What Google say:

Whether your business is moving everything to the cloud, just wants an affordable email solution or struggles to give employees access to critical information, Google Apps will help you stretch resources and work smarter.

Save time and money with Google-powered email, IM and calendar

• Essential messaging apps – Gmail and Google Calendar are included.
• Continuous innovation – Put the web's rapid pace of innovation to work for your business.
• Lower cost – No hardware, software or patches, so you save money.
• Universal access – Access your data from anywhere. Connect with IMAP, POP or from mobile devices.
• Enterprise-class service – Google Apps includes a 99.9% uptime SLA.* Phone support is available for critical issues.
• Secure infrastructure – Multiple layers of protection keep your business data safe and secure.

•  Get people together easily – Just pick a time (based on when people are free) and enter meeting details. Google Calendar will send invitations and keep track of RSVPs.
• Share project calendars – Share whole calendars company-wide or with specific people. Coworkers can have editing rights and see shared events alongside their own schedules.
• Show event information in context – Embed an internal calendar in Google Sites or publicly on your website, no programming required.

Boost productivity with Google-powered documents, video sharing and collaborative sites

• Essential collaboration apps – Google Docs, Google Video and Google Sites are included.
• Continuous innovation – Put the web's rapid pace of innovation to work for your business.
• Smoother information sharing – Improve traditional software with more efficient collaboration.
• Worker mobility – Access your data from anywhere. Employees can be productive from any computer.
• Information access control – Each piece of content can be as private or as public as necessary.
• Enterprise-class service – Google Apps includes a 99.9% uptime SLA.* Phone support is available for critical issues.
• Secure infrastructure – Multiple layers of protection keep your business data safe and secure.

•  Make useful information accessible – Create an intranet or let project teams build sites to capture and share departmental knowledge.
• Share files simply – File versioning is done automatically, so it's easy for people to make updates and get the latest version. Supported formats include .doc, .xls, .csv, .ppt, .txt, .pdf and more.
• Unify content from many sources – Display Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, YouTube videos, Picasa slideshows and gadgets without any programming skills.
• Find information instantly – Google search technology is built-in, so employees can find useful company information as easily as searching the Internet.
• Let employees contribute – No coding or system expertise is required to update pages or create new internal sites, so anyone can add to shared knowledge.

• Share rich video information – Video sharing makes important communications like internal trainings and corporate announcements more personal, engaging and effective.
• Keep videos secure and private – Employees can securely share videos with select coworkers or everyone at the company without making confidential information public.
• No large files or complex infrastructure – Google securely hosts and streams your videos, so employees don't need to share videos over email, or burden IT for a video solution.
• Everyone at your company can contribute – Employees can share videos instantly. Viewing and annotating doesn't require any special software, just a standard browser.