Official Google Cloud Blog: September 2008

Google Positioned in Leaders Quadrant

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

In their recently released Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries (published September 11, 2008), Gartner Inc., an information technology research and advisory company, placed Google in the "Leaders Quadrant." Quadrant leaders, as Gartner defines them, are "performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market." Quadrant leaders also "offer a comprehensive and proficient range of email security functionality, and show evidence of superior vision and execution for current and anticipated customer requirements.

Leaders typically have relatively high market share and/or strong revenue growth, own a good portion of their threat or content-filtering capabilities, and demonstrate positive customer feedback for anti-spam efficacy, and related service and support." The report goes on to say that "The email security market is rapidly maturing, yet continues to show strong growth and remains a 'must have' security purchase."

We're pleased to be included in this report and recognized in the leaders quadrant, as it underlines, in our opinion, the importance we attach to protecting against email-based threats and the ways we're helping our customers do so. Since the integration of the Postini email security product line in 2007 into Google's Enterprise Apps, Google has continued to innovate these products with functionality for our customers, including a new early detection quarantine that uses our own heuristics to detect new virus strains before virus signatures are available. We have also added new content filter types, policy prioritization for messages that trigger more than one policy, and new policy engine interface features.
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.Posted by Adam Swidler, Google Enterprise Product Marketing

Building community awareness with Google Site Search

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Since first launching Google Site Search, thousands of customers have been using Site Search to power search on their websites. Customers have also been reaching out to us to share different ways they have been using the tool to connect people to more information about their organizations, products and services.
One of the most interesting stories come from Adobe, which integrated Google Site Search into this week's launch of Creative Suite 4, a milestone release of such desktop applications as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash and other popular Adobe flagship products.
Adobe is using Google Site Search as part of Creative Suite 4's Community Help to connect suite customers to Help content on and off Adobe.com including tutorials, technical support, online product help, videos, articles, tips and techniques, blogs, examples and other resources.
The most intriguing thing about this implementation is that Adobe desktop customers don't have to leave their software to connect to the wealth of help information in the cloud -- blending and blurring the lines between online and offline content in the first Google Site Search implementation of its kind.
The Adobe team also mentioned that they loved exclusive features only offered in Google Site Search: advanced customization by utilizing XML feed technology and consistent brand messaging (ads and Google branding optional).
We love the Adobe story because it illustrates one of the many ways an innovative, forward - thinking company can use the power of Google Site Search to connect their users to information they need and improve their overall experience. Find out more about Adobe Community Help here. And, of course, if you have a similar story about how you're using Google Site Search, please send us an email to gsscs@google.com.Posted by Alex Rodriguez - Torres, Google Site Search Marketing Lead

More administrative controls for Gmail with Google Apps

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

by making requests to a GData feed. Modifiable settings include labels, filters, signatures, vacation responders, "send mail as" aliases, interface language, email forwarding, POP, IMAP, and more.

For all the details, check out the Google Email Settings API documentation.Posted by Andrew Olsen, Google Apps Engineer

The Google Search Appliance meets Google Apps

Monday, September 15, 2008

A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine did something amazing: he displayed a Google Docs presentation on his iPhone! Afterwards, I wanted to find out more information: How can I view a Google Docs presentation on my iPhone? What other mobile devices does Google Docs support?

I thought about searching Google Sites or Google's external website. I also thought about searching my desktop, my email, and the hundreds of thousands of Google Docs that Googlers have shared with each other. But luckily, thanks to Google Enterprise's Universal Search technology, I don't need to think because I can search all of these sources from a single search box. You may have used Google Desktop Enterprise Edition to add desktop and email results to your Google Search Appliance search. We have also announced a OneBox for your external website and the Google Sites Integration to include your domain's Google Sites. But what about Google Docs? Now you can search all of your domain's published Google Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations with your Google Search Appliance.

This marks the second graduation of an Enterprise Labs experiment. Advanced Search Reporting graduated with the most recent search appliance release. Today Google Sites Integration graduates from Enterprise Labs and gets upgraded to include Google Docs - both of which are included in the most recent search appliance release! Try the new Google Apps Integration.

