad guys behind the scenes, we’re constantly investing to make Google the best service you can rely on, with security and privacy features that are on 24-7 and working for you.

Last year, we launched Good to Know, our biggest-ever campaign focused on making the web a safer, more comfortable place. Today, on Safer Internet Day, we’re updating Good to Know to include more tips and advice to help you protect yourself and your family from identity theft, scams and online fraud. You can also learn how to make your computer or mobile device more secure, and get more out of the web — from searching more effectively to making calls from your computer. And you can find out more about how Google works to make you, your device and the whole web safer.


For example, we encrypt the Gmail and Google Search traffic between your computer and Google -- this protects your Google activity from being snooped on by others. We also make this protection, known as session-wide SSL encryption, the default when you’re signed into Google Drive. Because outdated software makes your computer more vulnerable to security problems, we built the Chrome browser to auto-update to the latest version every time you start it. It gives you up-to-date security protection without making you do any extra work.

Even if you don’t use Google, we work hard to make the web safer for you. Every day we identify more than 10,000 unsafe websites — and we inform users and other web companies what we’ve found. We show warnings on up to 14 million Google Search results and 300,000 downloads, telling our users that there might be something suspicious going on behind a particular website or link. We share that data with other online companies so they can warn their users.

We know staying safe online is important to you — and it is important to us too. That's why we've had independent third parties perform inspections and audits for the data protections in Google Apps.

Please take some time today to make your passwords stronger and turn on 2-step verification to protect your Google Account. Talk with friends and family about Internet safety. And visit our new Good to Know site to find more tips and resources to help you stay safe online.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/safer-internet-day-how-we-help-you-stay-secure-online/feed/ 0 A Look Back at 2012: The Expansion of Learning on the Web https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/a-look-back-at-2012-the-expansion-of-learning-on-the-web/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-look-back-at-2012-the-expansion-of-learning-on-the-web https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/a-look-back-at-2012-the-expansion-of-learning-on-the-web/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:40:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=6ed919c187473a1d45485a9710cb493e Posted by Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist at Google

2012 was a year of opening doors to learning on the web for more and more students each day. With the web, students and teachers are using new technology and devices to collaborate with each other in class, from home, and around the world. We want Google in Education to help open more doors and we’re pleased to announce there are now 2,000 schools using Chromebooks for Education–twice as many as 3 months ago. And with several Chrome devices available today, there is a device for any school, any student, anywhere.

The most recent schools to join the fray include: Transylvania County Schools in rural North Carolina deploying 900 devices; top Catholic prep school St.Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida going one-to-one with 2,200 devices; and urban charter network Rocketship Education in the Bay Area of California using 1,100 Chromebooks as part of their blending learning approach. The Google Apps for Education community also continues to grow, with Chicago Public Schools bringing 270,000 students, teachers and administrators into the cloud.

Connor and Meg at Spring Valley High School are two of the over 14,000 students in Richland School District Two in South Carolina who are now using Chromebooks for 1:1 learning.

This week I had the opportunity to speak with many in the global education community as I traveled from the FETC conference in Orlando, Florida to the BETT Show in London, U.K. I’d like to share some thoughts from my journey.

Looking back in Florida one year later with Chromebooks for Education
This week at the FETC 2013 conference, we hosted a panel where school leaders reflected on this past year. In January 2012 some of the first districts announced that they were moving “one to one” with Chromebooks and that they were choosing the web as their learning platform. On the panel Tuesday, these educators talked about the impact the web has had in their schools: enabling tech support internships, allowing homebound students to collaborate remotely, and teaching students to become digital leaders. The results of the hard work of educators and students shows clearly in the impact at Leyden and the changes at Richland Two one year later.

Learning with the web in London
Yesterday morning I landed at London’s Gatwick airport, straight from the redeye and into the exhibition hall of the world’s largest education technology conference, BETT. Steve Philp, one of the first educators to use Chromebooks in the UK, shared his views on his year with Chromebooks and the web. Bruno Reddy of King Soloman Academy in London also spoke about how the web has impacted his classroom and how it will help his students in the long term:
"In an increasingly digital age, it’s great to see that the students I teach have been able to harness these skills in such a way, and it puts them in good stead for the years ahead.”
On Saturday, I fly out of London, and onwards to the next educator event with even more of the Google in Education community. You can find upcoming live and virtual events on the calendar page of our website. I hope to see you soon – in person or on the web.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/a-look-back-at-2012-the-expansion-of-learning-on-the-web/feed/ 0 Google Forms, Refreshed https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/google-forms-refreshed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-forms-refreshed https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/google-forms-refreshed/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=fa4369577cf563cc7e82b52aeee49112 Posted by: Nick Santos, Software Engineer

(Cross-posted on the Google Drive blog.)

With Google Drive, you can do more than just create, store, and share stuff. A variety of apps can help with everything from editing spreadsheets to signing documents electronically.

Forms let you easily create questionnaires and automatically collect responses in a spreadsheet. Today a new version launches, rebuilt to bring you a faster, cleaner, and more collaborative experience.

Now with collaboration 
Create a form faster than ever. Just as with Docs, Sheets and Slides, you can now collaborate with others in real-time. If you need to work with two colleagues on a survey, all three of you can work on the same form simultaneously and even have a group chat on the side, without leaving the form.


Better editing 
Even if you’re working solo, some new changes will make creating and editing forms easier. All your changes are auto-saved and you can quickly undo/redo edits. Improved copy-and-paste will let you copy a list of bullets from the web or multiple rows of text from a spreadsheet; then, when you paste into a form, each line will be appear as an individual answer. And you can use keyboard shortcuts to get things done more quickly.


