The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
Gmail:
- New option when granting access to Gmail
A new option is now available to users when granting access to their Gmail account. This option controls whether a message is marked as read or unread when accessed by the person accessing the account. This is useful for the manager/assistant use cases.

Note: Administrators can control whether their users have this option to grant access or not via the administrator control panel.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on November 15th:
Gmail:
The ‘Manage this domain’ link for administrators is moving from its current location at the top right of the inbox, to the bottom right corner of the inbox, just underneath ‘Last account activity’. This link will not show if Tasks or a chat mole is open. If an administrator account switches to Gmail’s new look, the ‘Manage this domain’ link moves to the Settings gear menu in the upper right of the Gmail inbox.

Calendar:
- Calendar’s new look will automatically become the default interface. Users can revert to the classic look for a limited time.

We’ll keep you updated on when these changes will become permanent for scheduled domains, and we encourage you to review the information and training materials on the new look at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look and http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-calendar

- Suggested times: With this new feature, a pop up will display and suggest times when guests are available.

Spreadsheets:
- Pivot table: More options when sorting pivot tables.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=138350
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/suggested-times-in-google-calendar.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Google Apps administrators now have the following new options in the Google Apps Control Panel for Sites:

Site Creation: Select whether to allow users in organizational units to create new sites.

Site Visibility: Select the default visibility for newly created sites per organizational unit.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the admin control panel, click ‘Settings,’ then Sites, then ‘Org Settings’ to see the new options.

Note: We’re aware of a known cosmetic issue where the organizational unit name does not display properly in the Site Creation section. We’re working on resolving this.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14075

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Beginning November 22, 2011, we will end support for the Gmail App for Blackberry (installed native app). Over this past year, we've focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and will continue investing in this area.

Users may continue to use the app, if installed, however it will not be supported by Google, or available for download starting November 22. BlackBerry users can continue to access Gmail through the mobile web app at http://www.gmail.com in their BlackBerry web browser. Learn more.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1733075

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Version 2.3 of the Google Apps Migration for Microsoft® Exchange tool is now available with the following improvements:

- Pre-migration diagnostics
Check for configuration errors in connectivity and authentication; and errors in your user list before you run a migration.
- Detailed migration reports
Quickly determine if any message errors occurred during a migration, why those errors occurred, and which users were affected by them.
- IMAP server list
Allows you to choose the specific type of IMAP server from which you are migrating data, which improves performance.
- New command line options:
--emapi_sleep_time -- Specifies the interval between two EMAPI requests to throttle the upload
--run_diagnostics -- Runs pre-migration diagnostics
--imap_server_type -- Specifies the type of IMAP server from which you are migrating data
--noenable_error_reports -- Prevents the utility from generating migration reports, which improves performance
- Improved data estimation feature
Feature now uses multi-threading for significantly faster overall data migration estimations.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=172212
Release notes: https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=162794

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A ‘Suggested times’ feature is now available in Calendar. If a guest is using Google Calendar and you or users at your domain have access to their calendar, when you click on this new feature, a popup will display times when guests are available.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
1. Add a guest to your event and the ‘Suggested times’ link will appear.
2. Click the link to open a popup that will display times when guests are available.
3. Find a time that works and click to select it.
4. The calendar event page will automatically update to reflect your chosen time.

Note:
- If you don’t have access to a guest’s calendar, the popup will still indicate if “All participants can attend” as it only checks those calendars that you have access to, including your own.
- If there isn't a time when all of your guests are available, the popup will display the error message, "No free times for all participants were found through [day and time range you selected]. Choose a different start time to search again". This may happen if some guests have all-day events or working hours set.
- The list can also be navigated using the arrow keys and is accessible with a screen reader for accessibility.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/suggested-times-in-google-calendar.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Rapid release’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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The new look for Google Docs and Sites is now the default interface for scheduled release domains for:
- Docs
- Spreadsheets
- Drawings
- Sites
- Docslist*

For the above services, users still have the ability to opt-out temporarily and revert to the older interface over the coming weeks. We'll keep you posted as to when this will be permanent.
*Users can opt in to the new interface for the next few days

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs and Sites

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-updates
http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-docs
https://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=1409641

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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The new look for Google Docs and Sites is now the permanent interface for rapid release domains for:
- Docs
- Spreadsheets
- Drawings
- Sites

For the Docslist, users can still opt-out of the new interface for the next few days.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs and Sites

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-updates
http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-docs
https://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=1409641

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Google Apps administrators have a link available in their Gmail inbox which allows them to easily access their administrator control panel. This link is an alternative to logging in at www.google.com/a/your_domain.com where your_domain.com is the name of the admin’s domain.

If an administrator account switches to Gmail’s new look, the ‘Manage this domain’ link moves from its current location, to the Settings gear menu in the upper right of the Gmail inbox.

Release track:
Rapid and Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/gmails-new-look.html
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=182076
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/gmail-updates

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Google Apps users are now able to switch to Gmail’s new look.

Updates and improvements include:
- Streamlined conversations
- Elastic density to suit various screen sizes
- New HD themes
- Smarter navigation
- Better search

For a comprehensive overview of the changes, please visit the Gmail Blog.

Release track:
Rapid* and Scheduled**

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Rapid Release domains: Click on ‘Switch to the new look’ in the bottom-right of the Gmail inbox, beside the ‘Manage this domain’ link.
Scheduled Release domains: Click on ‘Switch to the new look’ in the upper-right corner of the inbox.

**If the administrator of a domain has previously requested to disable Google promotions in Gmail, this option to switch to the new look will not appear for users at these domains, but will be available in a number of weeks.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/gmails-new-look.html
Help Center: https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1357852&ctx=cbo&cbid=722971680
http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-gmail
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/gmail-updates

*Rapid/Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Rapid release’ or ‘Scheduled release’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/1/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
Calendar:
- Users using the latest version of Google Chrome browser will see an option to allow Google Calendar to be the default service when opening all web calendar links.

Docs:
- A preview will be available of the new version of presentations with faster collaboration and more features. Users can preview the new editor via the document list. Click on the gear icon and select ‘Document settings.’ Then, from the editing tab, check the box to “Create new presentations using the latest version of the presentation editor.”

Sites:
- Display charts directly in Google Sites. Once you select a spreadsheet, the editor picks existing charts from the spreadsheet to embed into a Site.


The following features are intended for release to these domains on November 8th:
Gmail:
- New option when granting access to Gmail
A new option will be available to users when granting access to their Gmail account. This option controls whether a message is marked as read or unread when accessed by the person accessing the account. This is useful for the manager/assistant use cases.

Note: Administrators can control whether their users have this option to grant access or not via the administrator control panel.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=138350

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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