"Today, we're excited to announce our first step in creating a unified Google Apps experience by moving some Postini features directly into the Google Apps administrative interface," wrote Adam Dawes, a Google enterprise product manager, .

The long-term plan is to merge all of the Postini Google Message Security functionality into the Google Apps security administration control panel, a Google spokesman said. The Postini security functions include anti-virus protection, spam filtering and content compliance.

Google will continue to offer Postini's Google Message Security as a standalone product to customers who aren't using Google Apps, the spokesman said.