Some things unchanged 
With the new Forms editor, you can continue using all the features you’re already familiar with:

  • Scale: Whether you’re collecting responses from ten friends for a baby shower or ten thousand attendees at a conference, you can count on Forms to reliably collect data for any number of responses. 
  • Analyzing: See the responses you’ve received right in Google Forms or collect them neatly in Google Sheets. And you can now download a .csv file for more detailed analysis and reporting. 
  • Sharing: If you share a form directly in Google+, anyone in your circles can respond without leaving their stream. Or if you send a form via email, respondents can submit their answers right from Gmail.

This update to Forms will be rolling out to Rapid Release over the next few days, and to Scheduled Release in the coming weeks. You can create forms directly from Google Sheets or Drive, or install the Chrome Web App for easy access from your browser. Also check the Google Drive +page all week for tips and tricks.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/google-forms-refreshed/feed/ 0 Chicago Public Schools get high marks by going Google https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks-by-going-google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks-by-going-google https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks-by-going-google/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:03:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=8a564d9b93c9e69340e7a0093263d154 Posted by Lachlan Tidmarsh, CIO, Chicago Public Schools

Editor's note: Today’s guest blogger is Lachlan Tidmarsh, Chief Information Officer for the Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the United States. Chicago is one of many districts that have moved to Google Apps for Education. Join the Google team at FETC and BETT this week to learn more.


Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a diverse learning community that encompasses 681 schools, including 472 elementary schools, 106 high schools and 96 charter schools. With over 40,000 teachers, administrators and support staff across the city working to improve the education of Chicago children, communication and collaboration are essential.

Technology can play a vital role in making the teaching and learning experience as effective and rewarding as possible. For years CPS relied on two different communication systems—Microsoft Outlook used by administrators and principals, and OpenText FirstClass used by our teachers. Even after federal subsidies, our cost to run these systems exceeded $2 million per year. Having two different systems was frustrating for users and remote access was clunky.

After deciding to move to a single consolidated system, we vetted our two final options—Google and Microsoft— with our teachers and administrators. The decision was overwhelmingly to go with Google Apps for Education. For one thing, many of our schools were already using Google Apps and were enthusiastic about the collaboration capabilities. From an executive management viewpoint, Google Apps would save the district millions of dollars each year. Who could argue with that?

Of course, we had to ensure that the applications were secure, that they met our functional requirements, and that our people were productive on day one. We engaged Google Apps partner SADA Systems to help with the migration and training, and set a goal of finishing before the start of the 2012 school year. Between March 28, when we signed the contract, and August 20, we migrated 270,000 administrators, teachers and students to Google Apps. It was easily the fastest and smoothest migration of this scale I have ever seen.

We had staffed up our help desk but had very low call volumes and little drama. The real key to this was strong communication from the get-go and well-planned training. We established “Google Heroes” in each school to lead the charge. Our “Heroes” were critical to ensuring we had at least one trained user in each school from day one. As a result, many of our teachers and principals knew what was coming and when. We also offered a variety of additional training options for faculty and staff, including online tutorials, blogs, and classroom-based instruction. In follow-up surveys of trainees, we received satisfaction levels of 80% and higher for both the training and the tools.

When school started in fall, many teachers immediately began sharing assignments with students through Google Drive. As the year progresses, they continue to find new ways to enhance the educational experience inside and outside the classroom using Google Apps. For example, some teachers create daily quizzes in Google Forms to determine if students have understood key concepts and adapt the next day’s lesson plan accordingly. In the case of a major weather event such as a snowstorm, we can use Google Apps to efficiently coordinate school operations and make sure students know where they can go to for safety.

For Chicago Public Schools, Google Apps is fundamentally transforming both educational and administrative processes for the better – all while saving us millions of dollars each year. ]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks-by-going-google/feed/ 0 Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana Sees an Opportunity with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/goodwill-industries-of-central-indiana-sees-an-opportunity-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goodwill-industries-of-central-indiana-sees-an-opportunity-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/goodwill-industries-of-central-indiana-sees-an-opportunity-with-google-apps/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:09:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=5eb115010d5eddb8e168c1c3f8046a40 Posted by Jeff Ton, SVP of Corporate Connectivity & Chief Information Officer for Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana

Editor's Note: Our guest blogger this week is Jeff Ton, SVP of Corporate Connectivity & Chief Information Officer for Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, based in Indianapolis. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

Goodwill Industries’ mission is to give people an opportunity in life that they may not otherwise have, like a job or better education. As one of the larger Goodwill organizations, we at Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana aim to run as efficiently as possible to best serve our 3,000 employees spread across 29 countries and the greater Indiana community.

When I joined the company in 2010, we were running Microsoft® Exchange 2003 and we badly needed an upgrade. As a CIO, the last thing I want is to tell the executive staff we have to spend two months and thousands of dollars to upgrade our email system. We chose Google Apps because we wanted a cloud solution that gave us leaner infrastructure, better business capabilities, and security. We saved tens of thousands of dollars, and avoided future costs from server maintenance, upgrade costs and lost time dealing with email problems.

Since moving to Google Apps, we’ve changed how we communicate and collaborate with our 1,200 business users. Google Forms and Sheets in Google Drive have been powerful tools for us. Our Corporate Connectivity Committee – a cross-functional group spanning four different business areas – used a Google Form to collect research during a six-month tour of our 70 locations into a Google Sheet. They were able to analyze results and find the best ways to distribute information to employees and make them feel more included the company. This would’ve been a messy process before, compiling 70 different questionnaires. I also use Google Sites for my personal dashboard to collect, maintain, and organize data. I spent about four months trying to piece this together on our old platform, but it never worked. On Google Sites we had it working in about 20 minutes. It updates in real time so my monthly report is a 5-minute task instead of a month-long project.

