Google Strengthens Apps With Postini

Google's acquisition of Web security service provider Postini for $625 million came as no surprise to industry analysts, who saw bundling enterprise-level security into Google Apps as the search giant's next logical step toward SAAS domination. San Carlos, CA-based Postini will become a Google subsidiary, but its client base of 35,000 companies--including Circuit City and Mitsubishi Motors--will not be obligated to use the Google Apps suite of hosted services that include email, calendaring and instant messaging functions. More ...