This week in Google Apps (May 9th)

Google Apps in the news:

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Google is Pushing For Enterprise to Go 100% Web
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CloudSherpas: Microsoft Is Full of It!
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This week Google introduced 5 new features:

- Google Apps Migration for MS Outlook updated
- Updated features available for Google Sync for mobile devices
- Google Calendar Sync now supports 64 bit Outlook 2010
- Scheduled Release Track Updates
- Gmail contact limit bumped up to 25,000

Google Apps Migration for MS Outlook updated

Version 2.1 for Google Apps Migration for MS Outlook has been updated and now includes several new features:

-OAuth support
-Sign in support for those using Single Sign On systems
-For test migrations, a new command line flag is now available. It works to disable fan-out’s in calendar

Updated features available for Google Sync for mobile devices

Updated features are:

-Send Mail As: The “custom form” feature in settings for Gmail is now recognized by iOS devices
-Service On Off integration: For organizational units, administrators now have the ability to turn Google Sync on or off.

Google Calendar Sync now supports 64 bit Outlook 2010

Through Google Calendar Sync tool, users will now be able to sync their Calendars with the 64 bit Outlook 2010.

Gmail contact limit bumped up to 25,000

Gmail now allows its users the ability to store up to 25,000 contacts. Individual entry limits also got increased from 321KB to 128KB.

Scheduled Release Track Updates

Implemented feature for domains:

-Background images in Themes
-Longer label names

Intended features for domains to be released on the 10th of March

Google Docs:
-Docs list integrated upload page
-Settings that takes note of your OCR preferences and conversions
-Drag and drop option when uploading files to Docs
-Uploads that maintains its folder structure

Google Spreadsheets:
-Ability to upload images from Picasa Web Albums, the web, or from your computer to Google Spreadsheets
-Minor Menu options updates

Google Sites:
Site customization through new Web Fonts