Q&A: Why is Google now focusing on the enterprise?
blog.seattlepi.com 10/1/2009 — I had the opportunity Thursday to speak at length with Matt Glotzbach, head of products for Google Enterprise, about Google's newfound focus on attracting businesses to its Web-based suite of office productivity applications, Google Apps.

L.A. confidential: Microsoft vs. Google and the cloud
blog.seattlepi.com 9/28/2009 — It seems that the time is right to finally write about this: Microsoft and Google are locked in yet another battle, this time over the Los Angeles city government's interest in moving its e-mail and office operations to the cloud with Google Apps.

Ex-Microsoftie: Company today 'a lot like IBM was in 1985'
blog.seattlepi.com 12/23/2009 — Don Dodge made headlines last month when he was caught up in the tail end of Microsoft's first-ever round of mass layoffs. He had been at Microsoft for five years, and as a start-up evangelist had become a well-liked figure in the world of budding tech companies.

Google exec: Don't quit Microsoft Office for Google Docs --
blogs.computerworld.com 11/13/2009 — A Google executive has admitted what most already people know: Google Docs simply isn't good enough yet for prime time. "We wouldn't ask people to get rid of Microsoft Office and use Google Docs because it is not mature yet," Dave Girouard, president ...

Microsoft on Google Apps
googlesystem.blogspot.com 2/18/2010 — Microsoft posted a video on YouTube that discusses the disadvantages of using Google Apps in an organization, while recommending businesses to try Microsoft's solutions. Microsoft suggests that Google Apps is not an enterprise-class service because ...

Google Launches A Major Offensive Against Microsoft With “Going Google”
techcrunch.com 8/3/2009 — Microsoft and Google have seen their rivalry kicked up a notch in recent weeks. First, Google announced Chrome OS , the company’s first operating system. Then Microsoft announced the new version of Office with major cloud app support. Then ...

Los Angeles Goes Google Apps With Microsoft Cash
tech.slashdot.org 10/29/2009 — Dan Jones writes "The Los Angeles City Council has approved a US$7.25 million, five-year deal with Google in which the city will adopt Gmail and other Google Apps. Interestingly, just over $1.5 million for the project will come from the payout of a ...

Four Possible Reasons Why L.A. Chose Google Over Microsoft
informationweek.com 11/3/2009 — The Los Angeles City Council has chosen Google over Microsoft for 30,000 city employees' email accounts. What better place than Tinseltown for this tech industry drama to play out, with one councilman even delivering a choice line about whether cloud ...

Google vs. Microsoft: The view from a guy who worked for each
techflash.com 12/2/2009 — How will this whole Google vs. Microsoft thing turn out? Peter Wilson, a Microsoft veteran who went on to serve as site director for Google's Kirkland office before leaving in the spring , offered his take on the battle during a presentation at Ignite ...

Google lets news publishers restrict free views
blog.seattlepi.com 12/2/2009 — In the midst of rumors that Microsoft might pay News Corp. to take its content off of Google, the Web-search giant announced Tuesday that it is allowing publishers to restrict the number of times users can access their content via Google.

Report: Yahoo joins One Riot for real-time search — CNET News.com 10/27/2009
A partnership between Yahoo and One Riot could pave the way for real-time search in Yahoo results, a week after Microsoft and Google announced their own plans.

Microsoft's MSN in talks with MySpace about music tie-up — CNET News.com 10/28/2009
MSN is considering using MySpace's music service to help power its own music offerings, according to sources.

Google Apps scores in LA, with assist from Microsoft — Latest from Computerworld 10/28/2009
Los Angeles City Council approved a US$7.25 million five-year deal Tuesday in which the city will adopt Gmail and other Google Apps.

Google Apps scores in L.A., with assist from Microsoft — Latest from Computerworld 10/28/2009
Los Angeles City Council approved a $7.25 million five-year deal Tuesday in which the city will adopt Gmail and other Google Apps.

A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) / Google offers free turn-by-turn GPS — SFGate: Technology 10/28/2009
Google is at it again, giving people a much sought-after free service, while taking a swipe at an entire industry. This time the Mountain View company is updating its Google Maps for Mobile application with turn-by-turn directions. The upshot is that ...