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Google Apps is a service from Google for using custom domain names with several Google products.
It features several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, such as
Microsoft Office, Lotus and
Open Office. It includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs and Google Sites.
With Google Apps you:
- don't need Microsoft Office.
- don't need an email server.
- don't need a backup server.
- don't need a lot of hard disk space.
- can run it on older computers, because it is web based.
- need less IT staff.
Google Apps: Google Offers Three Editions
- Google Apps Standard Edition
- Free. Up to 50 users.
- Same amount of email storage as regular Gmail accounts, 7.3GB at the time of this writing.
- Support is limited to online help pages and user supported forums.
- Ads displayed in web based email interface. No ads when using POP or IMAP.
- 10 GB for shared storage.
- SSL for secure HTTPS access.
- Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE)
- $50/user/year. Unlimited users.
- 25 GB of e-mail storage.
- No ads.
- 10 GB plus 500 MB per user for shared storage.
- Google Video for private, secure video sharing.
- 99.9% uptime SLA.
- SSL for secure HTTPS access.
- Message Security and Discovery by Postini.
- Phone and email support for critical issues.
- API Support:
- Single sign-on API
- User and group provisioning API
- Email migration tools and API
- Email routing and email gateway support
- Google Apps Education Edition
- Free for schools and registered non-profits. Unlimited users.
- Same amount of email storage as regular Gmail accounts, 7.3GB at the time of this writing.
- Combines some features from the Standard and Premier editions.
- 10 GB for shared storage.
- SSL for secure HTTPS access.
Google Apps: The Apps
- Gmail
- Email with over 7GB of storage per account.
- Mail search tools.
- Integrated instant messaging, voice chat, and video chat.
- Google Talk
- Free text (instant messaging) and voice calling around the world.
- Google Calendar
- Coordinate meetings and other events with sharable calendars.
- Start Page
- Access your inbox, calendar, docs and group info from one place.
- Admins can choose the header information, color scheme and control content.
- Users can combine their own content with external content and modules of their choice.
- Google Docs
- Easily create and share documents:
- Word Processing Documents
- Spreadsheets
- Presentations
- Forms
- Shared documents means not having to send attachments.
- Google Sites
- Create an intranet.
- One-stop sharing for team information.
- Google Synch
- Synchronize your Google Calendar and Contacts to mobile devices.
- Currently supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync:
- iPhone
- Windows Mobile
- and some other devices
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