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PointStar Appointed as First Google Apps Authorised Reseller in Singapore
Singapore, 27 May 2009
– Today at the SaaS Asia conference, PointStar announcedthat it has been appointed by Google as its first Google Apps authorised reseller inSingapore. PointStar will be able to sell, customize and support Google Apps Premier Edition, creating new opportunities and easier access to Google's popular cloud servicesfor more small and medium-sized businesses. Come and visit the Google/PointStar booth at the SaaS Asia conference area at Pacific 3 Ballroom, Level 1, Pan PacificHotel.PointStar will bundle additional services and support with Google Apps to retain a closerelationship with their customers who will benefit from the additional attention provided totheir specific business and technical requirements. Google will provide PointStar withtraining, support, and tools for sales and marketing, as well as access to tools for integrating Google Apps into their customers' business operations."We use Google Apps at PointStar and, as an SME, have experienced first hand itsmany benefits – immense IT cost-savings with a web-based email and communicationsplatform as well as increased employee productivity with online collaboration tools andanytime, anywhere access. We strongly believe that all SMEs will appreciate the fuss-free convenience of cloud services, so that they can focus their time, energy andresources on growing their core business," says Justin Lee, Co-founder and BusinessDevelopment Director, PointStar.He added, “We have already helped several SMEs leverage Google’s cloud computinginfrastructure to save money, especially during this economic downturn. In addition, our local customers get all the great product innovation from Google with the services andsupport of a close partner, making it an easy business decision for them to switch over from their legacy systems to Google Apps.”"Google Apps has reached a level of maturity where it is useful and valuable for almostany business," said Deepak Ramanathan, Head of Enterprise Marketing, Google AsiaPacific. "PointStar is an entrepreneurial local technology service firm with a strong SaaSorientation and experience in providing value-added services and solutions. We'reconfident that PointStar can introduce cloud computing to other similar-sized businessesin Singapore and help them to make the transition to this new era of technology."
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