Google Apps for Business may have just gotten better than ever before.

Many businesses of all sizes use Google Apps for Business because of how cost-effective and easy it is. Employees can all have a document site, email, contacts, sync everything with their Blackberries, mobile calendar and email, share files and videos, and more for one low price every year and everything is completely secure. There is even SSL enforcement and email gateway support, something that isn’t always standard in a business application. It’s no wonder that so many businesses are turning to Google Apps for help with their files and employee scheduling.

Now you can make telephone calls right from your Gmail account. This can make it much easier for any business because workers will be able to make calls without having to log out, move to a different location, or even have another phone line. Employees can actually be more productive because they will be able to have any documents open they may need as well as email, all while talking to someone on the phone. This could be a good sign for any business that is looking to increase efficiency.

If your business is international, or you are planning to take it international, then you will find that the international call rates Google is charging for calling phones from within Gmail are very competitive. It will cost your business just 2 cents a minute to call a contact in Britain, Japan, France, or Germany. With the ability to call phones in hundreds of countries, the potential for growth by new contracts and possibly even business partners is nearly unlimited. If you have an employee who has traveled to another country on business, you can even call their mobile phone through Gmail.

Nearly everything that is required to run a business from your computer can be found in Google Apps for Business. The addition of phone calls has added functionality that will help hundreds of businesses be more successful.