Google+ Hangouts have also transformed the way our teams connect. Our Benefits Committee used Hangouts instead of traveling to attend in-person meetings about a new payroll system and benefits structure. Additionally, our recruiting team uses Hangouts for interviews – again, saving driving time without sacrificing the face-to-face relationships with candidates. I personally use Hangouts for my weekly meetings with my staff when I am working from home. Using video makes the meetings much more cohesive, and we can work simultaneously in shared Docs so we’re all on the same page.

As a CIO, the best part about moving to Google Apps is seeing the adoption happen organically – the first time a Google Doc was shared with me, it came from outside of IT. Google Apps has helped us immensely, allowing us to take our focus off of internal processes and problems and put it instead on those who really need it.]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/goodwill-industries-of-central-indiana-sees-an-opportunity-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 Korea’s POSCO launches “Smart Workplace” powered by Google Apps and Google Search https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/koreas-posco-launches-smart-workplace-powered-by-google-apps-and-google-search/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=koreas-posco-launches-smart-workplace-powered-by-google-apps-and-google-search https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/koreas-posco-launches-smart-workplace-powered-by-google-apps-and-google-search/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:29:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=4231cea9dd7f95b6c444f1813b936cff Editor's note: Today’s blog post is from POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company), a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

For more than 40 years, POSCO has been a pillar of economic development in Korea. Now the fifth largest steel company in the world, our organization has seen dramatic growth and we are proud of our extraordinary productivity and ongoing innovation. While we are well-known in our community and throughout the world for our steel works, we are also committed to effectively managing, inspiring and growing our workforce. Without our employees, the steel and other products wouldn’t be possible.

Our POSPIA 3.0 Smart Workplace initiative is just one of ways we are ensuring that our employees are engaged, empowered and given every opportunity to succeed in the global business environment. Smart Workplace launched on December 10, 2012 with key partnerships from Google and other technology providers.

As a part of this initiative, we have invested in tools like the Google Search Appliance and Google Apps. Google Apps has made it possible for POSCO to offer the right blend of technology to facilitate better collaboration, productivity and efficiency in the workplace. With tools like Gmail, Calendar, Google+ Hangouts and shared docs on Google Drive, our employees are working together more frequently and with better results. We are no longer tied to the traditional top down approach to management. Instead, with Google Apps, our organization has more flexibility to work together at all levels within the company and collaborate easily and effectively across businesses and borders. We want the entire POSCO family of companies to benefit from this way of working together, and we plan to roll out Google Apps to our family companies in the future.

POSCO Smart Workplace launch December 10, 2012. POSCO employees moved to Google Apps and the revamped POSCO Enterprise Portal went online with the Google Search Appliance.

One of the most exciting benefits we have seen is around real time collaboration within teams using Calendar. Previously, coordination meant using manual spreadsheet or colored paper Post-It notes. Now, employees can not imagine living without the ability to visualize a day, week or month and easily coordinate schedules, meetings and teams.

The Google Search Appliance (GSA) has also helped productivity, letting employees find information and search through over 10 million documents. Before we implemented GSA, many of our office employees would have difficulty finding the right information. Now the search results are fast, and most importantly - relevant to what they are searching for.

POSCO is steeped in great tradition, but we also recognize the need to evolve both in how we run our business and how we engage the workforce that keeps our business running. Google Apps and GSA are helping us manage our technology evolution so that we can continue to innovate and provide the materials that make up the world’s infrastructure.

Update Jan 31: minor edits made to post.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/koreas-posco-launches-smart-workplace-powered-by-google-apps-and-google-search/feed/ 0 Quixote Studios helps Hollywood visions come alive with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/quixote-studios-helps-hollywood-visions-come-alive-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quixote-studios-helps-hollywood-visions-come-alive-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/quixote-studios-helps-hollywood-visions-come-alive-with-google-apps/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:47:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=91df7c5d2ca9cfe0daa196e9c54401fd Posted by Bill Schechtman, IT Director at Quixote Studios

Editor's note: Our guest blogger is Bill Schechtman, IT Director at Quixote Studios, a Los Angeles-based company that rents stages, vehicles and production supplies for photo shoots and movie and TV productions. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

At Quixote Studios, we work with the bleeding edge of American pop culture. We’ve hosted pop legends like Madonna, brought Jay-Z’s “On To The Next One” to life, and stood in for countless precinct offices, crime scenes and killers’ hideouts on the CBS show “Criminal Minds.” We have more than 200 employees at six locations giving studios what they need to make movies, helping photographers and fashion houses make their clothes look stunning, and playing a part in bringing the television shows you love to the small screen every week.

We work in a forward-leaning industry, but until we moved to Google Apps for Business, we worked with painfully outdated technology. Our server was unreliable and our employees couldn’t access email from their smartphones. Fixing these and a host of other problems was my first priority when I joined Quixote Studios as IT Director two years ago. We considered Microsoft Exchange, but the storage, licensing and support costs were more than we bargained for. We also looked at Office 365, but it didn’t offer the full suite of tools we needed or the simple pricing structure Google Apps has. So, with the help of our reseller, Dito, we switched to Apps.

We started with the fundamentals: moving everyone to Gmail and setting up device syncing so people could access email from their phones and tablets. Before we knew it, we started seeing employees picking up more advanced product features on their own: shared calendars became a company standard and Docs became the norm for team meeting notes.

But Google Drive has been the real revelation. Every important document in our company is stored in Drive, from onboarding and exit forms to organizational charts, permits and checklists. It's a far cry from our old system, a complicated file server that was stuffed full of different versions of Microsoft Word and Excel files, all with their own cryptic names for versions or dates.

