Google moves into the channel

January 14, 2009 Published by  SearchSystemsChannel.com Systems Channel Advisor Google Apps launches partner program Colin Steele, Site Editor Google, the online search king, is warming up to the channel. Today the company announced a partner program for solutions providers to sell Google Apps, its hosted suite of productivity and communications software, which includes Gmail and Google Docs. Participants in the Google Apps Reseller Program will get a 20% discount and sales and marketing tools for selling Google Apps Premier Edition. Google will continue to sell the hosted applications direct as well, but the direct sales team will get incentives to work with partners. And resellers that have worked with Google in the past say the company will be a strong vendor in the channel. Read this article. VARs seeing more interest in netbooks The typical customers for mobile thin clients -- a.k.a. Net PCs or netbooks -- are consumers and small businesses that need cheap, no-frills laptops. But as Software as a Service and cloud computing take off, VARs and analysts expect them to hit the enterprise mainstream. With this Tech Watch article, you can find out exactly what netbooks are, what your fellow solutions providers are saying about them, and how your business can take advantage of this emerging technology. Read this article. How to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 With recent improvements to Windows Server 2008 -- including Hyper-V for virtualization -- more of your customers will be looking to upgrade from Windows Server 2003. Learn how to make the move with this guide from expert Lindi Horton. Read this expert response.   ADVERTISEMENT     Systems Service Provider Concerns Top three systems technology certifications Windows Vista installation dos and don'ts Channel implications of Microsoft's online services   ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchSystemsChannel.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, The IT Media ROI Experts and events company. Copyright 2009 TechTarget. All rights reserved. If you no longer wish to receive Systems Channel Advisor from SearchSystemsChannel.com go to unsubscribe: http://searchSystemsChannel.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-677&em=charles%40cpedley.com&uid=6486075&eid=684192& Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchSystemsChannel.com Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494