Official Google Cloud Blog: August 2010

Email overload? Try Priority Inbox

Monday, August 30, 2010

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Box.net goes Google: platform integration and real-time collaboration

Monday, August 30, 2010

Editors note: As part of our Going Google Everywhere series, today's guest blogger is Jen Grant, VP of Marketing at Box.net, a Palo Alto-based start-up that helps businesses collaborate, share, and manage all their content online. Learn more about other organizations that have gone Google on our community map.Box.net

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Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Apps team

Going Google across the 50 States: Bowery Lane Bicycles in New York rides towards success with Google Apps

Friday, August 27, 2010

Editor’s note: Over the past couple months, thousands of businesses have added their Gone Google story to our community map and even more have used the Go Google cloud calculator to test drive life in the cloud. To highlight some of these companies’ Gone Google stories, we decided to talk to Google Apps customers across the United States. Check back each week to see which state we visit next. To learn more about other organizations that have gone Google and share your story, visit our community map.

Bowery Lane BicyclesPosted by Michelle Lisowski, Google Apps team

Work better across time zones with Google Calendar

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Setting Up Working Hours

Find a Time, Make it RecurringGmail blogPosted by Oana Florescu, Software Engineer, CalendarUpdate (8/30): While rolling out the new calendar features last week we identified a potential issue that caused us to delay the update. We are working to launch these new feature to users on domains that do not utilize the Google Calendar Connector (GCC) service early this week and we are working on supporting GCC users in the near future.

JibJab helps visitors find their online funny bone with Google Site Search

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Editor’s note: Today’s guest post comes from Chris Poe, Engineering Director at JibJab Media. JibJab.com is a digital entertainment studio that creates, produces and distributes humorous online content. From offbeat eCards to personalized videos and satirical viral videos, JibJab is on a mission to help more people share more laughs than any other company in the history of the world.JibJab.comGoogle Site Search

Go-Go (Gmail contextual) Gadgets - get more done right from your inbox

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Project and collaboration apps: Manymoon, Socialwok

Relationship management apps: Applane, Rapportive, Kwaga

Productivity apps: Organizer, AwayFind, Pixetell

webinarWebinar: All about Gmail contextual gadgets: Learn how to access Line of Business data from your inboxRegister herePosted by Harrison Shih, Google Apps Marketplace Team

Building your web presence with Google Sites and Google Places

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

site templatesnew featuresGoogle PlacesGoogle SMB BlogGetting Started Guide for Google Sites and Google PlacesPosted by Lisa Ding, Google Sites Team

Going Google across the 50 States: Google Apps eliminates geographical challenges for New Jersey-based virtual assistant agency

Monday, August 23, 2010

Editor’s note: Over the past couple of months, thousands of businesses have added their Gone Google story to our community map and even more have used the Go Google cloud calculator to test drive life in the cloud. To highlight some of these companies’ Gone Google stories, we decided to talk to Google Apps customers across the United States. Check back each week to see which state we visit next. To learn more about other organizations that have gone Google and share your story, visit our community map.Secretary in IsraelVirtual Assistant

Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Apps team

Going Google across the 50 States: Google Apps “just works” for Massachusetts-based marketing firm

Friday, August 20, 2010

Posted by Michelle Lisowski, Google Apps team

Chains to trains: BART provides bike-friendly directions with Google Maps API Premier

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Editor’s note: Today’s guest writer is Timothy Moore, Website Manager for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Here he discusses how they use Google Maps API Premier v3 to power searches and biking directions on BART.gov. BART serves the San Francisco Bay Area covering 4 counties, 43 stations, 104 miles (167 km) of track, and has an average weekday ridership of 335,000 passengers. It is the 5th busiest heavy rail rapid transit system in the U.S. Google Maps API.QuickPlannerlatest research

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New features in Google Docs and Google Sites

Thursday, August 19, 2010

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Typing links just got a little faster in Google documents. Now when you type something that we recognize as a web address, it will automatically become a link.

We’ve also added a few more page sizes for your documents. So if you’ve been craving an Executive sized page (7.25” x 10.5”), you’re in luck. For more information on autolinks and page sizes, head to the Google Docs blog.

