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40-512: Google announced on September 28, 2023, that Jamboard would shut down on January 1, 2025. After Google Apps for Work was launched in 2006, the subscription-based service was announced to be re-branded as G Suite on 29 September 2016, alongside announcements of machine learning integration into Drive 's programs, a redesign of Hangouts and the announcement of Team Drive. On 25 October, Product Manager of G Suite TJ Varghese announced Jamboard on Google's official blog. The announcement trailer for

80-499: A word processor , a spreadsheet and a presentation program respectively. The three programs originate from company acquisitions in 2006, and are today integrated into Google Drive as part of the Google Docs suite. They all serve as collaborative software that allow users to view and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in real-time through a web browser or mobile device. Changes are saved automatically, with

120-518: A digital laser pointer. Google announced on September 28, 2023, that Jamboard would shut down on December 31, 2024. Google claims the reason behind the shutdown is the abundance of better, more capable alternatives. Users must export Jamboard files they wish to keep before all Jam data is permanently deleted on December 31, 2024. Physical Jamboard devices would still continue to work as a whiteboard without online functionality after October 1, 2024. G Suite Google Workspace (formerly G Suite)

160-715: A domain (e.g. @your), an option for unlimited Drive storage, administrative tools and advanced settings, as well as 24/7 phone and email support. The suite was first launched in February 2006 as Gmail for Your Domain, before being expanded into Google Apps for Your Domain in the same year, later rebranded as G Suite in 2016, then rebranded again in 2020 as Google Workspace. As of October 2021, Google Workplace had 9 million paying businesses. The number of Education users in Google Workplace surpassed 170 million. From February 10, 2006, Google started testing

200-597: A feature of Gmail and Calendar before launching as a standalone app in June 2018. It integrates directly with Google Calendar, and tasks can be created from emails in Gmail. Google Chat is a communication software developed by Google built for teams that provides direct messages and team chat rooms, similar to competitors Slack and Microsoft Teams , along with a group messaging function that allows G Drive content sharing ( Google Docs , Google Sheets , Google Slides ). It

240-603: A first draft. Google Calendar is an online calendar intended to help keep track of time and schedules. It was launched in April 2006, and integrates with Gmail for users to easily add events from email messages directly to the calendar. As part of Google Workspace, Google Calendar comes with additional features designed for business use, including: Google Tasks lets users capture and manage to-dos anywhere in Google Workspace or using iOS and Android apps. It began as

280-417: A month after acquiring Postini , Google announced that the startup's email security and compliance options had been added to Google Apps Premier Edition. Customers now had the ability to better configure their spam and virus filtering, implement retention policies, restore deleted messages, and give administrators access to all emails. Google introduced Sites on February 28, 2008. Google Sites provided

320-410: A number of features to Google Apps, including mail migration from external IMAP servers, shared address books, a visual overhaul of Google Docs and Google Sheets, and increased Gmail attachment size. A ZDNet article noted that Google Apps now offered a tool for switching from the popular Exchange Server and Domino , positioning Google as an alternative to Microsoft and IBM . On October 3, 2007,

360-444: A platform for storing and sharing files. Each Google Apps for Business user was given 5GB of Drive storage, with the option to purchase more. Later that year, Google announced that the free version of Google Apps would no longer be available to new customers. Google unified the storage between Drive and Gmail, on May 13, 2013, giving Google Apps customers 30GB total that are shared across the apps. On March 10, 2014, Google launched

400-399: A revision history keeping track of changes. There is also the capability to set user permission levels to designate who can view, comment or edit the document as well as permissions to download the specific document. Google Forms, meanwhile, is a tool that allows collecting information from users via a personalized survey or quiz. The information is then collected and automatically connected to

440-511: A simple new Google Apps tool for creating intranets and team websites. On June 9, 2009, Google launched Google Apps Sync for Outlook , a plugin that allows customers to synchronize their email, calendar, and contacts data between Outlook and Google Apps. Less than a month later, on July 7, 2009, Google announced that the services included in Google Apps—Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Talk—were out of beta. Google opened

