Today, Google announced the launch of Buzz, a new feature set within Gmail that introduces social elements. Some Gmail users have already gotten access and it’ll be rolled out over the next few days. We watched the announcement via the YouTube live stream and got a glimpse of what’s to come. “Soon…we’re committed to doing the enterprise version…” was Sergey Brin’s response to a Journalist wondering when Google Buzz would be available to enterprise clients. Taken in parallel with Google Enterprise President Dave Girouard’s comments earlier this week that Google Voice and Wave will be available to enterprise clients this year, we’re pretty excited about what’s in store. We’ve been using Google Voice for quite a while and have found it to be indispensable in our small business toolbox. On the other hand, Google Wave still remains a mystery that we haven’t spent much time deciphering but it’s still early in the product life-cycle, so we cut them a little slack.
Whether it’s Google Buzz, Voice, Wave or one of the other Google products, small and medium businesses are being given (and rightly so) a unique opportunity to get on the cutting edge. As we see it, Google Apps is being built as the backbone upon which small businesses can build, maintain and scale IT infrastructure without the exorbitant costs typically associated with competing products. Google Apps alone provides a significant value and with over 200 feature enhancements expected this year it’s a suite of tools every small business should seriously consider.
Here’s a quick Google Buzz video in case you missed it.
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