Google Apps for Your Domain, yes it is an intranet solution
Google has been increasing its presence within the enterprise. Now it is important to keep in mind that Google has a miniscule enterprise presence compared to Microsoft. But this is probably what’s pushing Google to be more innovative.
Apps for your domain bundles existing Google applications that you can use in your organization. The free beta service gives you personalized email addresses, instant messaging, calendar and web page building features. When looked at in conjunction with the Google OneBox program, it becomes obvious who they’re targeting - intranet managers who are tired of having to manage their own infrastructure.
At this stage, it is hard to tell what new features Google will add. I wouldn’t be surprised if the enterprise version of Google Apps for Your Domain includes an employee telephone directory integrated with Google Maps, blogging functionality leveraging Google’s blogging product and analytics from Google’s analytics tool. In addition, they’ll probably offer advertising on these hosted intranets and dashboard features using Google OneBox.
And that’s not all, the intranet solution will most certainlyinclude their enterprise search product and maybe even Google Docs & Spreadsheets. Now why can’t they just call this an intranet solution?