Drive has also dramatically improved the way we collaborate. Creating our company all-hands presentations, for example, is a team effort that involves up to ten stakeholders working together on a single document at the same time. It's powerful to see that many employees collaborating so seamlessly and efficiently. It's even more exciting to think about how much time we save by eliminating the need to send attachments back and forth or check that we're working on the most up-to-date version.

Google Apps has helped turn technology into an incredible resource for our employees – smooth, hassle-free email and an easy collaboration hub. Now we can put all of our energy into helping our clients do great things. As someone in charge of IT, it’s comforting to know those systems will grow right alongside Quixote Studios as we continue to help make Hollywood’s big ideas come to life. And Scene! ]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/quixote-studios-helps-hollywood-visions-come-alive-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 One-stop shop for help with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/one-stop-shop-for-help-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-stop-shop-for-help-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/one-stop-shop-for-help-with-google-apps/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:25:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=798f0ad52454f04844b7d68189d6d560 Posted by Helen Casabona, Google Apps documentation team

Finding information should be as simple as using a great product. That's why we created support.googleapps.com—an easy-to-use website where you and your employees can find everything you need to make the most of Google Apps in your organization. In addition to 24/7 phone support, we now offer a complete collection of documentation, training, and self-help resources available at one convenient location. You can visit the site whether you need to set up a new app, troubleshoot a calendar issue, train your users, or talk to a support rep.


Give your employees tips for the workplace
You and your employees can go to the Using your apps section of the site to find helpful information tailored specifically for using Google Apps in the workplace. Here, you’ll find guides on switching from your old email program to Gmail, calendar tips for administrative assistants, steps for setting up mobile access or a shared inbox, and other essential information for business users.

Get ready for upcoming launches
Visit the What's new? section for a schedule of new Google Apps feature and product launches. You’ll not only learn about important updates like the release of Google Drive or the new Gmail compose experience, but you can get tips and training resources for rolling these changes out to your users.

We believe that good support is a core component of Google Apps and hope that by placing these resources at your fingertips, everyone in your organization can find helpful answers, solve problems, and learn new ways to benefit from Google Apps. Check out the new site now at support.googleapps.com. Enjoy!]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/one-stop-shop-for-help-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 Smarter Cities with City 24/7 and Google Places API https://googledata.org/google-maps/smarter-cities-with-city-247-and-google-places-api/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smarter-cities-with-city-247-and-google-places-api https://googledata.org/google-maps/smarter-cities-with-city-247-and-google-places-api/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:06:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=1ad0592e94636df53f57deec0dafab3c Posted by Tom Touchet, CEO, City 24/7

(Cross-posted on the Google Geo Developers Blog)

Editor's note: Our guest blogger this week is from City 24/7, a non-traditional media company with a mission of providing “what you need to know, when and where it helps you most.” See how the company uses Google Places APIs as a way to give the public access to vital local information.

Imagine you are visiting New York City for the very first time. The lights, sounds and endless city blocks are all pretty amazing – yet a little confusing. That’s where City 24/7 comes in.

To give you an easy (and free) way of learning about your surroundings, we’re installing 250 Smart Screens in retrofitted telephone booths across NYC. City 24/7 Smart Screens are large, interactive touch screens that give you a range of information about local businesses and points of interest. And in the case of an emergency you can also access vital safety information, such as safety tips from the police department or updates from the mayor’s office.

We turned to the Google Places API to help us provide you with accurate, reliable information about events and places in any given neighborhood. The Places API includes location info from Google Maps, content from Google+ Local, Zagat-recommended establishments and (as of last week), Place Summaries - which include curated reviews and ratings.


Cities should be easy to live in and fun to visit. And with access to Google+ Local data, everyone can feel like a local, knowing all the best places to eat, shop, play and hang out. With the help of the Google Places API, we look forward to bringing our Smart Screens to bus shelters, train platforms, and major pedestrian streets in cities all around the world, as well as to launch our mobile application.]]> https://googledata.org/google-maps/smarter-cities-with-city-247-and-google-places-api/feed/ 0 Create, edit and present with Google Slides offline https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/create-edit-and-present-with-google-slides-offline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-edit-and-present-with-google-slides-offline https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/create-edit-and-present-with-google-slides-offline/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:17:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=011279a68115f7bc3dc434d623581eb8 Posted by Michael Frederick, Software Engineer, Google Slides

(Cross-posted on the Google Drive blog.)

Good news Slides lovers. You can now create, edit, comment and (perhaps most importantly) present without an internet connection -- just like you can with Docs. Any new presentations or changes you make will be automatically updated when you get back online. So you can continue polishing slides on your next flight, and head to your upcoming presentation without worrying about whether there's going to be wifi.

If you already have offline editing for Docs enabled, you don’t have to change anything to work with Slides offline. If not, you can turn it on for Slides (and Docs) by following these instructions. Note that to work offline you’ll need to be using Chrome or ChromeOS. And for those of you who use Google Sheets, we’re working to make offline spreadsheets available as well -- stay tuned.


]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/create-edit-and-present-with-google-slides-offline/feed/ 0 Google + Audi: Enhancing Navigation https://googledata.org/google-maps/google-audi-enhancing-navigation-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-audi-enhancing-navigation-2 https://googledata.org/google-maps/google-audi-enhancing-navigation-2/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:34:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=7255ac36cf8ed21f12c5765e54f9a0ab Posted by Anupam (Pom) Malhotra, Senior Manager, Connected Vehicle, Audi of America

(Cross-posted on the Google LatLong Blog.)

Editor's Note: Our guest blogger is Anupam (Pom) Malhotra, Senior Manager, Connected Vehicle, Audi of America. With a company-wide focus on the latest in-car technologies, Pom talks about teaming up with Google to help drivers enhance the driving experience with Audi connect™.

