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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Tue/gmailmigrate.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Tue/gmailmigrate.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c13779d --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Tue/gmailmigrate.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Google has rolled out a new e-mail migration tool for prospective business customers looking to switch their e-mail management tasks over to Google Apps. The new new self-service mail migration tools enable system admins to copy existing mail from an IMAP server over to GMail. + +The tools are [available only for Google Apps Premier and Education Editions][1], individuals looking to migrate from an IMAP set up to GMail will still have to make the move by hand. + +Google claims more than 100,000 customers have signed up for the Premier and Education services since they were launched last year. The company also says it has been adding new business customers at the staggering rate of one thousand per day. + +The biggest competitor in this space, particularly with regard to corporate e-mail, is undoubtedly Microsoft's Exchange Server 2007, released earlier this year. + +While I can see how offloading of mail maintenance and other infrastructure costs to Google is a serious advantage for businesses, there are, at the same time, a number of serious disadvantages to GMail versus an IMAP server. + +Having attempted the switch myself, I ended up still maintaining my IMAP account, partly as a backup and partly because GMail can't sync across clients. From a web-based perspective the two are the same, but when using e-mail clients to access the account, IMAP clearly has the edge. + +Google has also rolled a few other new features for enterprise customers in the past few days including shared address books, group chats in Google Talk and Powerpoint support in slideshows. + +[1]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/smooth-apps-move.html "A smooth Apps move"
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