Food retailer switches to Google Apps

Dawinderpal Sahota, Computing, Monday 1 November 2010 at 16:39:00

Ocado moves 1,250 staff over to Google Apps

Online food retailer Ocado is to deploy Google Apps for Business, which it
said will facilitate remote working, improve productivity and boost internal
communication.

The rollout will be completed by early next month.

Ocado said 1,250 of its head office staff will use the web-based
collaboration and communication suite. It will enable them to log in from any
secure internet connection to access emails, documents, calendar and other
internal information.

It said that tools such as Google Talk and Google Docs will help to build a
more collaborative approach to the day-to-day running of the business and
enable staff to communicate and share ideas more easily.

The company believes that moving to Google Apps will reduce IT costs, saving
servers, back-up space, support and maintenance, while in the longer term
eradicating costly upgrades and licence fees.

It will also use the Postini Message Security feature included in Google Apps
to replace its legacy spam filter system, which it said will lead to further
cost savings.

Jon Rudoe, head of retail at Ocado, said that part of the company?s strategy
involves keeping a close eye on the latest cutting-edge technology to hone its
delivery model and ensure customers are provided with the best possible service.

?We love the fact that Google Apps continues to innovate and develop new
features and are excited about the benefits we expect to see across the
business,? he said.

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