"Progress through technology" is at the core of every Audi vehicle. For a driver, in-car technology brings several benefits, including safety, access to local map content and more efficient ways to reach a destination. When developing Audi connect™, we wanted to present our drivers with something that was functional, yet elegant. We were able to deliver this by enhancing our navigation system with Google Maps and Google Earth.



By integrating Google features, we are creating a familiar user experience for our drivers, who already use Google Maps on their computers, smartphones and tablets. As a result, Audi connect makes it easy for drivers to search for a local point of interest or verify a route from Google Earth or Street View. With real-life images, combined with Google local search and voice search, Audi connect allows drivers and their passengers to safely explore and discover local destinations.

The main thing drivers want to do, of course, is get to their destination. But with Audi connect now enhanced by Google Maps and Earth features, we think our drivers will enjoy the journey a whole lot more. ]]> https://googledata.org/google-maps/google-audi-enhancing-navigation-2/feed/ 0 Expanding Reviews Content in the Google Places API https://googledata.org/google-maps/expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api-2 https://googledata.org/google-maps/expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api-2/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:11:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=5f61c0edb811bdd8296d9f9bad53e5af Posted by: Justin Chu, Places API Product Manager

Cross-post to the Official Enterprise Blog, where we've announced a new enterprise feature

Starting today, the Google Places API will feature Place Summaries, reliable reviews about points of interest. This allows your application to embed useful review information. For example, car manufacturers can use the API to provide drivers with detailed reviews of local establishments directly in their in-car system.


Place Summaries are curated expert reviews and ratings, based on user feedback, that provide information about a location’s key attributes such as decor, quality and service. The API also shows Zagat-recommended establishments. So whether your customer is looking for a local Chinese restaurant or a national park, the Google Places API help them make a quick, informed decision about where to go and what to do.

We’re continually improving the Google Places API to deliver accurate and comprehensive information about local businesses across the globe. For more information about the Google Places API, contact our sales team.]]> https://googledata.org/google-maps/expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api-2/feed/ 0 Expanding Reviews Content in the Google Places API https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:10:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=9f8501e5fdd9d74f6dbbcf960170b62e Posted by: Justin Chu, Places API Product Manager

Cross-post to Geo Developers Blog

Starting today, the Google Places API will feature Place Summaries, reliable reviews about points of interest. This allows your application to embed useful review information. For example, car manufacturers can use the API to provide drivers with detailed reviews of local establishments directly in their in-car system.


Place Summaries are curated expert reviews and ratings, based on user feedback, that provide information about a location’s key attributes such as decor, quality and service. The API also shows Zagat-recommended establishments. So whether your customer is looking for a local Chinese restaurant or a national park, the Google Places API help them make a quick, informed decision about where to go and what to do.

We’re continually improving the Google Places API to deliver accurate and comprehensive information about local businesses across the globe. For more information about the Google Places API, contact our sales team. ]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/expanding-reviews-content-in-the-google-places-api/feed/ 0 For schools: The new Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/for-schools-the-new-lenovo-thinkpad-chromebook-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-schools-the-new-lenovo-thinkpad-chromebook-2 https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/for-schools-the-new-lenovo-thinkpad-chromebook-2/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:50:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=8a337b76eb7436cf38423837653b7e9a Posted by Caesar Sengupta, Director of Product Management

Learning online is transforming today’s classrooms. More than 1,000 schools are using Chromebooks, opening the door for their teachers and students to take advantage of the web’s vast educational resources. Today, our newest partner Lenovo has announced a Chromebook based on their popular ThinkPad laptop. Meet the new Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook.


Classrooms have unique hardware and software needs and this new Chromebook combines the hassle-free experience of Chrome OS with the ThinkPad’s rugged design for the classroom environment. With specialized features like a rubber bumper around the top cover, stronger corners, reinforced hinges and hinge brackets, and a high definition (HD) LED anti-glare screen, the Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook is ready for schools. Lasting up to 6.5 hours* with a latest-generation Intel processor, the ThinkPad Chromebook will keep up with even the most active students and teachers.

Like all Chromebooks, the ThinkPad Chromebook delivers a simple computing experience with built-in security and automatic updates. It’s a fast computer that’s easy to share among multiple students with Google Apps for Education, and it includes over a thousand web-based educational apps from the Chrome Web Store.

Chromebooks can be managed and deployed centrally through the Chrome management console so schools can easily setup and manage users, apps, and policies across an entire school or district.

The new Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook will be available for $429 in the United States starting on February 26, 2013. Schools can add management and support from Google for a one-time cost of $30 per device. If you’d like to learn more, contact the Chromebook for Education team or visit our Google in Education booth (#1109) at FETC in Orlando from January 28-31, 2013.

*Actual battery life depends on usage and other factors.]]> https://googledata.org/google-enterprise/for-schools-the-new-lenovo-thinkpad-chromebook-2/feed/ 0 Recruitment group Randstad Chooses Google Apps for its 29,000 Employees https://googledata.org/google-apps/recruitment-group-randstad-chooses-google-apps-for-its-29000-employees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recruitment-group-randstad-chooses-google-apps-for-its-29000-employees https://googledata.org/google-apps/recruitment-group-randstad-chooses-google-apps-for-its-29000-employees/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:37:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=a68362905c3313f44316ec081539d4e1 Posted by Martijn Nykerk, Senior Consultant Group IT

Editor's note: Our guest blogger this week is Martijn Nykerk, Senior Consultant Group IT at Randstad, the Netherlands-based global provider of HR services and the second largest staffing organization in the world. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.



