We created the Google Apps Marketplace to make it easier for businesses and universities to benefit from the rapidly growing ecosystem of apps in the cloud. Apps in the Marketplace come in many sizes, from bite-sized apps that focus on providing a single feature to larger standalone apps that run major business systems and processes—and they’re all conveniently integrated with Google apps.
We believe it should be as easy to discover and purchase cloud apps for your organization as it is to get mobile apps for your smartphone. And, once you install and evaluate an app, it’s easy for your administrator to deploy them to users with just a few clicks. (Check out this video to see how it works).
We’ve added some great new apps since we launched in March and today we’re bringing you 16 new apps to the Marketplace. They represent a cross-section of the innovation happening on the web around integrated applications, where information is shared between applications allowing people to get their work done, faster:
Jive: Jive Social Business Software combines collaboration, community and social networking software, allowing you to engage employees, customers and the social web.
Harvest: Harvest is a simple time tracking application that makes it fast and easy for businesses to track billable hours and create invoices.
Floorplanner Pro: Floorplanner Pro provides a quick and easy way for real estate agents and facilities professionals to create and share interactive floor plans in both 2D as 3D.Check out our post on the Enterprise Blog for more information on all 16 apps, or go right to the Marketplace.
Posted by Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead, Google Enterprise
2. How Can Linux Out-'Fabulous' Apple?
In the collective psyche of the Linux community, there has traditionally been one primary enemy. Just as Dr. Strange had Baron Mordo, just as Aragorn had Sauron, Harry had Lord Voldemort, and Odysseus had Poseidon, so we in the world of FOSS have had Microsoft. That, however, appears to be changing. "While Microsoft has been relegated to an also-ran in mobile computing, Linux has emerged as the main challenger to Apple," wrote the Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin. As a result, "Linux needs to more effectively compete with Steve Jobs and the magic of Apple."
3. Blogger Template Designer now available to everyone
In March, we launched the Blogger Template Designer on Blogger in Draft, our experimental playground where you can try out the latest features Blogger has to offer. Today we’re excited to announce that the Blogger Template Designer has graduated from Blogger in Draft and is now available to everyone by default.
Blogger Template Designer is a way for you to easily customize the look of your blog without knowing any HTML or CSS. You can select from a variety of templates, images, colors and column layouts to make your blog an expression of you. See our post on Blogger Buzz for the highlights on this new tool.
You can try the Template Designer on your blog now by going to the “Design” menu, then selecting “Template Designer.” Even if you don’t have a blog — or weren’t planning to redecorate the one you have — you can try out the Blogger Template Designer and play around with potential designs. If you like one, you can apply it to a new blog or to an existing blog.
If you want to learn more on how the Blogger Template Designer can help you create your own unique blog designs, watch our video and check out the Blogger Buzz blog.
4. PlayStation Move coming in September starting at $50
The biggest news to come out of Sony's E3 keynote is that the PlayStation Move—the console's upcoming motion control add-on unveiled at GDC—finally has a price and a release date. PS3 owners in North America can expect to test the Move waters on September 19.
The controller and its various components can be purchased in several ways, with a few different bundles being offered by Sony. The controller itself will cost $49.99, while the subcontroller will be $29.99. You can also purchase one controller packed with a PlayStation Eye camera and a copy of Sports Champions for $99.99. For those without a PS3, that same bundle can be purchased alongside a PS3 Slim for $399.99.
According to Sony, since GDC, over 40 developers have begun working on Move games. A few were on display, including EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, and Sorcery: a new wizard-themed action game where you move the controller around like a wand, casting spells and attacking enemies.
In addition to the new games being developed with the Move in mind, a number of titles will also be patched to support the motion controller, including Heavy Rain, Resident Evil 5, and Toy Story 3.
5. Google Gets Its White Back
The biggest news to come out of Sony's E3 keynote is that the PlayStation Move—the console's upcoming motion control add-on unveiled at GDC—finally has a price and a release date. PS3 owners in North America can expect to test the Move waters on September 19.
The controller and its various components can be purchased in several ways, with a few different bundles being offered by Sony. The controller itself will cost $49.99, while the subcontroller will be $29.99. You can also purchase one controller packed with a PlayStation Eye camera and a copy of Sports Champions for $99.99. For those without a PS3, that same bundle can be purchased alongside a PS3 Slim for $399.99.
According to Sony, since GDC, over 40 developers have begun working on Move games. A few were on display, including EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, and Sorcery: a new wizard-themed action game where you move the controller around like a wand, casting spells and attacking enemies.
In addition to the new games being developed with the Move in mind, a number of titles will also be patched to support the motion controller, including Heavy Rain, Resident Evil 5, and Toy Story 3.
5. Google Gets Its White Back
Google users have been muddling through a design change the search engine giant sprung on them without warning on Thursday, trying to navigate how to customize the page -- or revert back to the old look -- without having to sign in. (Short answer: It appears you could not.) Although Google now seems to have restored its classic look as the default, that was not the case Thursday morning, when users logged on to find that its well-known sparse, white interface -- punctuated only with a few links to Google's email, search and news offerings, and of course the daily doodle -- was gone.
6. Google's Caffeine Perks Up Search
Google has sped up its search engine with the introduction of its Caffeine Web indexing system. This will provide 50 percent fresher results for Web searches than its previous index and is the largest collection of Web content the Web search giant has offered in search results, Google software engineer Carrie Grimes said. The Caffeine rollout is the latest in a series of improvements Google has made to its search engine over the past few months as it remains locked in a struggle with competitors for search engine and online ad market share.
7. Scribus: Worth the Effort for the Linux-Loving Desktop Publisher
Note to those avoiding Linux: Yes, you can do desktop publishing. You can do it with Scribus. One of the most frequently recurring comments I hear about why somebody -- especially in a small-business environment -- will not migrate to Linux is the alleged absence of a desktop publishing application. I think this is one of the most under-reported aspects in using Linux instead of Microsoft Windows or Mac computers. Let's be clear here: Windows-based commercial-strength page design and illustration programs far outnumber what you will find for Linux distros.
6. Google's Caffeine Perks Up Search
Google has sped up its search engine with the introduction of its Caffeine Web indexing system. This will provide 50 percent fresher results for Web searches than its previous index and is the largest collection of Web content the Web search giant has offered in search results, Google software engineer Carrie Grimes said. The Caffeine rollout is the latest in a series of improvements Google has made to its search engine over the past few months as it remains locked in a struggle with competitors for search engine and online ad market share.
7. Scribus: Worth the Effort for the Linux-Loving Desktop Publisher
Note to those avoiding Linux: Yes, you can do desktop publishing. You can do it with Scribus. One of the most frequently recurring comments I hear about why somebody -- especially in a small-business environment -- will not migrate to Linux is the alleged absence of a desktop publishing application. I think this is one of the most under-reported aspects in using Linux instead of Microsoft Windows or Mac computers. Let's be clear here: Windows-based commercial-strength page design and illustration programs far outnumber what you will find for Linux distros.
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