Phoenix Life Sharing: Google Apps Marketplace Integrates Third-Party Cloud Apps with Google Apps [Google Apps]

2010年3月9日星期二

Google Apps Marketplace Integrates Third-Party Cloud Apps with Google Apps [Google Apps]

Google Apps Marketplace Integrates Third-Party Cloud Apps with Google Apps [Google Apps]: "

Google just launched a new Google Apps Marketplace where users can discover and deploy third-party cloud applications that integrate with their existing Google Apps accounts.

Give the video above a watch for a full overview of how Google Apps Marketplace apps work, or, summed up from the Google Apps Marketplace homepage:

The Google Apps Marketplace offers products and services designed for Google users, including installable apps that integrate directly with Google Apps. Installable apps are easy to use because they include single sign-on, Google's universal navigation, and some even include features that integrate with your domain's data.

We've detailed how to trick out Google Apps in the past, but the Apps Marketplace brings an entirely new set of potentially useful tools to your Google Apps account—everything from accounting and finance apps to project and customer management.

And while the current set of offerings might seem like overkill unless you're a business running on Google Apps, the integration that these tools provide with Google tools like Mail, Calendar, Docs, and Contacts might be well worth it for the right app, and in time, Apps Marketplace sets the stage for all kinds of awesome third-party integration that could potentially take place with any outside application and the Google applications you use every day. (Time will tell on that front.)

We've been paging through the offerings since the site went up, but if you stumble onto a particularly snazzy looking Marketplace app, share a link in the comments.

Right now most of the apps look like they come with a recurring subscription fee, but we've found a few interesting looking options (some free), like:

Aviary, the web-based creative suite.

Shared contacts, which, as one might expect, lets you share contacts with your colleagues (something that's always been a little difficult in Google Apps). [Has a free trial]