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Third-party tools give visibility into Google Apps

Bay Cove Human Services, a non-profit support group for people in Massachusetts, wanted to save money by moving some of its applications to the cloud--specifically Google Apps for Business. However, Read more...

Gmail outage highlights cloud risks

For organizations harboring doubts about moving critical applications to the cloud, an outage of Google Apps and Gmail early this week may confirm their fears. Accounts for a small percentage of Read more...

Florida city uses security app for records in the cloud

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apps and Docs offer considerable appeal for organizations looking to reduce costs and maintenance workloads, but these cloud-based services also create challenges when it comes Read more...

Google's GSA win raises Microsoft's ire

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) victory over Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) in a bid for an email and collaboration apps contract with the U.S. General Services Administration spawned a bit of Read more...

Virgin America switches to Gmail

Virgin America made a major production out of switching its email system to Gmail from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Exchange this week, hiring a skywriter to print "Virgin America has gone Google" ( Read more...

Microsoft launches Office 365 in the cloud

In an attempt to beat Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apps at its own game, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) this week repackaged its software-as-a-service offerings--including Office and the online versions of Read more...

Google Apps Marketplace touts CRM offerings

More than a dozen customer relationship management applications are available through Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apps Marketplace, the company touted in a post on its official blog. Several of the CRM Read more...

Some pros and cons in Google Business Apps

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Business Apps provides a cheaper alternative to the productivity tools in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office, and some mid-sized companies are finding good reasons to make the Read more...

Office 2010 tools take cue from Google Apps

The nascent rivalry between Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) in the enterprise productivity market was kicked up a notch this week, with the official release of Office 2010. For the Read more...

Google edges further into enterprise IT

There has been a lot of talk this year about the blurring line between consumer and enterprise technologies. It's getting tougher for companies to dissuade employees from using their smartphones at Read more...

Press Releases

With Help from Unisys, NOAA Completes Transition to Cloud-Based Email and Collaboration System

Agency transitions 25,000 users to cloud-based Google Apps for GovernmentBLUE BELL, Pa., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the successful completion of a Read more >>

NeoNova Announces Program to Grow Regional Broadband Service Provider Revenue with Google Apps

Turnkey service allows SMBs to operate more effectively without IT investment RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NeoNova® Network Services, an industry leader in Read more >>

Kontagent Hires Google Docs Platform Lead to Spearhead Analytics Product Development

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kontagent, the leading enterprise user analytics company, is proud to announce that Evin Levey will be joining the company as Vice President of Product. Read more >>

Windows IT Pro Study Finds Nearly 60% of Companies Plan to Increase Their IT Spending

NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the economy regains its footing, companies are striving to be more efficient, competitive and productive all the while through increased IT investments. Read more >>

A Third Way: VAR Dynamics Releases “Zimbra Cloud®”, a Productivity Platform Priced as an Attractive Alternative to Either

Priced at $3.50 Wholesale Per User, New Offering Provides Full-Featured Zimbra Functionality at a Price Point Laser-Targeted for the Budgets and Productivity Needs of the SMB Market ST. PETERSBURG, Read more >>