Google India targets small businesses to adopt cloud

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Google India has announced new affordable pricing for Google Apps for Business, with the aim of making it easier for small businesses in India to reap the benefits of working in the cloud. New and existing customers based in India will now pay INR150 per user per month if they are on the flexible plan and INR1,500 per user per year on the annual plan – a 45% reduction on the previous price.

Google Apps offers easy solutions for web mail, calendars, cloud storage, and video meetings through Google’s consumer products, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Hangouts. These tools work together seamlessly, and all that is needed to get up and running is an Internet-connected device. Companies can securely access all their data and services from a mobile phone including Android, iOS or BlackBerry platforms.

Ricky Kapur, Director of Enterprise Sales, Google Asia, said, “India is home to around 47 million small businesses. Yet, only 1% of these businesses are online. We hope that by making Google Apps more affordable, more small businesses in India will be able to move to the cloud and access a business-ready package of communication and collaboration tools.”

Programs like India Get Your Business Online,  Women Entrepreneurs on the Web or Google Business Groups are just some of the other Google initiatives in India designed to help small businesses come online.....See More