HR is fundamentally about people. That may seem obvious, but in our firm that takes unusual dimensions. Randstad is one of the biggest staffing companies in the world and has some 29,000 employees working from more than 4,500 branches in 40 countries around the world. We help companies and candidates connect in industries such as engineering, finance and accounting, healthcare, human resources, managed services, pharma and technology. To give you an idea, we place on average well over 500,000 people per day. We’ve grown to become quite large since we began as a small company started in a student dorm room in 1960 and our business has changed quite a bit in that time. But at its core, we’re still the same. We’re all about people.

With so many employees in locations across the world, we had several different email and collaboration systems in place and were looking to standardize. A majority of employees around the world were using Microsoft Outlook for email and Lotus Notes for collaboration, but we ran into several problems. For one, both Outlook and Lotus Notes weren't seamlessly integrated with other systems, requiring our employees to find workarounds and solve formatting issues on their own. This wasted valuable time on the part of both the employee and IT department. In addition, both Outlook and Lotus Notes are primarily hosted solutions, which makes it difficult to collaborate across our many locations.

Our decision making process involved several companies, but ultimately we decided on Google for a few different reasons. We have a workforce of younger, web-savvy employees and we heard the feedback that they are quite familiar with Google tools like Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google+ Hangouts in their personal lives, and on a variety of devices, and that they'd like to use them at work too. Also, because the Google tools are all integrated, we wouldn't run into the problem of having employees across offices and countries having to work with several different pieces of technology that don’t work well together. Lastly, the availability of resellers such as G-company was a big plus. We wanted to provide our employees with as much training as they needed and G-company were able to provide that. Our rollout will eventually include all 29,000 Randstad employees, 5,000 of whom are located in the Netherlands. Our employees in France, Japan and India, approximately 8,000, are already on Google.

We’re right in the middle of our rollout, but early feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. We can simply do things that weren't possible before. For example, it has become much easier to search and access mail, calendar and documents when on the road, or for an employee in France to schedule a video chat with an employee in The Netherlands in a Hangout. It’s a conference call, but it’s so much more - it’s a conference call that’s based around people, not technology. For an HR company, that’s exactly what we’re looking for in a technology partner.

]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/recruitment-group-randstad-chooses-google-apps-for-its-29000-employees/feed/ 0 Google Maps Coordinate now available on iPhone https://googledata.org/google-maps/google-maps-coordinate-now-available-on-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-maps-coordinate-now-available-on-iphone https://googledata.org/google-maps/google-maps-coordinate-now-available-on-iphone/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:20:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=57fada7ee7a4256e96214333f3589a5b Dan Chu, Senior Product Manager, Google Maps for Business

Google Maps Coordinate makes it easy to manage mobile teams more efficiently. Starting today, Maps Coordinate will be available on iPhones in addition to Android devices. Now, mobile workers equipped with an iPhone can be dispatched and record job details using Maps Coordinate.

Maps Coordinate combines the power of Google’s mapping technologies with modern smartphones to help organizations improve communication with employees in the field. Employees can download the mobile app on their phone to share real-time location data and any information they need to record about a particular job. Meanwhile, dispatchers in a central office can use the web app to see the locations of the employees in the field, create new jobs at specific locations, and assign new jobs to nearby individuals or teams.

To start using Google Maps Coordinate, enroll in a 30-day trial or contact our sales team. If you've already signed up, download Google Maps Coordinate for your mobile device in the Apple App Store or in Google Play. ]]> https://googledata.org/google-maps/google-maps-coordinate-now-available-on-iphone/feed/ 0 Scranton Gillette stays current across centuries with Google Apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/scranton-gillette-stays-current-across-centuries-with-google-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scranton-gillette-stays-current-across-centuries-with-google-apps https://googledata.org/google-apps/scranton-gillette-stays-current-across-centuries-with-google-apps/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:07:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=096b3353e574685a0fd4aff3dfae46b3 Posted by Joel Hughes, Senior Vice President of eMedia strategy and IT at Scranton Gillette

Editor's note: Our guest blogger this week is Joel Hughes, Senior Vice President of eMedia strategy and IT at Scranton Gillette, a media and publishing company based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

Scranton Gillette has been around for more than a century - we’ve lived to see the first Model T, a man walk on the moon and the birth of the Internet. We’re a media and publishing company, so you can imagine our industry has changed quite a bit since we were founded 108 years ago (typewriters, anyone?). It's not easy to keep afloat in the business world, let alone in a market that’s undergone so many massive and fundamental changes. But we've been fortunate enough not only to survive, but to thrive, and we owe much of that to our technology.

We first opened our doors in 1905 as a publisher dedicated entirely to the transportation construction industry. We’re still a publisher, and we still cover the transportation construction industry, but now we're a full-service media agency that covers a variety of verticals and helps with everything from website development to event planning. Just as we've outgrown our publisher roots, we've also outgrown the slow-moving stereotype that many associate with the publishing industry. To us, speed and technology are essential to growing our business. Technology can make or break an organization, so if our solution fails or slows us down, we won't hesitate to find something newer and better.

That’s exactly what happened over the Fourth of July weekend in 2011. Our Exchange server died during the holiday break and left us without email or access to our shared company files. We'd been considering a switch to Google Apps for a few months, so this shutdown solidified our decision. We couldn't be tied to a physical server anymore, let alone an unreliable one. We needed a more trustworthy system that would let us be more quick-moving and nimble, and we knew that meant moving to Google Apps.

By the time our employees returned to the office after their Independence Day barbeques, we’d already started our migration to Apps with the help of our reseller, CloudBakers. We haven’t looked back since.

