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Google Apps Adds Groups, Takes on SharePoint
Google is filling in one of the more gaping holes in its Google Apps Web-based productivity suite: It’s announcing that it’s adding Google Groups, a business-focused variant of the consumer service that’s been around since 2001.
Like the existing version, the Google Apps variant of Groups is built around searchable, unlimited-storage discussion forums. Businessfolk can create new discussions without the intervention of IT staffers’ engage in threaded conversations; share items such as word-processing files, spreadsheets, and video; and get updates via e-mail. But IT departments get the ability to manage discussions and establish policies for groups within the organization.