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Cloud Computing: Google Apps Marketplace to Stoke Partner Software Sales

By Clint Boulton on 2010-03-10


Google March 9 confirmed rumors that it was expanding its third-party application efforts with the launch of the Google Apps Marketplace. This online store, which launches with 50 partners March 9, lets third-party developers create and sell software that augments Google Apps collaboration applications. SlideRocket, Box.net and Skytap are just a few of the many partners Google is touting for its apps Webstore. Take the tour of the Google Apps Marketplace in this eWEEK slide show.

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Google Apps Marketplace to Stoke Partner Software Sales

by Clint Boulton

Introduction

Meet the Google Apps Marketplace.

User Interface

Developers can create cloud applications that integrate with Google Apps through open protocols and sell them to millions of businesses. Customers may purchase and run applications from this Website.

The Administrator Control Panel

Google Apps Marketplace behind the scenes.

User Navigation

Users can navigate around their application in the marketplace.

Atlassian

Atlassian Software's JIRA Studio for Google Apps is a hosted development suite that integrates with Google Apps and Google Talk.

Aviary

Aviary makes a suite of free Web applications for editing photos, making logos and remixing music.

Box.Net

Box.net's Cloud Content Management platform handles workflow, comments and administrator oversight.

Concur

The Google Apps Marketplace also resells Concur, a Web-based provider of business travel and expense management applications.

Freshbooks

This application lets users create invoices.

Manymoon

This social productivity tool lets teams get work done online.

SlideRocket

The Google App Marketplace allows customers to combine their Google Docs information and content with SlideRocket's presentation design and management capabilities.

Zoho CRM Integration

Long-time partner and cloud collaboration rival Zoho offers Zoho CRM, which integrates with different Google Apps products and data.

Skytap

Through this integration, Google Apps customers or any user with a Google account can use their existing Google credentials as a single sign-on mechanism, and access their Skytap Cloud environments within Google Apps.

The Partners in Total

Here is a complete list of the 50 Google Apps Marketplace partners at launch.

The Business Model

A flexible payment model will give Google a 20 percent cut of applications sold through the marketplace.

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