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About Google Apps Gmail

Google Apps Gmail is an enhanced version of Google's popular Gmail service that provides enterprise-grade performance, security, and functionality for any size organization. Here's a summary of what's supported. The exact features available for your domain depend on your edition of Google Apps.

Mail services in the cloud

Secure access from anywhere
Unlike an email application managed behind your firewall, Gmail is a hosted service where users can log in from any web browser on any device, accessing email that's stored securely at Google, rather than on their computer or your mail server.		 Your brand in a browser
With Google Apps Gmail, users have their own address at your domain (user@yourdomain.com). They can also access Gmail at your URL (as in mail.yourdomain.com), and work in a web browser without Gmail ads, that's branded with your organization's logo and colors.

Administrative and business controls

Web-based Admin panel
Administrators can manage your domain's email settings and policies, as well as user-level controls, by logging in to a secure, web-based Admin panel. Set email retention policies, configure mailflow routing, grant user permissions, and more.		 Threat protection and compliance
In addition to Gmail's powerful junk email filtering and virus blocking, Postini services for Google Apps offer custom filtering, content policy controls and encryption. Archiving with search and discovery can also be purchased separately. Learn more
Security
Google Apps provides enhanced security for the enterprise including enforced SSL and password strength requirements.		 Programming APIs
Google Apps includes several APIs you can use to programmatically manage users' email settings, generate reports on email usage, and perform other administrative controls. Learn more

Business-grade functionality

Reliability and support
Google Apps Gmail includes a 99% uptime guarantee SLA, 24/7 phone support for "unavailable service" emergencies, as well as email and self-service support.		 Email productivity and workflow
Google Apps Gmail gives each user 25 GB of email and IM storage, along with enterprise-grade features such as mail delegation, powerful search and mail management tools, offline access, integrated voice and video chat, and more.
Outlook synchronization
Enable Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, and your Outlook users can access their Gmail from Microsoft Outlook, as well as from the Gmail web interface. Do this during a Google Apps pilot, or for users with business-critical workflows in Outlook. Learn more		 BlackBerry and mobile support
Users can access Gmail from mobile phones including BlackBerry devices, iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and more. Remote administration from your BlackBerry Enterprise Server is supported, as well as remote administrative control of iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. Learn more

Setup and Configuration

Basic setup
Setting up Gmail for your users can be as easy as making some optional settings in your Google Admin panel, adding user accounts (manually or via a bulk method), then visiting your domain's hosting registrar to redirect mailflow to Google's servers. Learn more		 Email migration
Google provides several options for migrating users' existing messages into their new Gmail accounts—from Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, IMAP servers, and POP accounts. Depending on the source, you can use administrative controls to migrate users' mail for them, or let people migrate their own data. Learn more
Piloting or integrating with existing systems
Advanced delivery options are available for piloting just a subset of your domain's users on Gmail, for directing mailflow through your existing server (to apply legacy policies to your Gmail deployment), or for otherwise customizing your mailflow. Learn more		 Provisioning and configuration APIs
Google Apps also includes APIs for programmatically setting up mailflow, adding users, and creating groups. Learn more

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