SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- IKANO Communications Inc., the nation's leading aggregator of Internet related services for service providers, announced today a new Referral Agent Program for Google Apps(TM) Partner Edition.
Now technical consultants and organizations can promote Google Apps to Internet service providers (ISPs), broadband service companies, wireless service providers (WISPs), fiber to the premise providers (FTTP), cable companies, municipalities, portal providers, or any other service organizations who offer email to their customers. By referring business to the new program, agents can receive a portion of the yearly revenue, without dealing with the hassles of typical reseller programs.
IKANO's new program is simple. After approval into the Referral Agent Program, new agents can market to their clients, and IKANO can track referrals through unique sales codes that it provides to agents.
"The growth of Google Apps year over year is remarkable. Google Apps is leading the way to help companies reduce costs to support email," said George Naspo, IKANO CEO. "The new Referral Agent Program is great for consultants who assist service providers with their technology decisions in the U.S. and Canada. With the help of Referral Agents, the news of Google Apps Partner Edition will spread."
Many ISPs and service providers can see significant savings by migrating to Google Apps. With today's consumers moving toward netbooks and mobile devices, Google Apps offers a way to communicate on these devices without any added costs. Google's popular communications tools such as Gmail(TM) email, Google Docs(TM) collaboration, Google Sites(TM), Google Calendar(TM) shared calendaring, and Google Talk(TM) instant messaging are all part of Google Apps Partner Edition.
"Google is excited to make even more service providers aware of the many benefits of Google Apps. Now more residential end users will benefit from the advanced messaging and collaboration tools offered as part of the Google Apps family. Coupled with Google's market leading service reliability and the track record of fighting SPAM, Google Apps is an obvious choice to power service providers' offerings," said Eugene Levitsky, Google's Head of Partner Edition Sales.
IKANO teamed up with Google in 2008.
IKANO Communications Inc. is a leading provider of IP solutions for Internet Service Providers including Internet access, email, hosting, portal, billing and customer support services. IKANO makes it easy for service providers to maintain a unique brand while eliminating the hassle of maintaining network contracts, servers, and call centers. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company has offices in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Toronto and offers services in the United States and Canada.
For more information on the Referral Agent Program, visit http://www.ikano.com/reseller/googleapps_referralagent.asp. For more information on Google Apps Partner Edition, visit http://www.ikano.com/googleapps.
Upcoming Events:
Webinar: Tune in February 26 at 10AM PST for our upcoming Webinar "Google Apps for Service Providers and Business - Now is the Time Migrate Your Mail to Reduce IT Costs." Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/401170481
CompTel Event - Spring 2009: Join IKANO Communications Inc. March 3-4 in Dallas, Texas at the upcoming networking event for communications companies. Speak with us in detail on how Google Apps can assist your service business and reduce your email costs. Call 801-415-8057 to setup an appointment.
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CONTACT: Douglas Pollei, VP Internet Strategy and Corporate Development of IKANO Communications Inc., +1-801-415-8057, dpollei@ikano.com
Web Site: http://www.ikano.com/
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