Google Apps, Sprint come closer for Business segments

OVERLAND PARK, USA: As a major mobility provider, Sprint will be offering Google Apps for Business in a move that will allow the company to seamlessly support business adoption of Google's cloud-based productivity solutions so they can benefit from robust collaboration and mobilization tools, it shared.

"Sprint offers a variety of mobile tools to accommodate multigenerational work styles within the workplace, helping people to boost productivity and collaborate from virtually anywhere," said Mike Fitz, vice president of business solution commercialization, Sprint Business.

"Google Apps helps businesses work better together with familiar tools they can trust," said Murali Sitaram, director of strategic partnerships for Google Enterprise. "Our partners are critical in this effort, providing valuable cloud and mobility solutions to customers of all sizes and across diverse industries. We are pleased to welcome Sprint to the Google Apps Partner Program, where they will provide Google Apps and added services to help customers work the way they live."

"Employees are more mobile and decentralized so the need for robust office productivity, collaboration and secure file storage for businesses large and small are simply a reflection of the degree to which the very nature of the workplace is changing," said Mike Sapien, principal analyst at Ovum. "There is a growing need for solutions built around mobile collaboration that is both well integrated and reliable. The role that Sprint will serve as a major mobility provider with integrated Google Apps represents a very significant step towards helping businesses meet that need."