Google to launch business software
Web-based package aims at Microsoft's, IBM's core business
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff | February 22, 2007
Jumping into a new market, Google Inc. is unveiling a product today to compete with Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp. in the multibillion-dollar business of providing e-mail, calendar, and other tools on corporate computer desktops.
The Web-based product, called Google Apps Premier Edition, also will include word processing and document sharing, instant messaging, and Internet voice capability. Google will offer it to large companies for $50 per employee, host the applications on its own servers, and provide a service guarantee for its customers.
If successful, Google's business software suite could expand the revenue base of the world's dominant Internet search company beyond search-related advertising, reshape the way businesses deploy their productivity and collaboration software, and pose a direct threat to Microsoft's largest profit center.
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By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff | February 22, 2007
Jumping into a new market, Google Inc. is unveiling a product today to compete with Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp. in the multibillion-dollar business of providing e-mail, calendar, and other tools on corporate computer desktops.
The Web-based product, called Google Apps Premier Edition, also will include word processing and document sharing, instant messaging, and Internet voice capability. Google will offer it to large companies for $50 per employee, host the applications on its own servers, and provide a service guarantee for its customers.
If successful, Google's business software suite could expand the revenue base of the world's dominant Internet search company beyond search-related advertising, reshape the way businesses deploy their productivity and collaboration software, and pose a direct threat to Microsoft's largest profit center.
Read More..
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