Google launches Premier Edition of the google.com/a - Google Apps. It's:
- Gmail (10Gb mailbox), Google Talk, Google Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets, Page Creator and Start Page
- 99.9% uptime guarantee for email (only for email?)
- opt-out for ads in email - doh!
- Shared calendar
- Single sign-on
- User provisioning and management
- Support for email gateway
- Email migration tools (Limited Release)
- 24/7 assistance, including phone support
- 3rd party applications and services
for mere $50/year per user. Sounds tempting for microISVs and small businesses.
They say it's cheap alternative to Microsoft Office. I'm not convinced. $50 x 4-5 years = Microsoft Office price, but I'm not sure one can compare Google Apps and Microsoft Office featurewise (yet).
What's more interesting is /. gang very cold reaction. Are sysadmins afraid Google is taking their job off?
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