It is not a secret that Google has sights set on Microsoft’s enterprise jaugernaut – Exchange. Google Apps has begun a reseller program that has a lot of sales and promotional materials for sellers. Google’s sync with nearly any smartphone strategy is working well.
The good news is that Google has a plug-in on the way that will synchronize Outlook with Google Apps email, calendar, and contacts. Google is light on details on options available or the frequency of synchronization. A release date is also missing from the details. You can watch the video here for more information.
This subject does bring us back to a previous post about Cemaphore. If you cannot wait for the Google plug-in you can option Cemaphore MailShadow Desktop Edition. Cemaphore also offers other products that backup your Exchange server to Google Apps.