19th April 2013
AccentHansen, part of the HansenGroup, have over 40 years experience of designing, manufacturing and installing steel and glass doors in the UK and beyond. With the help of Refractiv, a leading UK Google Apps Reseller, the Manchester based steel and glass door specialists, have switched to Google Apps almost overnight, reducing costs and supporting a number of their 'lean business' initiatives.
7th March 2013 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. Japan's All Nippon Airways now en route to the digital cloud with Google Apps for Business.
7th March 2013 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. Prisma Media, a French magazine publisher saves 30 percent in 45 days and cuts one third of email costs with Google Apps for Business.
24th January 2013 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Google has announced Google Slides is now available offline, and Spreadsheets will follow soon.
17th January 2013 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. Randstad, the Netherlands-based global provider of HR services and the second largest staffing organization in the world explains how Google Apps means their 29,000 employees can do things that weren't possible before.
14th September 2012 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. Simply Hired, the world's most comprehensive job site, explains how Google Apps has brought a new level of transparency and collaboration among its teams.
11th September 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
As the demand for mobile working continues to grow, Google Drive continues to improve. This video showcases the latest update.
29th June 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Google has announced that users can now edit Google Docs offline, great news for the more than 5 million businesses now using Google Apps worldwide.
7th June 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Google have announced that Gmail is now available in Welsh and Latin American Spanish, bringing the total number of supported languages to 56.
30th May 2012 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. The Roche Group, a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, is using Google Apps to combat platform interoperability issues.
29th May 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Google Apps for Business has earned ISO 27001 certification, one of the most widely recognised, internationally accepted independent security standards.
15th May 2012
Google have released a short animated video and the Story of Send, an interactive website mapping the journey of an email through their data centres.
14th May 2012 - by Ian Weatherhogg, Chief Technical Officer
I was chatting to a key client today who hasn't yet embraced Google Docs. He said "We're power users of Word and Excel, so it's really not going to happen."
10th May 2012
The latest Google blog includes a short video perfectly summarising why so many companies and individuals are choosing Google Apps to improve their business and personal lives.
8th May 2012 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. D-Link, a global leader in providing network connectivity solutions to small and medium businesses, is using Google Apps to connect it's workforce in over 90 offices worldwide.
4th May 2012 - by Google Enterprise Blog
Our look at Worldwide Gone Google Stories from the Google Enterprise Blog. Johnston Press, a leading local newspaper publisher in the UK, has just announced a bold plan to transform its sales operations - with a little help from Google Apps for Business
24th April 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
The rumour mill has been rife recently about Google Drive, a cloud storage solution built right into Google Apps. We've not been allowed to talk about it, but now the covers are off and Drive is Live.
6th March 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
After meeting Refractiv at Venturefest, new startup, Crowdbait is now confidently using Google Apps for Business and CapsuleCRM.
20th February 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Refractiv is delighted to announce that it has been successful in application for entry into the UK Government G-Cloud buying initiative.
17th February 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Connect Yorkshire, a not-for-profit company that helps businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber with debt/equity funding, has switched from Microsoft Office 365 to Google Apps for Business.
27th January 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
On Wednesday February 8th Refractiv is exhibiting as part of the Innovation Showcase at Venturefest Yorkshire. We'll be showcasing our cloud solutions, including Google Apps and advanced websites, to entrepreneurs and other visitors.
23rd January 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Liquid Accounts, market leaders and specialists in Online Accounting Software, has made the transition from Microsoft Outlook 2007 and an internal Exchange server to Google Apps for Business.
6th January 2012 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
At this time of year we usually set down a few of the team's wishes for the year ahead. So without further ado, here's our cloud based technology wishlist for 2012.
22nd December 2011 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Amit Singh, Vice President, Google Enterprise has blogged today about the roadmap for Google Apps moving into 2012. Focusing on three key areas: cloud, mobile and social, Amit shares his thoughts on plans for next year.
26th October 2011 - by Ian Weatherhogg, Chief Technical Officer
This article was published in September as part of the techmesh techbytes monthly column on the Business Desk website.
4th April 2011 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
The recent launch of Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office brings the benefits of cloud computing to Word, Excel and PowerPoint - all you need is Google Apps.
20th January 2011 - by Ian Weatherhogg, Chief Technical Officer
In 2010, Gmail was available 99.984 percent of the time, for both business and consumer users. Google's aim for 2011 is to improve that to 99.99 percent and make GMail as reliable as the dial tone on your landline.
6th December 2010 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Last week wasn't great here in Yorkshire with levels of snow most of us had not seen before, but Refractiv maintained productivity with the help of cloud computing.
3rd September 2010 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
Fume extraction specialist Purex International switched to Google Apps with Refractiv.
23rd August 2010 - by Webmaster
Google has announced improved IMAP and PST data migration
8th July 2010 - by Mark Williams, Senior Consultant
The latest techmesh collaboration and networking event took place on the 30th June in Sheffield, and some of the Refractiv team went along.
29th June 2010
As an authorised reseller of the Google Apps™ suite of communication and collaboration tools, Refractiv can provide a full range of services to smooth your transition to Google Apps from legacy email and office solutions, including Microsoft Exchange and Office.
15th June 2010
Our SEO and internet marketing workshop is a handy guide through the unfamiliar world of search engine optimisation.
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28th June 2007
We are in a web-centric world and the pace of change is quickening. Broadband, powerful hosted software applications and the rich functionality of web 2.0 are driving change in business
