Google Apps for Business

As an authorised Google Apps reseller, Colbek Systems will help you to obtain the best from Google Apps.  We can provide pre sales consultancy and an unbiased demonstration to help you decide whether Google Apps will be suitable for you.  If you go ahead then we can assist with implementation and possibly conversion of existing email systems such as migration of Exchange to Google Apps.  We will also train your users and offer on-going support.

What is Google Apps?

Google Apps offers simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools for enterprises of any size in business, education, or government - all hosted by Google to streamline setup, minimise maintenance, and reduce IT costs.

Google Mail , Google Calendar, and integrated IM lets users stay connected and work together with ease. And, using Google Docs, which include word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools, they can share files and collaborate in realtime, keeping versions organised and available wherever and whenever users work.

- 50 times more storage than the industry average. Each employee gets 25 GB for email storage, so they can keep important messages and find them instantly with built-in Google search.

- 99.9% uptime reliability guarantee.  Google guarantees that Google Apps will be available at least 99.9% of the time, so your employees are more productive and so you can worry less about system downtime.

- Mobile email, calendar and IM access.  With several options for accessing their information while on the go, employees can be productive with Google Apps even when they're not at their desks.

- Proven cost savings.  Google's web-based messaging and collaboration apps require no hardware or software and need minimal administration, creating tremendous time and cost savings for businesses.

- Email security.  If you lose your internet connection you don't lose all your emails.  Since all your emails are held by Google you can access them from anywhere with an internet connection.

- Ant-spam.  Google's anti spam system keeps your email free from spam and mailicious emails and ensures that your inbox receives the messages you want to receive.

What's included?

• Mail
• Documents - Word Plrocessor and Spreadsheet
• Instant Messaging
• Intranet sites
• Shared calendars
• Presentations

Most companies will benefit most from the Google Mail system which can be used on your PC with standard Microsoft Outlook or with the Google browser based interface.  A major benefit is that you can send and receive your mail anywhwere in the world as long as you have an internet connection.

For document collaboration Google Docs includes Word Processing, Spreadsheet, and Presentations.  Standard Microsoft documents can be easily read by Google Docs.

Google Calendars can be set up for each individual user and shared calendars can also be used to facilitate collaboration between users.

What about other mobile devices?

Apple iPhone and Blackberry can be easily integrated with Google Mail and provide full updating facilities so that if you delete a mail on your mobile, it will be deleted from your desktop PC or your laptop.  Similarly you can send a mail from your phone and it will appear as a sent item on your PC. 

How much does it cost? 

Google Apps for Business works out at just £33 per user per year.  Compare this with the cost of running a conventional mail server and consider the reliability and it's an easy decision. 

How do I get started?

Call us on 024 7639 7070 for a free demonstration of Google Apps for Business.  We use Google Apps ourselves to run our own business and it just works perfectly. 

Can we help?

If you need a Google Apps installion we cover most of Central England.  We cover Nuneaton, Coventry, Birmingham, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Stratford upon Avon, Rugby, Daventry, Atherstone, Tamworth, Hinckley, Lutterworth, Coleshill, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and surrounding areas.