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480-579: A spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is populated with the survey and quiz responses. In June 2014, Google introduced Office support in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides without the need for file conversion. Writing for TechCrunch , Frederic Lardinois wrote that "Google is clearly positioning its apps as a more affordable solutions for companies that need to occasionally edit Office files". As part of Google Workspace, Google Docs and Slides come with additional features designed for business use, including unlimited revision history. Google Workspace also has garnered

520-537: A strong following in education, with over 70 million users by 2017. Google Forms is a survey application. Forms features all of the collaboration and sharing features found in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It can also be used to create quizzes , including some specialized functions that are of use in educational settings. Google Sites is a creation tool that allows multiple people to create and edit websites, without requiring coding knowledge or other web design skills. It

560-607: A traditional 'enterprise' business—we wanted to create a new way of doing work (...) so the time has come for our name to catch up with our ambition". Google announced that Google Apps would be rebranded as G Suite on September 29, 2016. Then, on October 25, 2016, Google launched the first hardware product for G Suite, the Jamboard ; a 55-inch digital whiteboard connected to the cloud. Google announced that G Suite would be rebranded as Google Workspace on October 6, 2020, and that Workspace would emphasize increased integration between

600-566: A user does not manually upgrade to a paid tier and if no payment information is entered in the account admin page, the account will be suspended starting July 1, 2022. The free tier of accounts were available for users to sign up for from 2007 until 2012 at which point they were changed to a legacy status. This will not affect access to other Google Services, including YouTube, Google Photos, and Google Play, nor paid content, including YouTube and Play Store purchases. On May 17, 2022, Google announced they would offer "G Suite legacy free edition" accounts

640-602: A version of the service at San Jose City College , hosting Gmail accounts with SJCC domain addresses and admin tools for account management. On August 28, 2006, Google launched Google Apps for Your Domain, a set of apps for organizations. Available for free as a beta service, it included Gmail, Talk , Calendar , and the Page Creator , which was later replaced with Sites . Dave Girouard, then Google's vice president and general manager for enterprise, outlined its benefits for business customers: "Organizations can let Google be

680-485: Is a note-taking service with a variety of tools for notes, including text, lists, voice, and images. Google Keep became part of Google Workspace in February 2017, and as part of Google Workspace, Google Keep comes with additional features designed for business use, including integration with Google Docs to easily access Keep notes while on Docs on the web. Google Vault, an archiving and electronic discovery service exclusively available to Google Workspace customers,

720-542: Is a collection of cloud computing , productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed and marketed by Google . It consists of Gmail , Contacts , Calendar , Meet and Chat for communication; Drive for storage; and the Google Docs Editors suite for content creation. An Admin Panel is provided for managing users and services. Depending on edition Google Workspace may also include

760-687: Is a file storage and synchronization service, launched on April 24, 2012. The official announcement described Drive as "a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff". With Google Drive, users can upload any type of file to the cloud, share them with others, and access them from any computer, tablet, or smartphone. Users can sync files between their device and the cloud with apps for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. As part of Google Workspace, Google Drive comes with additional features designed for business use, including: Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides are

800-445: Is a structured wiki and web page creation tool included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google . The service includes Google Docs , Google Sheets , Google Slides , Google Drawings , Google Forms , and Google Keep . Google Sites is only available on the web . Google Sites started out as JotSpot , the name and sole product of a software company that offered enterprise social software. It

840-424: Is a web-based email service, launched in a limited beta release on April 1, 2004. With over 1 billion active consumer users worldwide in February 2016, it has become popular for giving users large amounts of storage space, and for having threaded conversations and robust search capabilities. As part of Google Workspace, Gmail comes with additional features designed for business use, including: Google Drive

