Take Your Gmail With You

If you failed to hear the announcement last week (where have you been?), I just wanted to re-iterate that Google have (finally, most people would say) allowed offline access to Gmail, bringing it a step closer to being a fully usable enterprise email solution.

The announcement follows 10 months after Google made Google Docs accessible offline and thereby ensures that users now have a viable no cost alternative to using Microsoft Office. This is great news for small businesses where software licenses can be a big burden on the budgets, and although none of the Google apps are as fully featured as the offerings from Redmond, they are more than adequate for companies whose employees only need to do a bit of typing, emailing and budgeting/forecasting.