Tag Archive | "Google Apps for Government"
Consumer Watchdog Lambasts Los Angeles Over Google Apps
Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court has given Los Angeles city council members an impassioned speech about the failings of its Google Apps contract, even though the meeting to discuss the issue has been moved to next week.
Continue reading...Los Angeles CTO Defends Embattled Google Apps Deal
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Los Angeles CTO Randi Levin said Thursday that Google Apps is “working fine” for the majority of city employees, and that the city’s desire to cancel the cloud-based e-mail suite in the Los Angeles Police Department and other agencies that handle criminal justice data is a result of technology outpacing public policy. Levin’s remarks came […]
Continue reading...Los Angeles Wants Refund for Google Apps
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Google may need to act quickly to salvage its $7.25 million deal to migrate the city of Los Angeles to its Google Apps platform, following news that the delayed rollout is still not completed. The city approved the deal two years ago, but in July 2010 it was disclosed that delays had prevented full implementation.
Continue reading...Google Apps Hasn’t Met LAPD’s Security Requirements, City Demands Refund
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Two years after the City of Los Angeles approved a $7.25 million deal to move its e-mail and productivity infrastructure to Google Apps, the migration has still not been completed because the Los Angeles Police Department and other agencies are unsatisfied with Google’s security related to the handling of criminal history data.
Continue reading...Google Suffers Cloud Setback in L.A.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Los Angeles is delaying until 2012 the migration of email to Google’s cloud computing suite for thousands of law enforcement officials because the system doesn’t currently meet security requirements — a blow for the tech titan as it battles rivals for government cloud supremacy.
Continue reading...Is Apps for Government Ready for Prime Time?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Google received U.S. government security certification for its Apps for Government products on this week, a milestone for the search giant whose quest for government cloud computing contracts has been marred by its failure to meet deadlines for converting the City of Los Angeles email system.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
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