How Google tackles IT security

We've got a great collection of Google security folks coming together for a live webinar this coming Thursday, Oct 1st at 11am PDT.

Learn more about it here:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-google-tackles-it-security-and-what.html

Please check this out if you can - this is an important collection of topics and its a popular one amongst solution providers and prospective clients.

Live Webinar: Configuring Postini Services

Integration and management of Postini services with Google Apps has been a challenge for many of our resellers. However, these services, Google Message Security (GMS) and Google Message Discovery (GMD), are powerful features that can help you win new Google Apps customers and provide a compelling upsell.

This Wednesday Horizon Info services, an authorized reseller specializing in Google Postini Services, will join us in a live webinar to provide a guide to proper GMS activation, setup and configuration, and tips to help you upsell customers with GMD.

Postini Administration with Horizon Info Services
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
10:00 am PDT, 1:00 pm EDT
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Join us to get an overview on GMS and GMD, tips to avoid common configurations errors, and how to upsell customers.

Premier customers can now be transferred immediately to a reseller account

Effective immediately Premier customers will now be refunded for the remainder of their 12 month term when they transfer under a reseller's account.

Many resellers have Premier customers who aren't currently under their reseller account. Most commonly this is due to the reseller qualification process requirement to deploy an initial Premier account before their reseller account is created. Previous to today, resellers wouldn't be able to transfer these clients until their 12 month renewal date UNLESS the customer was willing to forfeit the remainder of their paid term and start a new 12 month term

We're happy to say that we're now able to remove this requirement to choose between waiting until the next renewal date or choosing to forfeit paid service. The customer still needs to start a new 12 month term with their reseller, but now they'll be refunded for unused service on their previous term.

More information on how to transfer a Premier customer to a reseller account is in our Help Center:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=142336
including a note for customers on where to find the necessary transfer token and when to expect their refund:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33321

We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to bring all of your Premier clients under your reseller account management.

Millions 'go Google' - join us on Twitter

We recently launched our biggest corporate marketing campaign of the year to increase awareness of Google Apps and leverage momentum as more and more businesses 'go Google.' We're asking customers to tell us why they've switched from Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes to Google Apps, and the response has been strong. We're using various media channels to spread the word and want to get our partners in on the action.

To learn more about the campaign and how you can participate on Twitter, join our live webinar this Thursday.

#goneGoogle Marketing Campaign
Thursday, August 27, 2009
10:00 am PDT, 1:00 pm EDT
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Get a sneak peak of what we've done...

Billboards in four major US cities share some of the typical IT frustrations that might make people want to switch.



We also developed two resource centers that share customer stories and address specific benefits around switching from Microsoft Exchange (google.com/apps/exchange) and Louts Notes (google.com/apps/notes). We're doing various types of online advertising to promote these so you may see our 'gone Google' banners around.

Don't know much about Twitter? Just want to learn more about this new campaign and how to align your marketing message? Don't forget to register for our webinar this Thursday.

Live Webinar: How to Pitch Google Apps

This Thursday Tom Mills who runs our mid-market sales team for North America will walk you through how he pitches Google Apps to customers. This webinar should not be missed!

How to Pitch Google Apps
Thursday, August 13, 2009
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT
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Tom will take you step-by-step through the updated Google Apps Overview presentation available in the Learn to Sell section of the Solution Providers site. He'll provide talking points for each slide, tips on how to present the information, and share his experiences selling to customers. Tom is a dynamic speaker and is sure to provide invaluable information that will help each of you sell more effectively.

For those of you who are not available at this time, we will be posting the recorded webinar in the Webinar Archive section of the Solution Providers site. You can also find presentations and recordings from past webinars here.

Google Apps + OpenID = identity hub for SaaS

Today we announced that the Google OpenID Federated Login API has been extended to Google Apps accounts. This means that Apps users can now securely sign in to third party websites using their Google Apps user account, without sharing their credentials with third parties.

Additionally, Google apps can now become an identity hub for multiple SaaS providers. Partners such as Ping Identity and Manymoon.com have been among the early adopters of the Google OpenID Federated Login API, and we're excited about the opportunity this provides to others.

To learn more, read our post on the Google Code Blog, or join the discussions in the Google Federated Login API Group.

The OpenID Federated Login Service is available for all Google Apps editions. However, it is disabled by default for the Premier and Education editions, and it requires the domain administrator to manually enable it from the Control Panel. Learn how to enable it for an individual domain.

Live Webinar: Resellers Share Their Experiences

This Wednesday Sheepdog and Dito, two of our early Google Apps Authorized Resellers, will join us live to share their experiences with the reseller program. Learn about the challenges they've faced, how the program has positively impacted their businesses, and best practices for acquiring new customers.

Live Webinar: Resellers Share Their Experiences
Wednesday, July 29
10 am PDT, 1 pm EDT
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