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880-478: Is one of two apps that constitute the replacement for Google Hangouts , the other being Google Meet . Although Google Hangouts remained part of Google Workspace, Google shut down Google Hangouts on November 1, 2022, and has since migrated all its users to Google Chat. Google Meet is a standards-based Video Conferencing application, using proprietary protocols for video, audio and data transcoding. Google has partnered with Pexip to provide interoperability between

920-487: The Workspace Marketplace , on March 9, 2010, which is an online store for third-party business applications that integrate with Google Apps, to make it easier for users and software to do business in the cloud. Participating vendors included Intuit , Appirio , and Atlassian . On July 26, 2010, Google introduced an edition for governments, then-known as Google Apps for Government, which was designed to meet

960-619: The Google Apps Referral Program, which offers participating individuals a $ 15 referral bonus for each new Google Apps user they refer. Google, on June 25, 2014, announced Drive for Work, a new Google Apps offering featuring unlimited file storage, advanced audit reporting, and new security controls for $ 10 per user per month. Google Enterprise, the company's business product division, was officially renamed Google for Work on September 2, 2014. Eric Schmidt , then Google's executive chairman said, "we never set out to create

1000-758: The Google protocol and standards-based SIP/H.323 protocols to enable communications between Hangouts Meet and other Video Conferencing equipment and software. Google Currents was a software application developed by Google for internal enterprise communication. Currents is a modified successor of Google+ , which was shut down for consumers and brands on April 2, 2019. As part of Google Workspace, Google Currents comes with additional features designed for business use, including enhanced privacy controls and restricted communities. Google announced shutting down Google Currents on July 5, 2023, for business and education. Some content could be migrated to Google Chat. Google Keep

1040-411: The ability for users to fully switch from Hangouts to Chat , the rebranding of the "Rooms" feature in Gmail to "Spaces", a new "Google Workspace Individual" tier, a progressive web app for Workspace applications, and more. On January 19, 2022, Google announced any "G Suite legacy free edition" accounts must be upgraded to a paid tier by May 1, 2022, or the account will be automatically upgraded. If

1080-659: The apps, such as the ability to create Docs from within Chats, or start a Meet call from within a presentation. As part of the rebranding, the iconic logos for Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Meet, and other products in Google Workspace were changed. These new logos corresponded to the similar changes which happened in Maps and Photos . The logo redesigns were met with mixed reactions by end users. On June 14, 2021, Google announced that Google Workspace would be available to consumers with an account , along with

1120-472: The device. Jamboard, more commonly known as Google Jamboard in this use case, is also available as a service to anyone with a Google account . Once on the landing page, a user is able to create a 'Jam' where they are able to draw, create shapes, add lines, images, and text. The user can also choose between four pen types and six colors. There are also tools provided to erase and move objects, as well as create digital sticky notes, and turn their touchpoint into

1160-508: The digital interactive whiteboard Jamboard and an option to purchase add-ons such as the telephony service Voice . The education edition adds a learning platform Google Classroom and today has the name Workspace for Education . It previously included Google Currents for employee engagement. While most of these services are individually available at no cost to consumers who use their free Google (Gmail) accounts, Google Workspace adds enterprise features such as custom email addresses at

1200-955: The experts in delivering high quality email, messaging, and other web-based services while they focus on the needs of their users and their day-to-day business". Google announced an edition for schools, then known as Google Apps for Education, on October 10, 2006. On February 22, 2007, Google introduced Google Apps Premier Edition, which differed from the free version by offering more storage (10 GB per user), APIs for business integration, 99.9% uptime for Gmail, and 24/7 phone support. It cost $ 50 per user account per year. According to Google, early adopters of Google Apps Premier Edition included Procter & Gamble , San Francisco Bay Pediatrics, and Salesforce . Additionally, all editions of Google Apps were then able to use Documents and Spreadsheets , users could access Gmail on BlackBerry mobile devices, and administrators gained more application control. Further enhancements came, on June 25, 2007, when Google added

