Manama, May 27 (BNA) -- University College of Bahrain announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Google to provide students, faculty and staff with full access to
Google Apps Education Edition.
Google's cloud email service, Gmail (mail.google.com), which is available through
Google Apps or by itself, went down in December for several hours at the beginning of a work week.
A blog post Thursday by Clay Bavor, Director of Product Management for
Google Apps, said the service is used by "millions of businesses." Bavor said eliminating the free version will help remove confusion about Google's different offerings and provide a better experience for its business customers, who "quickly outgrow the basic version."
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Google Apps technology is fast, secure, and rich with features," he explained.
"Google is delighted to [help] DepEd harness the power of the Web to work more efficiently and collaboratively," Samuel Cheung,
Google Apps supporting program regional manager for Southeast Asia, said in a statement.
With so many students using
Google Apps, teachers outside the technology classes began to ask how they could incorporate
Google Apps into their lesson plans.
This is exactly what Google Enterprise and
Google Apps offer and, by building our dedicated local team, we are hoping to bring these benefits to more businesses in the region.
Our company now conducts several employees' survey online using
Google apps."
"With
Google Apps for Government, we've gone beyond FISMA certification," Google spokesperson Andrew Kovacs told TechNewsWorld.
If you are comfortable with enterprise solution development, you may want to sign up to become a
Google Apps developer.
"The Google Secure Data Connector is designed to help developers create web-based applications that can access and use data residing inside the firewall," said Rajen Sheth,
Google Apps Senior Product Manager.