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Scheduled Release track features update 1/24/12

2012-01-24T22:19:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail: Search autocomplete available in all supported languages in Gmail

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 31:
Sites:
- Groups Discussion Forums can be inserted via the ‘insert’ menu.
- Drawings gadget: Drawings can be inserted as a gadget via the ‘insert’ menu when editing a page.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=153306

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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New version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® now available

2012-01-24T20:45:00.000-08:00

Version 3.0 of the Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® plugin is now available with the following improvements:

Outlook Tasks now synchronize with Google Apps

You can use Outlook Tasks to track and manage to-do lists in your Google Apps account. The following information in Outlook Tasks synchronizes with your Gmail Task gadget, and is available from other devices where you access your Google Apps account:
- Tasks, including due dates and reminders
- Task state (whether a task has been marked as completed)
- Top-level task folders sync as separate tasks lists in the Gmail Task gadget

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All 26 languages supported by the plugin

How to access what's new:
Getting the latest release

For more information:
Release notes
Help Center
Using Outlook Tasks with Google Apps Sync

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/18/12

2012-01-18T14:38:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service now has the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside of Gmail.

Sites: Removal of some categories in Gadget Directory with ‘Featured’ becoming the default.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 24:

Gmail: Search autocomplete available in all supported languages.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html

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New email management features for Google Apps administrators: Improved email compliance footers, approved/blocked sender lists and file attachment policies

2012-01-17T14:33:00.000-08:00

Google Apps administrators can now access and configure improved email compliance footers, approved/blocked sender lists and file attachment policies for Gmail, directly from the control panel. Previously, Google Apps customers used Google Message Security, powered by Postini, to provide these capabilities. These settings can also be configured at the organizational unit level for fine grained policies.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Next Generation and Current versions of the Control Panel: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Czech, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Thai, Ukranian, Vietnamese

How to access what's new:
- Log in to the administrator control panel and access “Settings” then “Email”.
- From the Email settings page, click "Filters".
- In the Organizations section select the organization for which you want to add settings.
- To create a new setting, click the “Add Setting” button near the right edge of the window (the Add setting dialog box opens).
- Click the type of setting in the left navigation menu of the dialog box, for example, “Objectionable content” or “Content compliance”.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/01/adding-business-class-management.html
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1371170

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More control for delegated and secondary domain administrators

2012-01-14T00:17:00.000-08:00

Delegated admins now have the ability to remote wipe mobile devices. Administrators with email addresses at non-primary domains can also access the Google Apps Control Panel.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Next Generation and Current versions of the Control Panel: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Czech, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Thai, Ukranian, Vietnamese

How to access what's new:
- Sign in to your Google Apps control panel with non-primary domain administrator account.
- Select Settings > Mobile.
- In the Devices tab, hover your cursor over the user whose device you want to wipe.
- Click Remote Wipe in the box that appears.
- A second box appears asking you to confirm that you want to remotely wipe the device. If you are sure your want to wipe the device, click Wipe Device.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=173390

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Log Analyzer, Message Header Analyzer and other Support tools now available to Google Apps administrators

2012-01-13T23:58:00.000-08:00

Log Analyzer, Message Header Analyzer and other Support tools now available to Google Apps administrators.

To diagnose issues pertaining to our migration tools, sync tools and email delivery, we’ve made the following tools available:

Log Analyzer: The Log Analyzer evaluates logs from a variety of our migration / sync tools and gives guidance on resolving most issues visible in the logs. Click one of the links below to visit the log analyzer for that tool:

Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange
Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Google Apps Directory Sync

Message Header Analyzer: The Message Header Analyzer extracts delivery and route information (server hops, message delays) from message headers and outputs the results in a less technical format so that administrators can quickly identify where an issue might have arisen and which system is responsible.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only

For more information:
https://www.google.com/apps/support/tools/

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Improvements to the Gmail offline Chrome app

2012-01-13T17:08:00.000-08:00

A number of improvements have been made to the latest version of the Gmail offline Chrome app:

- The ability to choose whether you want to synchronize 7, 14 or 31 days worth of mail.
- Improved attachments: All attachments are now downloaded and available for offline use.
- Keyboard shortcuts support: If you have keyboard shortcuts enabled in Gmail, your setting will transfer over to the Gmail offline app.
- Numerous performance enhancements: Messages and attachments now download at a faster rate and some bugs have been fixed.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/improvements-to-gmail-offline-chrome.html
Chrome Web Store

