The so-called Powered by Postini security products deliver message filtering, encryption and archiving for business, and works with any mail system, including Notes, Exchange, and Novell Groupwise.
Pricing for the Powered by Postini services start at US$3 (A$3.35) per user per year, although a premium service that includes filtering, security and archiving costs US$25 per user per year.
“As threats rise in volume and complexity, and compliance requirements pile up, IT is struggling to find the resources to keep up,” said Google director of product management Scott Petry.
“Now, Google can take care of this for you. Organisations of all shapes and sizes can get access to Google's industry leading security and compliance technologies,” Mr Petry said.
The Powered by Postini security products are the latest addition to Google Apps platform, which includes email, word processing, spreadsheets and personal information managers.
These online applications have become the latest industry battleground for the hearts and minds – if not their dollars – of customers. The threat of internet-based apps is one of the keys behind Microsoft’s massive bid for Google’s online rival Yahoo!
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