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MC+A will be attending the 2010 Chicago Small Business Expo. Come and stop by our booth (K7) to see how MC+A can help your small business stay connected to your information.

We will be on site discussing Google Apps and its benefits to your business.

For more information, including links to directions and registration check out our event page.

A couple weeks ago Google unveiled what they are calling a “Go Google Cloud calculator” It can be founded at www.gonegoogle.com. The site will help you make a strong business case for switching to Google Apps. While you there you can create a custom URL to share, a presentation PDF, and even a poster to help foster discussion around the business impact of switching to Google Apps. It is worth checking out.

Google announced  new details about improvements to Google Docs.  The main features of the release are:

• A new margin ruler
• Better numbering and bullets
• Better placement of images
• “Higher Fidelity” document import
• Faster JavaScript process
• Faster Collaboration

Check it out below

Yesterday on their Google Apps Blog, Google announced a web clipboard for Google Docs. This is the first great step in getting similar thick client functionality. My “holy grail” request is to actually get a web clip board so that I can simply paste say an image I’m working on into Google Docs or Google Wave and have everyone be able to see it. Below or some screen shots of it in action.

Google Apps Administrative Tip 1

Remember that when you delete an account, you also delete all of the documents that that user was an owner of.  If you are forced to terminate someone, simply change their password until you have time to reassign ownership of their documents.

https://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112069

Google will be hosting a webinar on August 13th in support of their “Gone Google” campaign. The webinar will review of University of Notre Dame’s switch to Google Apps.

You can register for the Webinar here.

Webinar Info:
Date and time:
Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:00 am
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -07:00, San Francisco)
Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:00 pm
Central Daylight Time (GMT -05:00, Chicago)
Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:00 pm
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)

Duration: 1 hour

I just installed OffiSync.  I’m excited about it’s capabilities.  I love the online collaboration abilities of Google Docs, but I constantly find myself needing more advanced features.

OffiSync is suppose to:

• Allow you to open a Google Doc directly in Microsoft Word
• Add collaborators within Word
• Constantly save your updates to Google Docs.

It’s currently in beta.  We’ll update as we find more about this product.

Download a copy of OffiSync here.

 Today Google posted on their enterprise blog an announcement  about a long awaited feature for scripting Google Apps.   You’ll have to sign up to be part of the beta before it’s released widely.

Here is a video describing the new feature:

For Immediate Release:

Chicago (PRWEB) – As the competitive nature of business increases, new and innovative ways of providing technical solutions to access their business intelligence continues to become more necessary. To provide a larger array of solutions to their customers, MC+A, a Google Enterprise Partner, announces its participation in the Google Apps™ Reseller Program.

“This is just another important step towards assisting organizations manage their information assets, what we call business intelligence,” said Michael Cizmar, MC+A President and Managing Partner. “The wide variety of apps that Google Apps provides will allow our organization to continue to assist our clients collaborate on a greater scale. The fundamental need for companies to become part of ‘the cloud’ is becoming recognized.”

In joining the Google Apps Reseller Program, MC+A looks to continue working with clients to leverage their expertise into solutions that will allow their end-users to engage co-workers and digital assets. “Workers can now use communication apps to easily connect with one another,” Michael Cizmar continues, “this provides a greater quality output and reduces wasted time.”

Google Apps brings powerful and easy-to-use communication and collaboration tools to the enterprise. With Google Apps, users are able to use GmailTM webmail service, Google TalkTM messaging, Google CalendarTM, Google DocsTM program, Google SitesTM web application and Google VideoTM within their work domain. Because the apps are hosted by Google™, there is no hardware to install or software to download and maintain.

MC+A customers and prospects can today begin to utilize Google Apps by completing the online form and purchasing here.

For more information on MC+A Collaboration Solutions please visit:
www.mcplusa.com/solutions/collaboration

About MC+A:
MC+A is dedicated to solving business challenges by enabling organizations to derive maximum value from their business intelligence. They provide solutions focused on managing business intelligence. They focus on helping our clients build, find and share those assets securely. Additionally, MC+A provides managed services implementing enterprise 2.0 initiatives.

Contact: John Cizmar
Ph: 312.275.5737 x366
media@mcplusa.com

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