A new way of computing
Now that you have a Google Apps account, it's time to learn more about Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Contacts, Chat, Sites, Drive and all the other new apps you can now use for free as part of your service! To get the most out of your new email service, firstly you need to login and set it up.
 

What is Google Apps?

Google Apps is a suite of web-based messaging and collaboration applications from Google. Google provides these applications as a "service," rather than as software you have to download and install. That means you no longer have to pay for software or worry about downloads and updates. This is done for you. To access these applications, you simply use a web browser on any computer that's connected to the Internet.  

Why did we choose Google Apps?

Based on our recent internet trends, we looked for an email and calendar solution that could provide with us the following benefits:
  • Access to services from anywhere, at anytime — A key benefit of the Google-hosted solution is that we can access email, contacts, and calendar from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection, from anywhere in the world
  • Innovative solutions — We can leverage the ongoing creative and technical solutions of the Google Apps platform to provide employees with powerful, easy-to-use tools for getting their work done
  • Highly scalable environment — With Google Apps, our email capacity will grow automatically as our organization grows, and we'll avoid the complexity of internal systems
  • More collaboration features — With Google's next-generation applications, we can collaborate with colleagues, customers, and partners more easily and efficiently than ever before
  • Instant messaging — Because Google Apps includes Google Talk, we can now implement an instant messaging system for our organization

What does Google Apps include?

Your new Google Apps account will include the following services:  




Gmail
 Google Calendar Google Talk Google Docs Google Sites  

  • Lots of storage — You get 7.0GB of online storage for your email, so you can archive all of your email online. You'll no longer need to worry about deleting messages or saving them in offline folders.
  • Enhanced message organization and retrieval — With Gmail, you'll spend less time managing folders and searching for messages. For example, you can add one or more tags, or "labels," to your messages to organize and store them more efficiently. And with the Google-powered search feature, you can find any message quickly and easily, whether it's in your Inbox or stored in your message archive.
  • Easier calendar sharing — Google Calendar lets you and your team quickly and easily share your calendars with each other and specify the details you want to show. Calendar sharing is a great way to keep each other informed about your schedules. Now it's easier than ever to find out if someone is in a meeting, on a business trip, or on vacation.
  • Integrated chat — With the Google Talk instant messaging application, you can communicate instantly with other people in our organization right from the Gmail interface. In addition, all your chats are automatically saved, so you can always retrieve important information later.
  • Real-time collaboration — Using Google Docs, you can create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and more, that you and your team can view and edit at the same time. You can still use your MS Office products as needed, but now you'll have more options for storing and collaborating on your documents. 
  • Easy-to-build web sites — With Google Sites, your team has the ability to quickly publish a robust internal web site on which to gather all sorts of shared information, such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, files, and videos. You can even embed Google calendars, discussion forums, and other gadgets on your site!