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Reporting functionality in the Control Panel now available to Google Apps (free) domains

2012-01-13T16:40:00.000-08:00

Google Apps (free) administrators now have access to reporting functionality in the control panel. With this administrators can:

- View usage graphs of each service
- Audit actions taken in the control panel
- View various other reports

Editions included:
Google Apps

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Control Panel (Next Generation and Current Version)

How to access what's new:
Log in to the administrator control panel and select the ‘Reports’ tab to see the new reporting options.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=29163

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New delete option when using Google Sync on iOS devices

2012-01-12T19:29:00.000-08:00

With Google Sync for iOS, the default setting when you delete email in your iOS Mail app is that Gmail will archive the message and not delete it.

A new option "Delete Email As Trash" is now available. When you Enable "Delete Email As Trash" for this device, pressing Delete in your iOS Mail app will delete that email from your device and send it to your Gmail Trash.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740
http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740#delete

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/10/12

2012-01-10T20:22:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail:
- The new look for Gmail has started to roll out as the default interface and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look at a domain level.
- New option in “Settings” for treating "send mail as" addresses as aliases.
- Circles in Gmail: Label mail in your inbox by Circles from Google+
- Share image attachments to Google+: If you receive an image as an attachment, you can share it to Google+ directly from your inbox.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 17:

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service will have the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside of Gmail.

Sites: Removal of some categories in the Gadget Directory with ‘Featured’ becoming the default category.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html
Send mail as: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1710338

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/5/12

2012-01-05T01:32:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 10:

Gmail:
- The new look for Gmail starts to roll out as the default interface on Tuesday, Jan 10 and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look.
- New option in “Settings” for treating "send mail as" addresses as aliases.
- Circles in Gmail: Label mail in your inbox by Circles from Google+
- Share image attachments to Google+: If you receive an image as an attachment, you can share it to Google+ directly from your inbox.

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service will have the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside of Gmail.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html
Send mail as: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1710338

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Scheduled Release track features update 12/28/11

2011-12-28T06:50:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 3rd:

Gmail: The new look for Gmail starts to roll out as the default interface on Tuesday, Jan 3 and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look.

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service will have the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside Gmail.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1627068&topic=20016

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Several administrative APIs now available to all Google Apps editions

2011-12-21T05:58:00.000-08:00

Several administrative APIs, previously only available to Google Apps for Business and Education customers, are now available to all Google Apps editions. These APIs, including the Admin Audit API, Admin Settings API, SAML Single-Sign On, and the Reporting API, allow you to make bulk changes to users and settings on your domain, and download detailed information and statistics.

Please note that certain APIs, including the Calendar Resource API, Shared Contacts API, Email Settings API, and Email Audit API, are still limited to Google Apps for Business and Education editions.

Examples of administrative API actions now available to all Google Apps editions include:
- Create, rename, suspend, or delete users
- Retrieve a list of all users
- Move users between suborganizations
- Get details about usage statistics and storage quota
- Add and remove users from Groups

When accessing the APIs from a script, you can combine operations to perform actions in bulk. For example, you could retrieve a list of all users, and then add a new email alias for each one. You might also process a list of new accounts from a local file and use your script to create each user in Apps. We offer several client libraries so that you can easily use the APIs with your favorite programming language.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
- Get started with Google Apps APIs at our Google Code site
- Experience the API authentication flow and try sample calls at the OAuth 2.0 Playground
- Learn how the SSO authentication flow integrates with Apps
- Engage with our developer community to learn more, assist others, and get help

For more information:
http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-administrative-apis-now-available.html

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The new look is now the permanent interface for Google Docs, Docslist, Spreadsheets and Sites

2011-12-16T10:51:00.000-08:00

The new look is now the permanent interface for Google Docs, Docslist, Spreadsheets and Sites.

Major changes to your Documents List include -
- The Upload button is now an icon rather than a text button. It shows an up-arrow coming out of a hard drive.
- To access the Narrow by options, click the down arrow in the search box at the top of your window.
- To create a doc from a template, click the Create button, and select From template....

