The news (via The Guardian) that CapGemini is making Google Apps part of its solution set is making the rounds today and getting some good coverage including here and here. 

This statement by Steve Jones of CapGemini is a bit of bunk especially considering the long availability of productivity products like OpenOffice but I’ll give him creative credit for the "haves and have nots" characterization around software access in the enterprise – I have been made aware of the "two americas" but was not aware of the "two enteprises."

"Up to now, says Jones, licensing and data-storage costs have prohibited these "disenfranchised employees" from being given access to Office-style apps."

Much of the talking points on the annoucement seem to be focused on moving from personal productivity to team productivity with the power of the internet.  Wow…that’s a new concept.

"If you look at the traditional desktop it is very focused on personal productivity," said Robert Whiteside, Google enterprise manager, UK and Ireland. "What Google Apps brings is team productivity."

All in all this is good news for Google and its enterprise biz but hardly the death knell for Microsoft or IBM/Lotus.