Onward Technologies Joins Google Enterprise Professional Program

ATLANTA, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Onward Technologies Incorporated (OTI) announced today that it has joined the Google Enterprise(TM) Professional Program, which combines the power of Google Apps(TM) with Onward's on-shore and off-shore service capabilities for customers within the Americas.

As a new service partner, Onward will help IT organizations more efficiently and effectively migrate, implement, and deploy Google Apps in their production environments.

Onward's mid-market service capabilities provide migrations, designs, integrations, implementation, and development assistance of Google Enterprise technologies as a value-add service to customers.

"The Google Enterprise Professional Program will enable Onward to provide Google Apps to our customers as an integrated solution," said Ben Hendrick, Senior Vice President of Onward - Americas. "Google's applications combined with Onward's unique service capabilities offer a winning combination in the marketplace."

    Here are a few highlights:
    --  Provide Google Apps onsite setup, configuration, and migration with
        on-going support services.
    --  Migration of existing legacy environments to Google Apps including
        email migration and implementations.
    --  Migrate and upgrade Enterprise Web 1.0 environments to Web 2.0
        solutions built around the Google Apps platform.
    --  Off-shore development of enterprise web solutions using Google API's
        to provide integration with existing legacy environments and key line
        of business applications.
    --  Manage users in Google Apps like your other enterprise applications
        through integration with the corporate LDAP user directory.
          *  Improve your user experience and promote adoption with no new
             passwords to remember; secure single sign-on provides seamless
             access to Google Apps with existing corporate passwords.
          *  Ensure only authorized users have access; rapid provisioning and
             de-provisioning enables administrators to instantly create,
             modify or revoke user access.

"Google is excited to be working with Onward Technologies in the Google Enterprise Professional program. We're looking forward to Onward enhancing Google Apps by providing services to our joint customers." said Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead, Google Enterprise.

For more information on the Google Enterprise Professional program, please visit www.google.com/enterprise/gep

About Onward Technologies Incorporated (OTI)

Onward was established in 1991 and is publicly traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Onward is a technology company serving customers in the areas of Engineering Design Services, IT Services & Consulting and Outsourcing.

Onward Technologies has a global footprint with offices in Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific geographies. Onward world-wide employs over 900 Engineers with Development centers located in India at Mumbai, Pune, and Chennai.

More information about Onward Technologies can be found at http://www.onwardgroup.com .

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