Major changes to Docs, Spreadsheets, and Sites include -
- Click the Share button to share your item with other people or modify the sharing settings. Options such as Publish to a web page and Email collaborators have moved to the File menu.
- The Share button will now show the visibility state of your doc when you mouse over it.
- Since Google Docs continuously saves your work, the Save button has been removed. The last updated time now shows near the menu bar.
- There's now a button that lets you navigate back to your Documents List, in place of the Google Docs logo. Mouse over the doc name, and click the left arrow icon to get back to your Documents List.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
-While Google Docs automatically saves your work, you can revert back to a previous version by selecting File, See revision history, and then selecting ‘Restore this revision’ after choosing your preferred version.

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-resources

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Updates to the Gmail app for iOS

2011-12-16T10:49:00.000-08:00

Several updates were made to the Gmail app for iOS, including -

-Ability to set a custom signature when sending from mobile devices
-Access to configure and set up a vacation responder
-Improved labels with support for nested labels
-New notification sound on iOS 5 to better distinguish received mail
-E-mail messages can now be sent as drawings with support for different colors, brush sizes, lines, erasers, and spray paint

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
-To configure your custom signature or vacation responder, open the Gmail app, select Menu and then the gear icon.
-To draw a new message, compose a new message and select the scribble icon. The new drawing will send as a PNG file attached to the message.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/updates-to-gmail-app-for-ios.html

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Scheduled Release track features update 12/13/11

2011-12-13T22:44:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
Gmail:
- Disable chat setting: A new option to disable chat in “Settings” and this action can also be done via a screen reader.

Docs:
- The new look is now the permanent interface across all Docs services.

Sites:
- The new look is now the permanent interface.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Dec 20th:
- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-resources

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Additional Google+ integration with Gmail

2011-12-09T12:24:00.000-08:00

If Google+ is enabled on your domain and you activated your profile, the following features will now be available in your Gmail account:

- Circles and Google+ posts in the People Widget: If you open an email from someone that has a Google+ account, you can add them to a circle. The People Widget will also show recent Google+ posts from the sender.

- Direct content sharing: If you receive an email with an image attached, in addition to viewing or downloading, you can now share it to Google+, directly from your inbox. The photos will be uploaded to your Google+ account and will only be viewable by circles you choose to share with.

- Filtering mail by circles: Your circles will be displayed as labels in the navigation pane. By selecting a circle, you can choose to display messages received from individuals in that particular circle. Additionally, you can configure circle names to display on emails in your inbox.

Release track:
Rapid

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
-To hide your circles from the list of labels, select the downward arrow next to Circles, and then choose ‘hide’.
-You can enable or disable circles displaying on emails by selecting the gear icon, Settings, Labels, and then choosing either ‘show’ or hide’ under the ‘Show in message list’ pane.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html

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Changes to Calendar sharing settings and ability for delegates in Gmail to RSVP to events

2011-12-08T21:42:00.000-08:00

- We recently made some changes to how the sharing settings in the administrator control panel affect calendars. Previously, these settings only affected primary calendars but now they affect secondary and resource calendars as well.

If you have a secondary calendar or resource embedded in a site you may have to modify these settings to make sure that it’s still visible or has the sharing setting you desire.

- In Gmail, users can delegate access to their account so that other users can read and send messages on their behalf. This is often useful in the scenario of an assistant/PA. However, these users were unable to RSVP to calendar invites in Gmail. Based on your feedback, delegates can now RSVP to events in Gmail on behalf of the account owner.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
- In the administrator control panel, go to “Settings”, then “Calendar” and “Sharing options.”
- Gmail delegates can RSVP to an invite in Gmail by clicking ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘Maybe’ in the first section of the invite message, not in the invite header below.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60765&topic=9201&ctx=topic
https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138350&ctx=mail

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Mobile device management functionality for Google Apps now available in all supported languages.

2011-12-08T20:28:00.000-08:00

Google Apps Mobile Management is a set of device management controls integrated into the Google Apps control panel. It covers Android and Google Sync devices, which include iOS, Windows Phone, and other smartphones and tablets using Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®.

With Mobile Management, you can manage your mobile fleet with the following features:
- Granular policies: Configure mobile settings at the organizational unit level
- Device activation: Control what devices can connect to your users' Google Apps data
- Device console: View all mobile devices in your domain connecting with Google Sync or Android Sync.

