[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu for small business

[Chris Rowson]

>> You could go down the Google Apps route - mail, document space with the
>> ability to share between users (and have them work on the document
>> simultaneously, which takes a bit of getting used to).  There are
>> plenty of CRM and ERP systems that integrate with the Google Apps
>> "single sign-on" way of things.  Since you can enable IMAP/SMTP support
>> relatively easily, you don't have to use the GMail interface for mail -
>> you can use whatever client you want, so having Ubuntu on the desktop
>> would be relatively easy.
>>
>> Grant.
>>
>
> Isn't that kind of relying on the internet connection being stable all
> the time though?
>
> As much as I like the idea, I'd be worried about getting access to my
> documents with no internet connection.
>
> Rob
>

ISTR it can use Google Gears so you can work offline too.

Update: Checked and found that Google has pulled this, albeit
temporarily http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=176376
Looks like they intend to bring offline access back again though.

Chris