October 6, 2009 at 08:18IBM released competitor Google Apps
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Actually, the news has been several days already, but something did not pass on Habré. I was interested not so much in the product, but in the offer prices from Google, Microsoft and IBM, and in general the topic of mail like SaaS in Russia - is there a market for this, or are these all foreign toys. Has anyone seen live Google Apps business users here?
Original news on The Register.
Translation:
IBM beats Google at the cost of a new web-based email service for business
Without much bells and whistles at $ 36 per user per year,
IBM has released a basic web-based email system that is business-oriented and has a lower cost than Google’s popular offer.
The cost of the LotusLive iNotes service starts at $ 36 per year per user, compared with the annual subscription of $ 50 for an employee that Google asks for for its service with wider functionality.
LotusLive iNotes includes calendar and contact management features and offers 1GB per user; if necessary, customers can additionally purchase 100GB. A competing offer from Google starts at 25GB and includes a set of web-based office functionality, as well as tools for building a corporate intranet.
IBM explains the lightweight functionality by the fact that the service is intended for those employees who do not use most of the functions of the currently available SaaS offers and require mainly access to mail. Perhaps this idea of IBM about a typical user of such services is not far from the truth.
IBM also relies on its reputation as a trusted provider of enterprise software and services. A recent spate of widely debated disruptions to Google is playing into the hands of IBM marketers, underscoring the company's ongoing claims of “proven reliability” in a way that benefits the blue giant. However, Google doesn’t use homemade toys to support Gmail, and the web-based software model by its very nature cannot guarantee 100% uptime. So current IBM claims may later turn against it.
IBM should also be careful not to undermine its business with a similar product LotusLive Notes, which is installed on computers and costs from $ 108 annually. The LotusLive iNotes offer also competes with Microsoft's web package, which costs approximately $ 120 annually.
The new IBM service is available at a price of $ 3 per month for annual payments, or $ 3.75 for monthly payments. IBM also offers a free 30-day trial period to evaluate the system.
Original news on The Register.
Translation:
IBM beats Google at the cost of a new web-based email service for business
Without much bells and whistles at $ 36 per user per year,
IBM has released a basic web-based email system that is business-oriented and has a lower cost than Google’s popular offer.
The cost of the LotusLive iNotes service starts at $ 36 per year per user, compared with the annual subscription of $ 50 for an employee that Google asks for for its service with wider functionality.
LotusLive iNotes includes calendar and contact management features and offers 1GB per user; if necessary, customers can additionally purchase 100GB. A competing offer from Google starts at 25GB and includes a set of web-based office functionality, as well as tools for building a corporate intranet.
IBM explains the lightweight functionality by the fact that the service is intended for those employees who do not use most of the functions of the currently available SaaS offers and require mainly access to mail. Perhaps this idea of IBM about a typical user of such services is not far from the truth.
IBM also relies on its reputation as a trusted provider of enterprise software and services. A recent spate of widely debated disruptions to Google is playing into the hands of IBM marketers, underscoring the company's ongoing claims of “proven reliability” in a way that benefits the blue giant. However, Google doesn’t use homemade toys to support Gmail, and the web-based software model by its very nature cannot guarantee 100% uptime. So current IBM claims may later turn against it.
IBM should also be careful not to undermine its business with a similar product LotusLive Notes, which is installed on computers and costs from $ 108 annually. The LotusLive iNotes offer also competes with Microsoft's web package, which costs approximately $ 120 annually.
The new IBM service is available at a price of $ 3 per month for annual payments, or $ 3.75 for monthly payments. IBM also offers a free 30-day trial period to evaluate the system.