Google Apps News & Articles

Google has recently announced new features that would greatly benefit mobile users -- offline Gmail, Docs and Calendar. Working via a Chrome browser plugin and HTML5, the new offline functionality will let users access messages, documents and appointments even without an active Internet connection.

This week, RecMan extended its records management for Google Apps by adding to Gmail, IdentityLogix adds security module to VMWare, M-Files and NetSuite integrate, CaseCentral puts R5 on general release and Recommind’s Axcelerate e-Discovery is named trend-setting technology for 2011.

CMSWire recently looked at why Google Docs is not Enterprise CMS. We did note at the time, that the on-going development of both native and 3rd party functionality was shifting its shape. The most recent of these additions brings certified records management functionality to Gmail and Google Docs.

This week in Google, our little Docs got some new duds. Meanwhile, apps for Plus are beginning to crop up and some security news might help you sleep at night. 

Sometimes I am skeptical of Microsoft evangelists who love their job too much. Such is the case with Mary Jo Foley, blogger at All About Microsoft and Microsoft groupie. Foley came prepared with acronyms and Microsoft key messaging, ready to give us a high-level perspective of Microsoft’s new Office 365.

Users of cloud-based Google Apps and Google App Engine can sleep a little more soundly at night knowing that their data is safe and secure with Google. Google (news, site) announced that they have completed SSAE-16 Type II and ISAE 3402 Type II security audits.

The Google wheels turned this week just as quickly as the last with the release of Google Takeout,  news of profiles forcibly made public and a peek at the up and coming face lift across the Internet giant's entire ecosystem. 

Have you noticed any changes to your Google interface lately? The Internet giant has been slowly rolling out a new look that will continue over the course of the summer. The revamp aims to make the UI across Google more focused, elastic and effortless. These are all good things, but if change gives you anxiety you are free to preview it before it fully arrives. 

After months of squabbling between Google and Microsoft over Office 365 and Google Docs, things finally came to a head today with the official, general release of Office 365 by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in New York.

Cloud Sherpas (news, site) continues its mission to spread Google Apps adoption today with the acquisition of Beloit Solutions Group. Hot on the heels of attaining Omnetic, the move also aims to strengthen Google presence in what is largely considered Microsoft territory as the giants continue to throw below-the-belt punches at one another. 

This week, Google fired at Skype's success with talk of baking a VoIP service into Chrome. Meanwhile, offline support was confirmed and we waved farewell to IE 7. 

The official e-mail went out to Google Apps administrators this week: As of August 1, Google will only support modern browsers across Google Apps. For Internet Explorer 7, Safari 3 and Firefox 3.5, this means the end of the line. 

When you think OpenText (news, site), it is usually in relation to enterprise content management or associated technologies. However, OpenText also does fax and has announced the release of OpenText RightFax 10, which comes with a whole bunch of new functions, not to mention support for Office 365 and Google Apps.

This week, MarketLive has announced that it is offering its eCommerce Platform-as-a-Service on Facebook, Google Docs adds new functionality -- again, Microsoft research shows SMBs offer more mobile functionality than large enterprises and SMB channel partners need vendor support.

This week, we look at why users of Google Docs, and more generally Google Apps, will have to upgrade their browsers, the new Kofax and Pegasystems integration, Nuxeo’s DM upgrade, Cabinet NG’s enhancements to CNG-WEB and the possible release of Office 365 by the end of June.