Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500, stock market data - CNNMoney.com. Open for business: the Google Apps Marketplace. Every day, thousands of businesses choose the cloud. More than 2 million businesses have adopted Google Apps over the last three years, eliminating the hassles associated with purchasing, installing and maintaining hardware and software themselves. We've found that when businesses begin to experience the benefits of cloud computing, they want more. We're often asked when we'll offer a wider variety of business applications — from accounting and project management to travel planning and human resources management. But we certainly can't and won't do it all, and there are hundreds of business applications for which we have no particular expertise.
In recent years, many talented software providers have embraced the cloud and delivered a diverse set of features capable of powering almost any business. Today, we're making it easier for these users and software providers to do business in the cloud with a new online store for integrated business applications. Private equity firms set to see upside trend in 2011. Reuters.com.