Samuel Wrote: Here's one for you -

Google Inc. is gearing up to sell its e-mail and other Web-hosted applications to a wider range of government agencies after winning a prized security clearance.

Google has launched new version of its Apps cloud services aimed specificallyat the government market.

Google made a pitch for more government software business, unveiling a new suite of Internet-hosted calendar, email and other products that meets official US security requirements.

Google Inc released a special version of its Web-based productivity software designed to meet stringent U.S. government security requirements, as the Internet search giant seeks to outmaneuver rivals in the race to provide federal and state agencies with new technology.

Kelly writes: "Google announced a version of its Google Apps platform specifically for federal, state, and local governments on Monday, with beefed-up security for sensitive information."

"Google Apps has already landed a few big customers in the public sector -- including the City of Los Angeles -- and today the company forwarded its drive into the space by launching a new edition of its app suite: Google Apps for Government."

Google led a coup against Microsoft to win the contract with the city of Los Angeles to provide messaging and productivity software for roughly 30,000 city employees. Nine months later, though, implementation is behind schedule as Google and the city of Los Angeles address security concerns with the cloud-based services.

Patricia told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.YOUTUBE.COM on Tuesday.