Reviewing newsletters, I ran across an interesting article from TechTarget in mid-January. Hamilton Beach Brands made the case for moving from an in-house email solution to Google Apps Premier Edition. With a large IT staff, they managed the project in-house, buying direct for Google. For many SMB’s, reseller expertise can speed the planning, implementation, and […]
Do you have duplicate contacts? Select the contacts and use the “merge these contacts” link.
In a feature enhancement for Google Apps Premier Edition in January, Google greatly enhanced security with the addition of new administrative features.Administrators can now: Set minimum and maximum password length requirements for their users View visual indicators of the strength of their users’ passwords With these features, administrators can now better implement password requirements in […]
The following new features are available in Google Spreadsheets: A mobile-friendly view with filtering, sorting and row-by-row editing The ability to define attributes of a cell and require that input meets those data validation rules, improving how spreadsheets can be used to gather and manage data A form summary page with information about completed responses, […]
Last week, Google added five new User Interface improvements and features to Google Calendars (all editions): Collapsable screen area for all-day events Ability to add Google Docs files to events Streamlined settings for sharing, unsharing and deleting calendars New ‘Save and send emails’ option for new events Better accessibility with improved support for screen readers […]
In early February, Google announced a new Print Preview feature for Google Apps (all editions). For those familiar with Google’s nearly flawless PDF generation capabilties, the preview function looks familiar. In fact, Google is using the PDF engine to provide the Print Preview, with a helpful index of page thumbnails as well. If you haven’t […]
Google Apps Premier Edition has been update with new email list features. As importantly the provisioning APIs available to qualified resellers makes it easier to use these features. Google Apps email lists are now called “groups” Admins can now set permissions to determine who can send to each group: Group owners Group members Domain members […]
In “Google Time”, the availability of ActiveSync for calendar and contact synchronization with iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other PDA’s is old news (announced on 09-Feb-2009). Currently, the team at Horizon is prepping our contacts and calendars so that we can fully test the new features. The big caveat is that starting up ActiveSync replaces all […]
If Microsoft’s resellers don’t like the licensing options available to small and mid-size businesses (SMB’s), why should you? Yesterday, ChannelWeb (A CMP Publication) reported that Microsoft was mulling over changes to its SMB volume licensing programs, again. This is just another salvo in the ongoing debate over licensing complexity championed by David Schrag and other […]
On February 11, Keith Ferrell posted a blog entry at bMighty.com entitled Google Apps: Right For The Small Business Buck? (And Does Google Even Want Your Bucks?). In the article, Mr. Ferrell confuses the market positioning of Google’s Message Encryption Service, part of the Google Apps Security and Compliance Suite, with Google Apps Premier Edition […]
