ShareAccording a new report by Unisys, Google Apps for Government exceeds the government’s own security standards. This is in stark contrast to claims made a couple of months ago by Microsoft and others that they did not. Unisys concluded that the use of two-factor authentication met these standards, enabling federal workers to access their email and data outside of the government’s network.... 

SharePC World’s Tony Bradley is currently on day 22 of a challenge to use Google Apps in place of Microsoft Office for a full 30 days. Bradley’s series of articles touches on a number of topics that are central to the Google Apps experience. Rather than looking at the platform as a free or cheap alternative to Microsoft Office, it really offers an alternative way to share and collaborate... 

ShareGoogle released this video which covers some of the physical and data security protections taken at one of their data centers. This is the first time Google has provided a detailed video illustrating some of the lengthy measures taken to provide the multiple levels of security taken to protect customer data.  Read More →

ShareUnlike traditional desktop software, Google is able to update its browser-based office suite in the background without interruption to users (or overnight planning by IT departments). Here are some of the changes that have been rolled out during the last week: Administrators now have the ability to control if users are allowed to install Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. Two labs features... 

ShareOne of the concerns about Android for Enterprise IT Managers has been the lack of security controls available, compared with those on the Blackberry on iPhone. Google has just announced a series of changes designed to woo the favor of corporations concerned about security on mobile devices: Security: You can now secure a phone running Android 2.2 or later remotely by locating it on the map and... 

ShareGoogle is rolling out a number of small fixes to improve the user experience in Gmail. These include:  Read More →

ShareGoogle Docs Spreadsheets used to be a fairly primitive tool with the “killer app” being the ability to share and collaborate in real-time. As Keir Thomas writes in PC World, Google Apps developers have started tackling some of the most requested features from users, such as the ability to select non-contiguous rows and the addition of the AutoFilter.  As they start to build-out some... 

ShareMoving Your Business to the Cloud: Free Webcast Netsuite is a major provider of cloud-based services and solutions and is currently offering a free webcast for anyone looking to implement Google Apps in their business.  Read More →

ShareThe Google Apps Marketplace, launched just a year ago, provides a place for third party vendors to sell software that integrates directly with parts of the Google Apps suite.  Read More →

ShareThe Google Apps Product Marketing Manager releases a video showing more than 30 improvements to the Google Apps suite that have been released in the first quarter of 2011.  Read More →