Google unveiled their Google Apps Reseller program yesterday.  What does it mean?  In a nutshell, Google is looking to get more business user traction for their SaaS business office productivity offerings – specifically: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs, Google Sites and their security services for on-premise email servers. (I’d include Google Video [...]

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A disclaimer first: I spent 8 years working for ILOG, previously a leading vendor of BRMS (business rules management software), but I spent those years primarily architecting, building and managing IT systems.  So although I’m pretty familiar with BRMS and related topics, I’m by no means a BRMS expert.  Secondly: if you’re a fellow [...]

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CNET News has a long list of Google projects that are getting scrapped or otherwise cut back.  In short, here’s the buzz:
Getting shutdown (now or soon):

Google Video
Google Catalogs Search
Dodgeball
Jaiku (may live on w/volunteers)
Google Mashup Editor

Rumored to be shut down soon:

Grand Central
Knol
Google Base
Google Notebook

I’d add: Google Sites to that list, too.  But CNET didn’t call [...]

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