Google Launches Reseller Program for Apps Premier
Google will launch on Wednesday a reseller program for the paid version of its Apps hosted collaboration and communication suite.
About 50 partners have been participating in the reseller program's pilot phase.
This Apps reseller program is an extension of the partner programs has had for some time for its enterprise products, like Apps and the enterprise search device Search Appliance.
Google has an Enterprise Partners program for third-parties that offer services for Google enterprise products. For example, Cap Gemini made a deal with Google in September 2007 to offer Apps Premier services to large organizations.
Google also has a Solutions Marketplace of products that extend the functionality of Google enterprise products.
Apps, which also has the free Standard and Education versions, is in use at more than 1 million [m] businesses by more than 10 million [m] end users.
Some large organizations that use Apps Premier include Genentech, Telegraph Media Group and the Washington D.C. government.



