Nothing makes you feel worse than when you forget a friend’s birthday.  So let me start by saying: “Happy belated birthday Google Apps Marketplace!”  For those that don’t know, Google Apps Marketplace offers web-based applications that work seamlessly with Google Apps.

Napera launched PC Security Informer for Google Apps Marketplace back in June of 2010. The primary benefit of offering PC Security Informer as a Marketplace App is that it  Read the full article…

Playing the role of Goliath in the classic biblical tale, yesterday Microsoft finally launched Windows InTune, their cloud-based desktop management service.  The twist in this story, though, is that the protagonist Napera has no intention of trying to slay this Goliath, at least not until they help pave the way to ubiquitous cloud-based IT management.  In fact we welcome InTune to the market!

Why would I not be more concerned that Microsoft has launched a cloud-based service that is nearly identical to Napera Insight?   Read the full article…

Following on the heels of our Google Apps Marketplace launch yesterday for PC Security Informer, there was one item of news that got overlooked in the excitement.

A new 2.0 release of the Napera ActiveAgent for Windows and Mac is now available online. Our ActiveAgent is a lightweight installer that helps you configure Microsoft’s  NAP technology that is part of Windows, a task usually only achieved by the bravest of mortals with the appropriate degrees in rocket science. On Macintosh, the Napera ActiveAgent provides reporting capabilities for OS X overlooked by our friends in Cupertino.

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Today we are excited to announce a new release of Napera Insight featuring integration with Google Apps, as announced in this mornings press release.

PC Security Informer now works with Google Apps, and can be added via Google Apps Marketplace. This is a great option for IT admins as companies continue to migrate core functions of their business to cloud based offerings. The Google Apps Marketplace combines multiple, synergistic cloud based offerings in a single location, with unified authentication and a common dashboard. Over two million businesses use Google Apps today, and since the launch of Google Apps Marketplace earlier this year, apps have been deployed to over a million users.

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As an IT admin in a small or medium sized company, keeping up with new issues on your PCs and network is a never ending challenge. We designed the Napera Insight alerting and reporting engine to help with this, and you can use Napera Insight to proactively keep on top of new issues that require your attention. With the onslaught of OS updates and malware facing every IT admin today, nearly 90% of our users told us they want to see this information on a regular basis, so we’ve made it easy to get exactly what you need in a timely fashion to keep your network secure.

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Tomorrow morning we are releasing an update to Napera Insight, our cloud based network management platform, based on customer feedback.

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A new Gartner survey of 270 IT and business management professionals from a variety of industries in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific shows a healthy 95 percent of organizations plan to maintain or grow their SaaS use through 2010.

“SaaS applications clearly are no longer seen as a new deployment model by our survey base, with almost half of those surveyed affirming use of SaaS applications in their business for more than three years,” said Sharon Mertz, research director at Gartner.

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2010 is turning into a banner year for companies offering new network and systems management offerings with a cloud based SaaS approach. When we launched Napera Insight, our cloud based network and systems management platform in March, we couldn’t have predicted that first half of this year would be so busy with announcements.

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