Apps has completely changed the way we communicate. We’re headquartered in Illinois with a satellite office in Arizona, and we want our remote workers to feel just as part of the team as everyone else. Hangouts do exactly this: they facilitate a closer connection and collaboration that conference calls just can’t match. Google Chat is equally integral to our day-to-day. It’s perfect when you’re not in the right place to hop on the phone and need a quicker response than an email typically gets. We didn’t have a dedicated chat client before we moved to Apps, and I can’t imagine going back to that way of working.

Google Drive has been the biggest eye-opener for us. Documents are our lifeblood, so it's essential for us to have a robust system around organizing and sharing them. Before, we just saved everything to our hard drives and sent files back and forth as attachments. That got messy and confusing fast. Drive gives our documents a better, safer, more accessible home. Our employees store their spreadsheets, presentations, mocks and proofs in one place and share them to the right people with just a few clicks. Our marketing team, for example, has a folder on Drive dedicated to campaign materials, knowing that everyone collaborating on those campaigns—internal and external—can access all the images, ad copy, videos and proofs they need without having to search through their mailbox. It’s comforting to know that every document we need can be found in Drive.

A company can’t survive for over 100 years without the ability to see trends before they happen and adapt based on those trends. That’s not always easy to do, so you need a technology solution that can adapt as quickly as possible. With Google Apps, we're confident we have the right tools to last us another century.]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/scranton-gillette-stays-current-across-centuries-with-google-apps/feed/ 0 Sold! First Team Real Estate has gone Google https://googledata.org/google-apps/sold-first-team-real-estate-has-gone-google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sold-first-team-real-estate-has-gone-google https://googledata.org/google-apps/sold-first-team-real-estate-has-gone-google/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:57:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=5c864bc76d4893c873242c0f982e31ae Posted by Joe Desuta, Chief Information Officer of First Team Real Estate

Editors note: Our guest blogger this week is Joe Desuta, Chief Information Officer of First Team Real Estate, the leading real estate company in Orange County, Calif. See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.

Ask any real estate agent and they’ll tell you that communication is essential for success in the business. If agents can’t communicate with their clients, they’re out of business. For our more than 2,300 agents and staff in and around Orange County, California, email is the most important business tool they have at their disposal. They’re on it every day, helping their clients through what is one of the most important decisions of their lives. So, when we decided to make the move to Google Apps in July of last year, it was a pretty big leap for the company.

Prior to Google Apps, we hosted a legacy version of Microsoft® Exchange Server for email, as well as Microsoft Office and SharePoint for collaboration. When I joined the company I inherited an unreliable email system and a cumbersome collaboration process that often required people to email several versions of the same document to one unfortunate soul who had to piece them back together, so making a change was warranted.

As the CIO, I recognized the transformational process I was about to lead, so the decision to move away from hosted Exchange was one that I took seriously. I worked for weeks with the CEO and CFO to find the right solution for us. After looking at a few other on-premise and cloud-based options, we chose Google Apps for Business because of the reliable email system married with collaboration tools no one else offered.

In real estate there's a really quick litmus test to see if we should invest in any product: Will agents use it to list or sell more homes? Now that our agents use Google Apps, it's easier for them to provide the information our clients need. Many of our agents use Google+ Hangouts to meet with clients and review properties they've recently visited. Our business is based on relationships and personal interaction and Hangouts allows us to provide great customer service to our customers. With Google Sites, instead of sending clients a bunch of brochures or links to properties, the team now creates and shares customized sites with property listings and virtual tours. We even have branch offices that are using Google Sites and a shared Spreadsheet to update their “listing board” in real time and present it on the large flat screens throughout the office. Not only is this a great way for agents to stay current, but it is also great for our clients to see the collective power of First Team. By using Google Apps to run our business, the biggest difference is the personal touch we're able to provide to our clients and the speed at which we're able to get them information. And, of course, the email. The now-reliable email that’s the lifeblood of our business is backed by confidence we have in the Google Cloud.

The collaboration tools are also incredibly important for our internal staff - particularly our office managers and administrators. Our IT Development Manager uses Hangouts to hold meetings with his team and contractors that are spread out around the Orange County and Los Angeles area, sparing them countless hours of L.A. traffic purgatory. We also have one person that manages the office administrators in all 45 of our branch locations who is responsible for keeping rosters for every office. This used to be a painful process - collecting 45 separate spreadsheets and then merging them once every few weeks. Now, it’s the master roster list is shared on Google Sheets and can be edited and updated instantly.

We’re in an industry that isn’t always on the cutting edge of technology, but that doesn’t mean we can’t lead by example. Google Apps has helped us do just that. ]]> https://googledata.org/google-apps/sold-first-team-real-estate-has-gone-google/feed/ 0 Scheduled Release track features update 12/19/12 https://googledata.org/google-apps/scheduled-release-track-features-update-121912/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scheduled-release-track-features-update-121912 https://googledata.org/google-apps/scheduled-release-track-features-update-121912/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:30:00 +0000 https://googledata.org/?guid=2df1c79f5ed261eca82f0bc4f9f17d53 No new features launched this week.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on December 25th:
No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on December 18th:
No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/gmail-and-drive-new-way-to-send-files.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/introducing-new-compose-in-gmail.html

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Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

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http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2012/11/migrating-to-google-apps-just-got-easier.html
https://developers.google.com/google-apps/groups-migration/index

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- Calendar migration for resources
Migrate calendar resources like meeting rooms from Exchange to Google Apps.

- Public folder migration
Migrate public folders in Exchange to Google Groups using the command line.