In addition to these mobile settings, you can view graphs about mobile usage and see mobile trends in your organization in the Reports tab of your control panel.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Next Generation and Current versions of the Control Panel: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Czech, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Thai, Ukranian, Vietnamese

How to access what's new:
Mobile Management is in the administrator control panel, go to ‘Settings’ -> ‘Mobile’

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-flexible-mobile-device-management.html
Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1734200

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Scheduled Release track features update 12/6/11

2011-12-06T19:00:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features to announce

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Dec 13th:

Gmail:
- The new look for Gmail starts to roll out as the default interface on Tuesday, December 13, and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look.

- Disable chat setting: A new option to disable chat in “Settings” then "Chat" and this can also be done via a screen reader.

Docs:
- The new look becomes the permanent interface.

Sites:
- The new look becomes the permanent interface.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/gmail-resources
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-resources

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Multiple improvements for easier email activation for Google Apps domains

2011-12-06T10:12:00.000-08:00

We have recently made a number of changes to make activating the email service even easier. These include:

- MX record setup is now fully unified in the Setup guide providing guided help for the customer through various email setup options such as direct to Google, Postini, or mail routing in a piloting scenario.
- Domains can now directly use Postini without setting up Gmail first.
- Domains can now use Google provided test aliases, test-google-a.com, for as long as desired. Previously these aliases were removed once email was activated. Administrators will also have the option to activate or deactivate the test alias under "Domain Settings." Domains with Postini can also opt-in to keeping the test alias upon Postini activation.
- The domain’s current MX records will now be displayed in the Control Panel under "Email Settings" and in the Setup guide. Showing these MX records in the Control Panel will help administrators check their status of email activation or incorrect MX records post-setup.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Control Panel
(Next Generation and Current Version)

How to access what's new:
- To see the new Email setup flow, click on "Setup", and then "Set up Gmail" in the left navigation bar.
- In the administrator control panel, click on "Settings", then "Email" and scroll down to the section "MX Records" to see the new option.
- To keep the test alias option, click "Domain Settings" and then "Domain names" to see the new option for the Test domain alias.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=57919&topic=9202&ctx=topic
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=56835

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/29/11

2011-11-29T19:04:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features to announce

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Dec 6th:
- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/22/11

2011-11-22T18:51:00.000-08:00

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail:
The ‘Manage this domain’ link for administrators has moved from its current location at the top right of the inbox, to the bottom right corner of the inbox, just underneath ‘Last account activity’. This link will not show if Tasks or a chat mole is open. If an administrator account switches to Gmail’s new look, the ‘Manage this domain’ link moves to the 'Settings' gear menu in the upper right of the Gmail inbox.

Gmail Contacts:
Browse the Google Apps directory from within Gmail Contacts

Users can browse the entire Google Apps directory for their domain from within Contacts without having to search. This is especially useful when a user doesn’t know the exact name or spelling of the person they’re looking for or wants to see a complete list of contacts for their domain in alphabetical order. Just click “Directory” in the left sidebar from within Contacts in Gmail to get started.

Docslist:
Ability to restrict the download of non-Google file types in Google Docs. This restriction can be applied to .ppt, .pdf, video, and image files.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on November 29th:

- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/browse-google-apps-directory-from.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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New version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® now available

2011-11-17T19:33:00.000-08:00

Version 2.5 of the Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® plugin is now available with the following improvements:

Synchronization Status dialog now includes Notes: The Synchronization Status dialog now includes status of Outlook Notes syncing with Google Docs. (This is the dialog that opens when you first start Outlook. You can also open it from the Google Apps Sync menu in your Windows system tray.)

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All 26 languages supported by the plugin

How to access what's new:
Download page. If the plugin is already installed, then it will auto-update to the new version.

For more information:
Release notes
Help Center

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Why wait? Move your entire domain to Gmail’s new look today!

2011-11-17T18:16:00.000-08:00

We encourage Google Apps administrators to manage the rollout of Gmail’s new look to their users, so they’ll have a better experience when the new look becomes permanent.

To assist with this, a new checkbox is now available in the administrator control panel giving administrators the ability to make the new look the default for all their users immediately. Administrators cannot revert this change, but individual users can temporarily switch back to the old look.

You can give your users all the information they need to make a smooth transition to the new look by visiting our Google Apps Learning Center, where you'll find ready-to-use guides, presentations, and videos on the new look for Gmail as well as other services.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Control Panel
(Next Generation and Current Version)

How to access what's new:
In the administrator control panel, click on ‘Settings’, then ‘Email’ and scroll down to the section ‘New look for Gmail’ to see the new option.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1699303
Resources and Email templates for your users:
http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-gmail

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