And if you want to view your Google Docs search results on a mobile device, check out this Google Docs blog post.

Posted by Tim Grow, Software Engineer, Enterprise

https://secure.google.maps/

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Google Maps just got more secure. We've introduced a new feature for Google Maps API Premier, allowing our enterprise customers to access Google Maps API Premier securely over https. This means all communications between the customer's website and the Google Maps servers are sent securely, and offers a better experience to people looking at the maps on secure web pages.

Previously, when a Google Map was embedded in an encrypted web page, users would get a pop-up message saying the page included both secure and non-secure content. No one likes pop-up messages and the extra clicks they require. We heard from several companies using Google Maps API Premier on secure pages who wanted to improve the user experience. We value the product input we get from our customers and we're pleased to be able to accommodate this request.

Several companies have already started using the secure Google Maps API Premier. For example, Thomson Reuters has started to implement secure Google Maps as part of their Healthcare website. Other uses include ATM or branch locators for banking websites and secure websites with sensitive customer data.

This new feature is only available with Google Maps API Premier. So, if you want to put fast, user-friendly maps on your secure website, contact us. If you're already experiencing the benefits of Google Maps API Premier and want to start using this feature, please contact customer support.

Posted by Thor Mitchell, Technical Solutions Engineer, Google Maps API Premier

The Google Bus goes "App to School"

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

announcedGoogle Apps for EducationApp to School

Video for Google AppsNew customers include:

Austin Community College

Clark College

Clovis Community College

Delaware County Community College

Illinois Central College

Lewis Clark State College

Maine Township High School District 207

Oberlin College

Old Dominion University

Ottawa University

Pierce College District

Saint Ignatius High School

San Mateo County Community College District

Southeastern Community College

St. Olaf College

Universidad Cesar Vallejo Lima Norte

University of Alaska

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Using Google Apps in the workplace

Friday, September 5, 2008

Thanks to you, Google Apps has grown in numbers of users and diversity of products. We're encouraged by the stories you've sent us on how you're using Google Apps to change the way you do business, save money for your company and improve service to your internal customers. We're often asked to share ideas on how customers can use Google Apps to do things that they couldn't do before and so, we're kicking off a webinar series focused on Google Explorers such as yourself. We'll shine the spotlight on IT evangelists, business owners and productivity gurus who have employed the suite of Google Apps - (which includes Sites, Video, Docs, Spreadsheets, Calendar, Gmail and Start Page) - to more broadly share information, organize projects and collaborate and communicate more effectively. We'll also cover other topics from time to time, which we hope you'll find informative, such as demonstrating new functionality, hearing from industry experts and sharing tips on best practices.

Please join us at the following three events this month:

Run your business on Internet time! Lily Sarafan, COO of Home Care Assistance, discusses how her company has used Google Apps to grow nationally in a few short years on Thursday, September 18, 10AM PDT. Learn how Google Apps and AdWords have helped boost profitability at this national staffing franchisor. Register here.

Use Google Apps to achieve rapid time-to-market. Three internal teams at Google delve into how they used Sites and other Google Apps to rapidly launch a new product on Tuesday, September 16, 11AM PDT. Find out how Google product teams are able to release early and often. Register here.

Introducing Google Video for business. Get a demo of Google Video, the latest addition to Google Apps Premier Edition, on Tuesday, September 9, 11AM PDT. Google Video provides secure, private video sharing for organizations. Learn how other organizations are using Google Video and get your privacy, security and deployment questions answered. Register here.

If you can't make it for the live presentation, you can find recordings of them on our Google Apps channel on Youtube. Also be sure to check out our Google Calendar gadget where we'll announce new webinars and other Google events. And, always let us know if there are topics you'd like to see us cover. Thanks!

Introducing Google Video for business

Monday, September 1, 2008

we're announcing Google Video for business

Official Blog

Google Positioned in Leaders Quadrant

Building community awareness with Google Site Search

More administrative controls for Gmail with Google Apps

The Google Search Appliance meets Google Apps

https://secure.google.maps/

The Google Bus goes "App to School"

Using Google Apps in the workplace

Introducing Google Video for business

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