14 DAY TRIAL // Since the search giant announced the release of Google Apps, numerous worldwide consumers expressed their interest for the Google solution but there was only one program: the product that was regarded as a Microsoft Office competitor was available only for the English-speaking customers from the United States. From now on, interested users from up to six new countries are also available to use the product straight into their mother language. Moreover, multiple new functions were already implemented into the suite of tools and recently rolled out.
For example, Google Docs & Spreadsheets has become available to all non-English speakers which means you're able to use the product if you're living in one of the countries included in the supported nations list. Also, Google updated the control panel addressed to the administrators as well as the mail migration tools for the non-US versions of Google Apps.
"Our mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." Note that twice in this eleven-word mission statement, we mention that this is a global effort, not just a problem we're solving only for English-speaking users in the U.S." Sanjay Raman, Google Apps Product Manager, said today.
"That global focus is critical, because fully 65% of Internet users around the world speak a language other than English. In fact, the Internet's top 10 languages still only account for around 85% of users -- and the remaining 15% represents almost 200 million people."
Google Apps was released a long time ago and was described as the main competitor for the famous Microsoft Office, having numerous advantages in the battle with the software giant's product. For example, it is based only on online services which means it can be accessed from any location without a software installation by using a simple username and password. Moreover, it also offers a freeware version accessible to any user without any payment.