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  Web app lets enterprise set security, sharing for Google Apps users

  A new security tool lets enterprise IT groups set access and share policies for employees, including mobile users, who are working with the online Google Apps suite.

  By John Cox | 11 February, 2012 02:32

  Tags: BetterCloud, cloud computing, DomainWatch, Google, google app engine, google apps, internet, Microsoft, mobile apps, networking, Office 365, security, software, wireless

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  Microsoft Windows Azure tops Cloud speed tests

  Microsoft’s Windows Azure has come out on top in a year’s worth of Cloud speed tests, beating Amazon EC2, Google App Engine, Rackspace and 20 others.

  By Diana Nguyen | 10 October, 2011 15:34

  Tags: amazon ec2, cloud, cloud service providers, Compuware, google app engine, Microsoft Windows Azure, rackspace

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  Google upgrades its cloud platform

  Google will upgrade on Thursday its Google App Engine cloud platform and its software development kit, adding capabilities for real-time communications and increased data replication.

  By Paul Krill | 03 December, 2010 07:26

  Tags: application development, cloud computing, Developer World, engin, Google, google app engine, internet, software

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  Google improves App Engine SDK

  Google on Thursday began offering an offering an upgrade to its Google App Engine SDK with features for improved performance, monitoring, and maintenance.

  By Paul Krill | 16 October, 2010 02:31

  Tags: application development, cloud computing, Developer World, Development frameworks, engin, Google, google app engine, internet, software

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  Google adds multitenancy to App Engine SDK

  The latest version of the SDK (Software Development Kit) for Google's cloud platform App Engine comes with multitenancy capability, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 19 August, 2010 04:04

  Tags: application development, Development tools, Google, google app engine, multitenancy, software, Web services development

• Google App Engine's datastore falters under demand

  Two weeks after announcing a business version of its Google App Engine application building and hosting service, Google is acknowledging that the performance of the product's datastore has been chronically deficient for weeks.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 04 June, 2010 05:49

  Tags: cloud computing, Google, google app engine

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  Google's App Engine now in business version

  Google will make a strong pitch to enterprise programmers at its I/O developer conference Wednesday with the unveiling of a business version of its App Engine application hosting service and with new cloud portability initiatives in partnership with VMware.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 20 May, 2010 05:41

  Tags: Google, google app engine, Google IO conference

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  Google's App Engine now supports standard IM protocol

  Google's App Engine hosted development environment now lets applications exchange instant messages with networks based on the XMPP open standard.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 07 September, 2009 05:52

  Tags: Google, google app engine, instant messaging, jabber, xmpp

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  Sun's open-source boss slams App Engine's Java support

  Google committed a major transgression by only including support for a subset of Java classes in its App Engine development platform, according to Sun Microsystems' chief open source officer, Simon Phipps.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 14 April, 2009 05:05

  Tags: Google, google app engine, Java, Sun Microsystems

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  Google cites API deprecation policies for five technologies

  Google has posted on its Code Blog updated deprecation terms of service for five APIs, including the App Engine cloud service, which indicate service terms for these APIs when they are either deprecated or a newer version is introduced.

  By Paul Krill | 11 April, 2009 06:20

  Tags: api, Google, google app engine

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  Google secure data tool ties Apps to company data

  Google's new Secure Data Connector could result in a plethora of tie-ups between its productivity software and a range of enterprise applications and data sources.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 09 April, 2009 06:24

  Tags: Google, google app engine, integration

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  Google updates App Engine, adds Java support

  Google has announced a new version of its Google App Engine platform including preliminary support for Java applications with the inclusion of an industry standard J2EE server in the cloud.

  By Rodney Gedda | 08 April, 2009 13:00

  Tags: ajax, cloud computing, eclipse, Google, google app engine, IBM WebSphere, j2ee, Java, tomcat

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  Google sets billing rates for App Engine

  Google on Tuesday will institute new billing services for developers using its App Engine hosting service for Web applications, but developers will be able to go beyond the capacity quotas that had been in place, a Google product manager said.

  By Paul Krill | 25 February, 2009 08:17

  Tags: google app engine