- New in-product help
Click on a question mark in the product to get helpful tips on using the tool

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
https://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=162794
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/exchangemigration
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2840803
http://www.google.com/support/enterprise/static/gapps/docs/admin/en/gapps_exchange_migration/gamme_admin.pdf#page=49

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Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/1657096

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on December 11th:
Gmail: Users now have the ability to insert files up to 10GB from Drive directly into an email without leaving Gmail. Gmail will automatically check that recipients have access to any files being sent.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/gmail-and-drive-new-way-to-send-files.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/introducing-new-compose-in-gmail.html

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Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=182433
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=172176

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This change has no impact on customers who are already using the free version. They can continue to use Google Apps for free.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/12/changes-to-google-apps-for-businesses.html
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?answer=2855120

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Versions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-new-way-to-distribute-your-internal.html
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?&answer=2494992

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NOTE: Lock screen widgets are disabled by default. If users have already added widgets, they will disappear in compliance with the setting in the control panel.

Languages Supported:
All languages

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education

For More Information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1408902#android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.enterprise.dmagent
http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2809820

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The admin control panel now makes new features available in all languages at the same time. Previously, admins had to choose between viewing the admin control panel in English to receive the very latest features or waiting until new features had been translated into their preferred language. Instead, the control panel will always be displayed in the admin’s preferred language.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education

For more information:
How to choose a language for your control panel:  http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=43212


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We’re excited to announce new premium features for Google+ , including:

Google+for Education Edition: G+ can now be enabled as a service for all Education Edition Domains.
Larger Hangouts: The size of Hangouts for G+ Premium feature domains has been increased from 10 to 15 participants (including host).
Admin Age Verification: G+ premium feature domain administrators can now verify ownership and take responsibility of end user accounts in the domain to correct age entries directly from the admin control panel.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education

For More Information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/11/larger-hangouts-in-google-for.html
http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1333913


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We're always trying to make Gmail faster, so today we're introducing a redesigned compose experience in Gmail that saves you time, uses less screen space, and is simple to use. The new compose experience opens a window at the bottom of your inbox, just like a chat box. You can compose multiple messages at once, search through your inbox and even reply to other messages all while keeping your new draft open.

Release track:
Rapid

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2645922
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/introducing-new-compose-in-gmail.html


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The following features are intended for release to these domains on October 30th:
No new features to announce.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/10/communicate-more-easily-across.html

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Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education

For more information:
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/2012/10/bringing-google-calendar-to-play-store.html
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar

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Note:
This import feature is not a Google Apps core service and is not supported under the Google Apps Terms of Service.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education

For more information:
https://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2525613
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164640

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on October 23th:
Gmail: Gmail now has more than 100 virtual keyboards, transliteration and IMEs—collectively called input tools. These tools allow users to type in the language and keyboard layout that they’re accustomed to.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/10/communicate-more-easily-across.html

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Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2424368

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  • CheckMX analyzes the public DNS records of a domain to look for common MX record misconfigurations.
  • Messageheader analyzes email message headers to look for the cause of mail delivery delays.
  • LogAnalyzer analyzes locally stored log files to explain errors in the following products:
    • ChromeOS Devices
    • Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook
    • Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook
    • Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange
    • Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server
    • Google Apps Directory Sync

How to access what’s new:
https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/main/

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2520136

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On September 25, we announced that we would be changing some of the file exporting functionality in Google Docs on October 1 for scheduled release track customers.

We recognize that some of our customers would like more time before the change goes into effect. As you may have noticed, that change did not go into effect on October 1. In order to support our customers and help them through the transition, we have delayed the export format change for scheduled release track customers until January 31, 2013.

We recently added the ability to export Google documents to the newer Microsoft Office formats that rely on open standards (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). To continue adding new features and innovations to Google Docs, we’ll be focusing our resources on exporting to these newer open formats rather than the older, proprietary Office formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt) that were used in Office 97-2003.

Versions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

Release track:
Scheduled release


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Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/10/enhanced-email-management-for-user.html

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Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Release track:
Rapid release

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/10/communicate-more-easily-across.html

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on October 16th:
No new features to announce.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-new-way-to-sync-google-contacts.html
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2753077

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Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/10/enhanced-chrome-browser-support-for.html

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on October 8th:
No new features to announce.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98225

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This new feature of the administrator control panel allows Google Apps admins to better control Gmail Labs. Each lab can be individually:
 - Enabled: The Lab is enabled for all users in the domain; users are not able to disable it
 - Allowed: Users are allowed to enable the lab for their own account
 - Disabled: Users are not allowed to enable the lab for their own account

Note:
Gmail Labs are experimental, optional features of Gmail, and continue to be, even with these new advanced controls. They may change, break, or disappear at any time. Gmail Labs can also sometimes be “graduated” into full-fledged features, at which point they may cease to be optional or controllable.

Languages supported:
All languages

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=117099


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Release track:
Rapid release

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98225


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The following features are intended for release to these domains on October 1st:
Docs: The built-in exporting feature from Google Docs to Microsoft Office will now allow users to download Google documents as modern Office formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx), as opposed to the older formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt) that were standard in Office 97-2003. For users who still use Office 97-2003, we recommend installing the free compatibility plugin from Microsoft, which will allow them to open modern Office file types.

Note: 
The ability to import Office files of any format to Google Docs is still supported and will remain unchanged.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=49115

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Note:
This import feature is powered by TrueSwitch and is not a Google Apps core service.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education

For more information:
https://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2525613
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164640

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on September 25th:
No new features.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/09/google-spreadsheets-now-with-discussions.html

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Internet Explorer 10 launches on 10/26/2012, and as a result, we will discontinue support for Internet Explorer 8 shortly afterwards, on 11/15/2012. After this date users accessing Google Apps services using Internet Explorer 8 will see a message recommending that they upgrade their browser.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/our-plans-to-support-modern-browsers.html
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33864

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Languages supported:
All languages

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
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