Google Apps Premier Edition Launches, Widely Used

Tookis writes "Google's online productivity suite (Google Apps) has already replaced Microsoft products at more than 100,000 small to medium enterprises. Additionally, it's been deployed for serious work-related projects at two of the largest companies in the world. Product manager for Google Enterprise Kevin Gough was quick to point out that although the premier edition of Google Apps only just launched, it's already been adopted by companies like GE, Procter & Gamble, Prudential and Loreal. He goes on to describe the role of Apps: to augment, not necessarily replace existing IT solutions. Just the same, he says, the role of Apps can be powerful where traditional services may be too expensive. Says Gough, 'There's a large segment that's under-served by today's productivity tools. Production workers and retail employees for instance. 48% of all employees actually don't even have an email address. That's because the cost of hardware, software and maintenance has made it prohibitively expensive to provide email to employees.'"

Comments

Re:Skeptical

[kv9]

Hundreds of thousands of companies have, in the past day and a half, switched their entire office infrastructure

in related news: Chairs Seen Flying in Redmond

Wow!

[Fist! Of! Death!]

Does this come standard on Vista? Oh I hope so!

Re:really?

[JacksBrokenCode]

by um... Lucas (13147) on Friday February 23, @06:57AM (#18122242)
Somehow, I'm having issue believing that number. 100,000? Maybe 100,000 companies have users that are using gmail accounts, but I just don't buy that 100,000 real businesses have switched over [to google apps] already, unless Jim-bob in his basement counts as a business...

Result: Modded -5, Troll

by bizarro um... Lucas (13147) on Friday February 23, @06:57AM (#18122242)
Somehow, I'm having issue believing that number. 100,000? Maybe 100,000 companies have users that are using internet explorer, but I just don't buy that 100,000 real businesses have switched over [to office] already, unless Jim-bob in his basement counts as a business...

Result: Modded +5, Insightful

Re:bullshit or not

[neverpsyked]

"Libre Software"? What is this, the French Computing Revolution?

Re:I wish

[danheretic]

I was using MS Exchange and MS Office on Windows for a while and was very happy about the prospect. However, on many occasions, right when I really needed to get at something, the Exchange server was simply broken, or, Windows on my PC crashed. I'm sure you've seen Windows get into a confused state where you cannot log in. This usually results in you having to boot into safe mode or do a repair install, though this doesn't always work. Microsoft makes some change somewhere, and then after a while they figure it out and fix it. But they never tell you when to expect new patches. Microsoft just rolls out new code whenever they feel like it and you wind up suffering.

Until they start to design their software more like professional IT grade software, I can't see how anyone can run a business on it.

Re:Return of the terminal

[anaesthetica]

"Dentist appointment on 2/24 from 10:00am to 11:00am at 1315 New Hampshire Ave"

That dentist is no good. There's a much better one at 21st and K NW.