Correct spelling is an essential part of document creation, and to that end we’ve added spellcheck to Google spreadsheets. For more information on spelling checker in spreadsheets, visit the Google Docs blog.

Posted by Scott Johnston, Google Apps Product Manager

City of Westerville, Ohio has Gone Google

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Editor's Note: We are pleased to welcome guest bloggers Todd Jackson, Director of Information Services and CIO, and Bryan Mundy, Network Operations Manager, for the City of Westerville, Ohio – a city that has recently Gone Google. Westerville is nationally recognized as one of "America's Best Places to Live" by Money Magazine. The city features over 46 parks, a community recreation center, and 26 miles of leisure paths for residents, visitors, and businesses. Now one of America's best places to live has an email system to match – Google Apps. Mundy and Jackson use Google Apps to support nearly 500 users. Westerville has also invested in fiber infrastructure (52 linear miles) as well as a community data center/carrier neutral hotel that will serve as a launch pad for local businesses and community partners who need access to cloud-based technology to grow.

Posted by Dan Israel, Google Apps for Government team

Search across your docs, sites and email with the Gmail “Apps Search” lab

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Help CenterPosted by Bram Moolenaar, Software Engineer

Going Google across the 50 States: Oregon-based ice cream company goes Google, blissfully

Friday, August 13, 2010

Editor’s note:Over the past couple months, thousands of businesses have added their Gone Google story to our community map and even more have used the Go Google cloud calculator to test drive life in the cloud. To highlight some of these companies’ Gone Google stories, we decided to talk to Google Apps customers across the United States. Check back each week to see which state we visit next. To learn more about other organizations that have gone Google and share your story, visit our community map.

Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss

Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Apps team

Google Earth Enterprise 4.0 now available

Thursday, August 12, 2010

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Toyota Europe uses Google Maps API Premier to power desktop and mobile applications

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Editor’s note:Toyota Motor Europe, based in Brussels, provides central content, websites and applications to all of Toyota’s country sites in Europe. Thirty-six of Toyota’s European country sites are built and hosted at Toyota Motor Europe. Manuel von Rahden, marketing manager for e-services, and Michaël Notté, IT project leader, explain how Google Maps API Premier allows the marketing team to define the direction of the website and allows the developers to easily implement the website design.

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HÔM Real Estate Group - Why we switched to Google Apps

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Editor's note:Continuing our “Going Google Everywhere” series, we’ve invited Luke Hagenbach, from HÔM Real Estate Group, who specializes in the representation of professional athletes and celebrities in California’s coastal Orange County, and was the project lead on their deployment. HÔM Real Estate Group is a high-end real estate brokerage that facilitates the acquisition and sale of some of the region’s most sought-after properties. Watch the video HOM created below. Learn more about other organizations that have gone Google on our community map.

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Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Apps team

Going Google made easier with better IMAP and PST data migration

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft® ExchangeGoogle Apps Migration for Microsoft OutlookIMAP support – Administrators can use the tool’s new IMAP capabilities to migrate email from systems like Novell Groupwise to Google Apps, or even migrate data between Google Apps accounts.
PST support – Administrators can migrate PST files on behalf of users in their domain once they have aggregated users' data files in one location.
Better support for hosted Exchange – Administrators can now migrate data from hosted Exchange by running the migration tool on local servers, without requiring the Exchange hosting partner to run any special software on their end.

Check out the on-demand webcast to learn more about these new features, best practices, and more.

Posted by Abhishek Bapna, Product Manager

App Tuesday: nine new apps announced for the Apps Marketplace to help your business grow

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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DeskAway is a simple, yet powerful web-based project collaboration tool that streamlines the way you and your team work by giving you an accurate view of project progress and tackling some common problems that occur when multiple people are collaborating.

Acunote is an online project management software. It helps you manage projects, products and requirements, track progress, realistically predict completion dates and analyze company productivity.

RescueTime is an automatic time and attention tracker that helps teams work smarter. It is widely used by a range of companies and now has user and team sync for Google Apps accounts, plus a real time stats gadget in Gmail.

ToBeeDo is an online task management service. The familiar, fast and intuitive interface helps you to organize your workflow and it doesn’t require any setup.

