Throughout the assembly of Google Apps,
many have speculated breathlessly that
Google would threaten Microsoft's near-eternal
dominance of the desktop during the
age of the PC.
That theory will take a small step
toward reality today, but the fight
for corporate desktop share looks like
it will start in Europe. The Guardian
reported IT consulting giant CapGemini
will promote Google Apps to its customers:
"Microsoft is an important partner
to us as is IBM," said the head
of partnerships at CapGemini's outsourcing
business, Richard Payling. "In
our client base we have a mix of Microsoft
users and Lotus Notes users and we now
have our first Google Apps user. But
CapGemini is all about freedom, giving
clients choice of the most appropriate
technology that is going to fit their
business environment."
"If you look at the traditional
desktop it is very focused on personal
productivity," said Robert Whiteside,
Google enterprise manager, UK and Ireland.
"What Google Apps brings is team
productivity."
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