1240-468: The free edition of Google Apps. They would have to sign up for the paid version, now known as Google Apps for Business. A flexible billing plan was also introduced, giving customers the option of paying $ 5 per user per month with no contractual commitment. On March 28, 2012, Google launched Google Vault, an optional electronic discovery and archiving service for Google Apps for Business customers. And then, on April 24, 2012, Google introduced Google Drive,

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1280-603: The new Google Sites became the default option for website creation, while in November 2021, all websites made with classic Google Sites were archived. Following a Turkish regional court ruling in 2009 , all pages hosted on Google Sites were blocked in Turkey after it was alleged that one of the pages contained an insult of Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk . In 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled

1320-701: The option to self-identify they are using these accounts for non-business use. This would then give them the chance to keep using this service for "Free". They did say that business features might be removed at a later date, without giving indication what those features might be. In March 2023, Google brought generative AI capabilities to Google Workspace (initially to a limited set of trusted testers). Google Workspace comprises Gmail , Chat , Meet , Calendar , Drive for storage; Docs , Sheets , Slides , Forms , Keep for notes, Sites for collaboration, Apps Script for building low-code/no-code business applications; and an Admin panel and Vault for managing users and

1360-501: The product was released the same day onto YouTube . The website was also launched on the same day simultaneously, as well as a rumored version of an "Early Adopter Program" for the device. Jamboard was officially released in May 2017. Google plans to shut down Jamboard on December 31, 2024. Jamboard has an operating system that coincides with the Google Workspace ecosystem. Any service compatible with Google Workspace can also be performed on

1400-400: The public sector's unique policy and security needs. It was also announced that Google Apps had become the first suite of cloud applications to receive Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification and accreditation. Nearly five years after the launch of Google Apps, on April 26, 2011, Google announced that organizations with more than 10 users were no longer eligible for

1440-789: The services. Optional add-ons include Gemini for Workspace, Google Voice , AppSheet and Meet hardware. The Starter plan includes email addresses with custom domains (@yourcompany.com), video and voice calls, calendars, 30GB storage, collaborative documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and sites, controls for security and privacy, and 24/7 phone and email support. The Business Plus plan enables many additional custom features, including advanced admin controls for Drive, 5TB storage on Drive, audit and reporting insights for Drive content and sharing, custom message retention policies, and more. Enterprise-level customers receive S/MIME encryption, noise cancellation in Meet, and as much storage as they need. Gmail

1480-669: Was announced on March 28, 2012. Vault gives users "an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution for managing information critical to your business and preserving important data", with Google stating that it can "reduce the costs of Lawsuit , regulatory investigation and compliance actions" by saving and managing Gmail messages and chat logs with the ability to search and manage data based on filters, such as terms, dates, senders, recipients, and labels. An update in June 2014 let Vault customers search, preview, copy, and export files in Google Drive. Google Sites Google Sites

1520-485: Was introduced in February 2008 in an effort to help customers "quickly gather a variety of information in one place – including videos, calendars, presentations, attachments, and text – and easily share it for viewing or editing with a small group, their entire organization, or the world." Google Vids is a tool to make demonstrative videos for workplaces and other types of videos. Users can create their own videos from scratch or prompt Google's Gemini AI model to generate

1560-545: Was targeted mainly at small-sized and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded by Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer, co-founders of Excite . In February 2006, JotSpot was named part of Business 2.0, "Next Net 25", and in May 2006, it was honored as one of InfoWorld's "15 Start-ups to Watch". In October 2006, JotSpot was acquired by Google. Google announced a prolonged data transition of webpages created using Google Page Creator (also known as "Google Pages") to Google Sites servers in 2007. On February 28, 2008, Google Sites

1600-691: Was unveiled using the JotSpot technology. The service was free, but users needed a domain name, which Google offered for $ 10. However, as of May 21, 2008, Google Sites became available for free, separately from Google Apps, and without the need for a domain. In June 2016, Google introduced a complete rebuild of the Google Sites platform, named the New Google Sites, along with transition schedule from Classic Google Sites . The new Google Sites does not use JotSpot technology. In August 2020,

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