Google opens apps marketplace

Google has released Apps Marketplace, in which third-party, cloud-based applications are hosted to supplement Google's own online applications, states PC World.

The marketplace enables integrations with applications like Google Gmail, Documents, Sites and Calendar. The effort begins with 50 vendors participating, including Atlassian, NetSuite, Skytap and Zoho.

Applications include small business payroll system from Intuit, called Intuit Online Payroll, and Box.net's self-named content management system. Users can link to an application via the UI in Google applications, offering single sign-on and sharing of data between Google Apps and third-party applications.

Avaya has released Avaya IP Office 6.0, its communications solution for small to medium enterprises (SMEs), says TMCnet.

The software solution features unified communications (UC) capabilities to employees in any location, including collaboration tools using voice, instant messaging, presence and video.

“With Avaya IP Office 6.0 in place, small businesses don't have to sacrifice easy, intuitive operation in order to get the enhanced communications features of large enterprises,” says Anthony Bartolo, GM of SME communications for Avaya.

Cymtec Systems unveiled its Cymtec Sentry Stand-Alone solution which it says provides network optimisations without the need for a separate centralised management console, reports PR-USA.

The solution combines network appliance and management consoles into a single hardware platform, targeting small single office environments to provide traffic visibility, bandwidth shaping, enterprise Web enforcement and network threat detection.

"Smaller single office environments are often overlooked by IT due to misconceptions about the cost and time it would take to manage them," says Andrew Rubin, president and CEO, Cymtec Systems. "The enhanced, combined features found in Cymtec Sentry Stand-Alone dispel this hurdle and will allow both IT staff and end-users to work more efficiently."