http://www.silicon.com Results for Google Apps en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39661660,00.htm It complements the search giant's move towards offering software over the internet, which started in 2004 with the launch of Gmail, the first product in its Google Apps suite. While the OS is built on a Linux base, all apps will run within the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39665922,00.htm Google released the source code for Chrome OS on Thursday, beginning the process of producing a browser-based operating system by the end of 2010 for lower-end PCs called netbooks. Although Linux runs under the covers, the applications all run... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39656455,00.htm Chatter can also be linked to the 135,000 applications built on the Salesforce.com Force.com platform, while developers can also build apps that link it to business applications that don't run on Force.com such as Google Apps and software from the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39640950,00.htm October saw silicon.com cast its eye over the top iPhone apps for business. Check out what other useful apps your iPhone needs in the full story here. Google Android is also featuring on netbooks, with Acer recently launching a device that can dual... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673608p,00.htm This paper reviews four organizations who gained savings, productivity and innovation with Google Apps. Cloud computing may be new, but one thing hasn't changed: management's insistence on justifying IT investments by return on investment and total... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39621068,00.htm The company's CIO Paul Cheesbrough knows all about the challenges of moving to the cloud, after recently migrating 2,000 staff from Microsoft Outlook and Exchange to Google Apps Premier Edition and Google's email archiving service Postini. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:49:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60670484p,00.htm Nucleus Research conducted an ROI study with 2nd Wind Exercise and found that this 300-user specialty retail company achieved an ROI of 837% and a one-month payback.nd Wind replaced its existing Microsoft Exchange environment with Google Apps... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:06:15 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60670483p,00.htm An ROI study by Nucleus Research found that a 400-employee customer deploying Google Apps achieved an ROI of 500% with a one-month payback. TVR Communications replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment with Google Apps and improved... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:06:15 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39617378,00.htm People can exchange real-time IM, photos, videos, maps and documents within the wave but it is the wave's ability to handle custom apps that promises to be the most useful for business. Since Google launched its Wave collaboration platform this... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:39:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39617379,00.htm Tech companies are already creating custom apps for Google Wave, with software-as-a-service provider Salesforce.com crafting a wave app that can help companies deal with customer queries. Here Salesforce demonstrates the Wave CRM app in use by the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:25:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39612406,00.htm Wave apps are also already making ripples within two of Google's fellow web 2.0 pioneers, Wikipedia and software-as-a-service specialist Salesforce.com. I am 100 per cent sure that Wave will be part of Google Apps Premier Edition and that it will... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:40:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39612407,00.htm On previous Android phones, users have complained about the disparate experience between the various email apps. Google this week released screenshots of Eclair, its 2.0 Android update. Photo credit: Google editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:17:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39609588,00.htm A number of e-reader apps - such as Stanza, Classics and Short Covers - have been available for some time on Apple's ubiquitous iPhone. Amazon's Kindle e-book and Google's Book Search will change the way we read books forever. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:10:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39607328,00.htm In a recent report, the company predicted revenue associated with augmented reality will grow from a modest $6m in 2008 to more than $350m in 2014 - a hike of more than 5,700 per cent - largley due to to mobile apps and marketing. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39597173,00.htm For Vincent, doing something different meant making the decision to migrate 14,500 staff worldwide from Microsoft Outlook to Google Mail and Calendar, part of the search giant's Google Apps suite. Staff will get access to Google Mail within the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:45:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39572685,00.htm Business support services company Rentokil Initial has signed up for the biggest enterprise deployment of Google Apps to date. The implementation of Google Apps Premier Edition will eventually cover 35,000 of the company's users across 50 countries. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:56:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39568558,00.htm Unlike the Works suite, it will be compatible with Office, and is one of Microsoft's attempts to compete with increasing rivalry from open source offerings such as Google Apps. Microsoft has announced an ad-supported 'Starter' edition of Office to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:55:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39550667,00.htm In addition to the developers and waiting list, Google also plans to open Wave up to a limited number of Google Apps enterprise customers for testing, Rasmussen said. Google Wave is ready for its next step: a more thorough test of its scalability... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/vivek-kundra-39550662.htm To this end the administration has begun building a cloud infrastructure for IT services with the launch of the new Apps.gov site, which is a clearing house for business, social media and productivity applications, as well as cloud IT services. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:01:12 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39550644,00.htm It looks like both of these apps blend perfectly with the Wave experience, which is part email, part IM, part groupware. It's becoming clear that Google Wave, which is slowly emerging from closed beta, has the potential to be much more than a text... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:01 +0000