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Getting public opinion on the cloud
May 24th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
We’ve seen quite a few state and local governments make the switch to Google Apps in recent months. Cities from Orlando to Los Angeles, state agencies in Kansas and New Mexico, and an ever-increasing number of counties across the country have all gon…
A week to celebrate Small Business
May 24th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
This week we’re joining others throughout the country to celebrate National Small Business Week, declared by the President of the United States to recognize the impact of small businesses on America’s economic well-being.We hear great stories every…
Thriving in the New World of Enterprise IT
May 24th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s note: Today’s guest blogger is notable technology expert and futurist Geoffrey Moore. He is an author, consultant, and venture capital partner, with a background in English literature. He is the author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Torna…
Customizing Maps API Premier – your way
May 20th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Enterprise, Google Maps
Customers often tell us how much their users love Google Maps. They love the friendly blue of the oceans, the easy-to-read labels of cities, and the solid yellow of the roads. But maybe you’re a rebel – someone who wants the roads to look YOUR way….
Google Maps API Premier: Directions for the rest of us
May 19th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Enterprise, Google Maps
Businesses rely on Google’s accurate routing engine to bring customers from their homes to company stores, from company headquarters to customer sites, and more. This is important on any platform, including mobile devices, and within increasingly-com…
May 19th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Enterprise
One of our most popular feature requests has been to add autocompletion of queries to Google Site Search. In recent months, many top websites have begun to provide search suggestions as you type, an innovative feature users are coming to expect as part…
Buy or build, with more choice for your business
May 19th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Google Apps is built for the web, with open standards and APIs that enable our customers to extend and integrate Google’s expanding suite of web-based applications with other services – whether those services are offered by software vendors through…
Google Wave (Labs) available today to organizations using Google Apps
May 19th, 2010 | by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Google is making familiar tools like email and office applications much more collaborative than traditional software, but with Google Wave, we started with a blank slate to try new approaches to teamwork without the constraints of existing applications…
Mobile strategy gets better with Google Maps API Premier v3
May 19th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Enterprise, Google Maps
I’m delighted to announce the launch of Google Maps API Premier v3 today, which includes the functionality you’ve put to use in v2 plus new features that Premier partners have requested, including:Support for mobile browsers such as Android and iPh…
May 18th, 2010 | by Hicham Alaoui | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Since launching the Google Apps Marketplace in March, Google Apps administrators have deployed integrated third party apps to more than one million users, and today we’re excited to build on this momentum with the launch of a new Gmail API that lets Ma…
May 18th, 2010 | by Hicham Alaoui | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Google Apps Script is a powerful way to automate business processes ranging from expense approvals to time-sheet tracking to ticket management and order fulfillment. Scripts are an efficient way for customers to add custom functionality beyond Google
Transforming a Print Shop with FreshBooks and Google Apps
May 14th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Editor’s Note: Sunir Shah is Chief Handshaker with FreshBooks, the leader in online billing and bookkeeping. Available in the Google Apps Marketplace, FreshBooks is an essential tool helping small and medium-sized companies manage their needs 100% onli…
Google Apps at America’s Small Business Summit
May 14th, 2010 | by Ellen Petry Leanse | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
As we announced in February, next week we’ll be traveling to Washington D.C. to participate in America’s Small Business Summit, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. On Tuesday, May 18, Google is hosting a breakout session where we’ll continue …
Lotus Notes users can now “go Google” in phases
May 13th, 2010 | by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
Lotus Notes customers love Google Apps because they get many of Notes’ best features – like document libraries and scripting – in addition to a 99.9% uptime guarantee, 25GB of email storage, and substantial cost savings. Today, we’re making it…
Upgrading beyond documents, spreadsheets and presentations
May 13th, 2010 | by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager | published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
On Tuesday I shared some some thoughts on the choices businesses have as you consider upgrading Microsoft Office. This decision goes far beyond traditional productivity applications though; a new generation of workplace tools that reflect the collabor…