We are transitioning Postini services to the Google Apps platform beginning in 2013. This site provides the latest information to help Postini customers prepare for the upcoming transition.
News and Updates
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Transition webinars
View a recording of our May 13 transition webinar, which covers your transition from Google Message Security to Google Apps. In this webinar, we discussed your transition steps and presented a demo of the Google Apps email settings.
If your account is within 30 days of renewal and you would like to request a new copy of the Transition Amendment, please click here to fill out a request form.
Postini Transition Guide
See the Postini Transition Guide for an overview of the steps to transition from Postini (Google Message Security) to Google Apps.
About the Postini Transition to Google Apps
Over the past year, we have built similar Postini email security and archiving features into these Google Apps services:
- Google Apps for Business / Government / Education
A professional suite of hosted email, calendar, and collaboration services - Google Apps Vault
Archiving and discovery services for email
With this transition, you will receive comparable email security, protection, and archiving, but through the more robust Google Apps platform.
Google Apps email settings also work with on-premise mail servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes, so you don't need to switch to Gmail when transitioning from Postini to Google Apps.*
For details about Google Apps settings and the timing of your transition, see Feature comparison and Timeline.
What do I receive with my transition?
| Postini product | Google Apps product after the transition |
|---|---|
| Google Message Security | Google Apps for Business |
| Google Message Discovery | Google Apps for Business and Google Apps Vault |
| Google Message Encryption | We're working on a solution to support your encryption needs, and we will post updates to this site. |
| Google Message Filtering | This product is being phased out. Customers will be sent a non-renewal notice. |
| Postini Small Business Edition | This product is being phased out. Customers will be sent a non-renewal notice. |
| Postini Service Provider Edition | This product is being phased out. Customers will be sent a non-renewal notice. |
What's next?
Before you can begin your transition to Google Apps, you will receive a series of email communications from Google with instructions about your transition.
Starting in Q1 2013, we will send emails with more details on the transition, and with links to the terms and conditions for using the services and the Postini Transition Amendment. You'll be able to sign these agreements via online forms, and you'll need to sign them before your renewal date. You'll have 60-90 days to complete your transition once you receive your transition invitation notice.
Note: If your account is within 30 days of renewal and you would like to request a new copy of the Transition Amendment, please click here to fill out a request form.
For more details, see When do I need to transition?
Note: If you do not want to transition to the Google Apps platform, see the Postini FAQs for instructions on ending your service.
Do I need to take action now?
No. You don't need to make any changes to your Postini service or sign up for a Google Apps account. Your Postini service will continue as usual until your transition begins. For more information, see the Transition FAQs.
* Google Apps Vault will not support archiving for Lotus Notes/Domino.