Google has added another weapon to its arsenal to help programmers move data from the productivity applications of Microsoft and others. Launched Nov. 15, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2218201,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">the Google Apps Email Migration API</A> is an application programming interface that lets software developers create tools that can move email from any data source to Google Apps' Premier, Education or Partner editions.

The new software opens up email migration to the broadest range of possibilities and builds on an email migration tool Google launched June 25 that lets administrators move email from their IMAP mail systems to Google Apps.