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Guardian goes for Google Apps

The publishers of the Guardian newspaper have implemented Google's enterprise-level web-based applications.

By Nicole Kobie, 11 Feb 2009 at 16:23

The Gmail roll-out later this year won't be the end of the project. While the next moves are still in the “idea stage”, the Guardian plans to take full advantage of its new investment, according to Beale.

“We do see it as a very core product now… We will be looking to use the extensibility of it, using gadgets to bring in internal data and workflow type tools with it,” he said, adding that he also hopes to migrate the firm’s current Lotus Domino collaboration system to a Google version.

The Guardian’s move follows one by its rivals at the Telegraph last summer.

That said, Beale believes Google Apps aren’t just suited for the world of publishing. “I generally think that there isn’t a sector thing going on here," he added.

"Anyone with requirements for group collaboration around information, anyone with a disparate workforce, would find these products useful.”

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