Google Apps Marketplace Open for Business Software
Google Apps Marketplace Open for Business Software
Posted 03/10/2010 at 1:09pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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Business users of Google Apps might find this intriguing--Google has opened up a Google App Marketplace, which will offer business-oriented third-party add-ons and supplements for Google’s online application suite.
The Marketplace contains apps from 50 companies, including eFax, Concur, Intuit, and Jobvite. The applications are tightly coupled with Google Apps, allowing seamless integration with Gmail, Calendar, and Docs. Vic Gundotra, a vice president of engineering at Google, says “The Applications Marketplace makes it easy for domain administrators to discover and install new software and have it integrated into Google Apps.”
Google charges developers $100 for placing an application in the Marketplace, and keeps 20 percent of the proceeds. Developers are free to name their own price for their applications. Google doesn’t expect to get rich(er) from the Marketplace, rather it's looking for the Marketplace to promote Google Apps and the software applications of its partners.
Google claims 25 million Google Apps users, in more than two million businesses. Google concedes, however, that only “hundreds of thousands” are paying customers.
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MiltonJeptha
July 18, 2011 at 6:53am
There are a lot of new and interesting applications in the Google App Marketplace. Users can test them out and get invoice templates free of charge. If they are satisfied with a certain application, they can go ahead and buy it. The great part about them is that they are fully compatible with Google's elder apps and you can always find new ways to combine them to better serve your purpose.
LanceDacus
April 28, 2011 at 2:51pm
I think this is a brilliant idea; Google opening their own virtual marketplace. I have to admit I am a Google Apps maniac myself. I like to have all the new and cool apps, especially the ones that help me out with my work. I would like an app that could help me find the exact
. It would help me very much with my work; if someone could tell me one I would be very grateful.
LanceDacus
April 28, 2011 at 2:53pm
I think this is a brilliant idea; Google opening their own virtual marketplace. I have to admit I am a Google Apps maniac myself. I like to have all the new and cool apps, especially the ones that help me out with my work. I would like an app that could help me find the exact file extensions. It would help me very much with my work; if someone could tell me one I would be very grateful.
mge091
March 10, 2010 at 1:25pm
it took you guys like what 8 hours longer then everyone else to post this, way to stay relevant....
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