Comments on: Google Apps: Now Managing (More) Smart Phones http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/04/google-apps-now-managing-smart-phones/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/04/google-apps-now-managing-smart-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-52212 Joe Panettieri Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:05:09 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=6246#comment-52212 Hi Norm: We (MSPmentor) should have been more careful about using the "fully compatible" statement. Generally speaking, we avoid terms like first, best, only, fully and other other words that make claims that are difficult to back up/prove. Thanks for reading, -jp Hi Norm: We (MSPmentor) should have been more careful about using the “fully compatible” statement. Generally speaking, we avoid terms like first, best, only, fully and other other words that make claims that are difficult to back up/prove.

Thanks for reading,
-jp

]]> By: Norm Joseph http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/04/google-apps-now-managing-smart-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-52209 Norm Joseph Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:31:27 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=6246#comment-52209 Matthew: This blog caught my attention. As Stuart mentioned, the lack of smart phone sync has certainly a significant barrier for many of my clients who consider a cloud alternative to their on-premise Exchange implementation. One note on your statement that "Google Apps was fully compatible with BlackBerry Enterprise Server in 2009". Accoring to Google (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/mobile.html#bb_ent) the calendar is still a one way sync from Google Calendar to the Blackberry. For many of the executives we support, as well as my own personal use, this is a non-starter. I wonder whether Google will invest in finalizing this part of the sync or whether they hope Nexus One will replace Blackberry altogether as the go to phone for the business executive. Thanks, Norm Matthew: This blog caught my attention. As Stuart mentioned, the lack of smart phone sync has certainly a significant barrier for many of my clients who consider a cloud alternative to their on-premise Exchange implementation.

One note on your statement that “Google Apps was fully compatible with BlackBerry Enterprise Server in 2009″. Accoring to Google (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/mobile.html#bb_ent) the calendar is still a one way sync from Google Calendar to the Blackberry.

For many of the executives we support, as well as my own personal use, this is a non-starter. I wonder whether Google will invest in finalizing this part of the sync or whether they hope Nexus One will replace Blackberry altogether as the go to phone for the business executive.

Thanks,
Norm

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/04/google-apps-now-managing-smart-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-52207 Joe Panettieri Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:09:33 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=6246#comment-52207 Stuart: More moves are coming. I keep hearing rumors about Google potentially organizing an enterprise-centric conference for CIOs and corporate IT managers... -jp Stuart: More moves are coming. I keep hearing rumors about Google potentially organizing an enterprise-centric conference for CIOs and corporate IT managers…
-jp

]]> By: Stuart Crawford http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/04/google-apps-now-managing-smart-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-52201 Stuart Crawford Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:43:54 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=6246#comment-52201 Good move for Google. This is a smart play even if it a leapfrog action. Now another barrier has been torn down for Google apps in the Enterprise. Stuart Crawford Calgary, AB http://stuart.calgarybloggers.ca Good move for Google. This is a smart play even if it a leapfrog action. Now another barrier has been torn down for Google apps in the Enterprise.

Stuart Crawford
Calgary, AB
http://stuart.calgarybloggers.ca

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