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What is Google Apps Engine?

Google App Engine lets you run web applications on Google’s infrastructure. App Engine applications are easy to build, easy to maintain, and easy to scale as your traffic and data storage needs grow. With App Engine, there are no servers to maintain: You just upload your application, and it’s ready to serve your users.

You can serve your app from your own domain name (such as http://www.example.com/) using Google Apps. Or, you can serve your app using a free name on the appspot.com domain. You can share your application with the world, or limit access to members of your organization. (source: http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/whatisgoogleappengine.html).

Get control of spam
Advanced filters keep spam from employees’ inboxes so they can focus on messages that matter, and IT admins can focus on other initiatives.

Keep all your email
Manage your email. 25 GB of storage per user means that inbox quotas and deletion schedules are a thing of the past.

Integrated instant messaging
Connect with contacts instantly without launching a separate application or leaving your inbox. No software required.

Built-in voice and video chat
Voice and video conversations, integrated into Gmail, make it easy to connect face-to-face with co-workers around the world.

Easily schedule appointments
Overlay multiple calendars to see when people are available. Enter meeting details, and Google Calendar sends invitations and updates RSVPs.

Share project calendars
Calendars can be shared company-wide or with select co-workers. Users can select from a range of permission settings when sharing calendars with others – choosing who sees event details or makes calendar changes.

Embed calendar on web pages
Embed a daily, weekly or monthly calendar in Google Sites or on any web page; no programming required.

Publish calendars
Publicize external company events by publishing a calendar and making it searchable to the world in the Google Calendar gallery.

Mobile access
View event details, add new events, and invite guests, using mobile devices like BlackBerry and iPhone. Receive calendar notifications via SMS.

Find messages instantly
Powerful Google search technology is built into Gmail, turning your inbox into your own private and secure Google search engine for email.

Protect and secure sensitive information
Additional spam filtering from Postini provides employees with an additional layer of protection. Centrally-managed content filters enable companies to create custom inbound and outbound policies to keep sensitive information safe.

Mobile integration
Email and IM are easily accessible on the iPhone, BlackBerry, or other smart phones through client applications or web interfaces optimized to run on mobile browsers.

Message Recovery and Archiving
Administrators can search and recover email with 90-day archiving by Postini. Retention can be extended to meet regulatory and discovery needs.

Build any type of website
Create all types of websites: corporate intranet, team, project, departmental, training, wikis, and more. Sites can be shared internally with external users like partners, clients, and vendors.

Embed rich content
Display documents, spreadsheets, presentations, videos, web forms, photo slide shows, and gadgets all in one place, with no coding required.

Find information instantly
Google search technology is built in, so employees can find business content simply by using the familiar Google search box.

Real-time, simultaneous editing
Multiple users can work together, editing online files at the same time. Real-time collaboration can be done internally, or, by invitation, with external partners and clients.

No need for file attachments
Version control is easy because workers share the same online copy of each doc. All revisions are saved, organized, and recoverable.

Embed Docs on web pages
Display documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Google Sites with just a few clicks. Use the provided HTML code to embed presentations onto a website, existing intranet, or blog.

Present and publish through the web
Deliver presentations to remote audiences through an open browser window, and publish documents and spreadsheets as internal web pages for easy employee review.

Easy-to-make surveys and web forms
The “forms” feature within Google spreadsheets lets users easily create forms for collecting survey data, simple registrations, or other form-based input. These forms can be published as web pages, embedded in documents, or sent as an email. Form input automatically populates the associated spreadsheet.

Use pre-built, customizable templates
Professionally-designed business document templates – business cards, letterhead, employee time sheets and more – are easily accessed and shared in the Google Docs template gallery.

Manage and access files online
All Google Docs files (documents, spreadsheets, and presentations) are available and searchable online, letting authorized users access their files from anywhere, even on mobile devices like BlackBerry and iPhone.

Work seamlessly with traditional file formats
Import from, export to, and collaboratively edit or publish with .doc, .xls, .csv, .ppt, .txt, .html, .pdf, and other formats.

Chat directly from the browser
With Google Talk, instant messaging is embedded within the suite with no additional hardware or software requirements. Employees can chat right from their inbox, including video and audio chat.

Secure instant messaging
Administrators won’t need to worry about employees using unsanctioned IM software. Google Talk is located within your secure corporate communication platform.

Facilitate communication
Email conversations can be too slow. Google Talk lets employees chat in real-time so they don’t have to wait several hours for an email response.

Status updates
Google Talk users can set their status – online, busy, or offline – so colleagues will know when they’re available to chat.

Easily connect with co-workers
All employees’ IM accounts are connected to their business email accounts.

Communicate visually
Share more information in less time, making company content like trainings and executive communications more personal, visual, and engaging.

Easy, web-based video sharing
Google securely hosts and streams your videos – no need to email large files, store videos locally, or purchase a video storage solution.

Everyone can participate
Employees can upload or view internal videos without needing any special software – just a standard browser.

Embed videos anywhere
Videos can be easily displayed on Google Sites, your existing intranet, or any web page.

Community features
Community features Users can rate videos, add comments, and use internal tags to make videos more discoverable for subsequent viewers.

Centralize video management
Administrators can view all uploaded content and remove videos if necessary.