Ketera is a network that simultaneously offers savings for business buyers and online sales opportunities for B2B suppliers to help members discover new trading partners and market insights, aiding in billions of dollars in transactions every year.

FormLizard is for when you need paperwork completed properly. You and your customers can complete forms, contracts, and more online, giving you complete, accurate, legible, and professional paperwork every time.

LumoFlow provides social collaboration workspaces for enterprises to manage projects, share documents and keep teams in sync. It also helps connect global business operations and manage joint projects with partners and customers.

MangoSpring Collaboration Suite seamlessly integrates all the MangoApps to provide next generation collaboration experience. Each MangoApp solves an important part of the business workflow.

Backupify provides secure, scalable, and automatic backup for your Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Contacts, and Sites. You can securely access and manage archives of backups from any web browser.

Marketplacelive webinarRegister hereIf you've #gonegoogle and tried the #appsmarketplace, let other users know what you recommend via Twitter or submit your suggestion for additional apps.Posted by Harrison Shih, Google Apps Marketplace Team

Security First: Google at the CompTIA Breakaway 2010 Conference

Monday, August 9, 2010

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The City of Wooster Goes Google for scalability, reliability & usability

Monday, August 9, 2010

Editor's note:Following up on our recent announcement of Google Apps for Government, a new edition of Google Apps for our government customers, we invited Jim Dodd, Information Systems Manager for the City of Wooster, Ohio, to share Wooster’s story. Jim is a Northeast Ohio native who joined the city’s Information Technology Division in 2006 and has been an active I.T. professional since 1995.

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Freedom in Forms: Allow people to edit their submitted responses in Google Forms

Monday, August 9, 2010

Help Center documentationPosted by Jeremiah Dillon, Google Apps Marketing ManagerUpdate 10/12: We've found a bug that affects the "Edit your response" feature in Google Forms, so we'll be turning it off until it's fixed. Sorry for any inconvenience, we'll keep you posted.

Seventh U.S. state is fourth to head to the cloud

Friday, August 6, 2010

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Bergelectric on evaluating Microsoft BPOS-S and choosing Google Apps

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Editor’s Note: We invited Kyle Swafford, Director of IT Services for Bergelectric, to share the story of Bergelectric’s evaluation of Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS-S and their subsequent migration from Novell Groupwise to Google Apps using Google Apps Authorized Reseller SADA Systems, Inc.BergelectricGoogle Message DiscoverySADA Systems, Inc.data liberation policyGoogle Apps MarketplaceGoogle App Engine.

Official Blog

Email overload? Try Priority Inbox

Box.net goes Google: platform integration and real-time collaboration

Going Google across the 50 States: Bowery Lane Bicycles in New York rides towards success with Google Apps

Work better across time zones with Google Calendar

JibJab helps visitors find their online funny bone with Google Site Search

Go-Go (Gmail contextual) Gadgets - get more done right from your inbox

Building your web presence with Google Sites and Google Places

Going Google across the 50 States: Google Apps eliminates geographical challenges for New Jersey-based virtual assistant agency

Going Google across the 50 States: Google Apps “just works” for Massachusetts-based marketing firm

Chains to trains: BART provides bike-friendly directions with Google Maps API Premier

New features in Google Docs and Google Sites

City of Westerville, Ohio has Gone Google

Search across your docs, sites and email with the Gmail “Apps Search” lab

Going Google across the 50 States: Oregon-based ice cream company goes Google, blissfully

Google Earth Enterprise 4.0 now available

Toyota Europe uses Google Maps API Premier to power desktop and mobile applications

HÔM Real Estate Group - Why we switched to Google Apps

Going Google made easier with better IMAP and PST data migration

App Tuesday: nine new apps announced for the Apps Marketplace to help your business grow

Security First: Google at the CompTIA Breakaway 2010 Conference

The City of Wooster Goes Google for scalability, reliability & usability

Freedom in Forms: Allow people to edit their submitted responses in Google Forms

Seventh U.S. state is fourth to head to the cloud

Bergelectric on evaluating Microsoft BPOS-S and choosing Google Apps

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