Google is concerned with business enterprise security that is why a year about a year ago.  Google realized a while back that they needed a more complete way to address information security and compliance issues in order to better support the Google Apps enterprise community. To replace the missing piece of the puzzle Google agreed to acquire Postini, a company that offers security and corporate compliance solutions for email, IM, and other web-based communications.

Google Apps was designed so that it would be easier for employees to communicate and share information while reducing the hassles and costs associated with enterprise software. Companies are responding: every day, more than 1,000 small businesses sign up for Google Apps.

Larger enterprises, however, face a challenge: though they want to deliver simple, useful hosted applications to their employees, they’re also required to support complex business rules, information security mandates, and an array of legal and corporate compliance issues. In effect, many businesses use legacy systems not because they are the best for their users, but because they are able to support complex business rules.

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