Announcement
SYDNEY, Australia. (14 January, 2009) – Google today announced a program giving technology solution providers the opportunity to sell Google Apps to businesses in Australia and around the world. Authorised resellers will be able to sell, customise and support Google Apps Premier Edition for customers of all sizes, creating new revenue opportunities for partners and easier access to Google’s popular cloud services for more businesses.
"Google Apps has reached a level of maturity where it’s useful and valuable for almost any business," said Dave Girouard, President of Enterprise, Google. "This program gives IT solution providers an easy way to introduce cloud computing to their service offerings, while helping more businesses make the transition to this new era of technology."
Google will provide resellers with training, support, and tools for sales and marketing, as well as access to tools for integrating Google Apps into their customers’ businesses. Resellers will bill their customers directly, letting them retain a close relationship with customers. Resellers can also bundle additional services and support with Google Apps. Google Apps customers will benefit from the additional attention to their specific business and technical requirements.
Google has already rolled out the program successfully to more than 50 pilot partners worldwide.
"Australian businesses are increasingly embracing cloud computing, and our growing local partnerships will help us meet this high demand and better serve companies of all sizes," said Richard Suhr, Head of Enterprise for Google Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. "This new generation of online services is leading to greater collaboration and easier access to information – and most significantly, freeing up IT resources so companies can focus on their core business."
The reseller program will include:
The Google Apps reseller program is now open for applications from interested firms in Australia. Potential resellers will be evaluated based on relevant experience and credit worthiness, and can learn more at www.google.com/apps/resellers. Applications are encouraged from companies with a strong SaaS orientation and a business model built around providing value-added services and solutions. Authorised resellers will be able to begin selling Apps by the end of March 2009.
More than one million businesses around the world use Google Apps. The Google Apps Premier Edition suite of communication and collaboration tools includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Talk, and Google Video for business.
Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.google.com.
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