The Choice is Clear: Universities Worldwide Select Microsoft Live@edu
Posted on: Monday, 22 June 2009, 08:00 CDT
Institutions of higher learning give Microsoft Live@edu top marks for providing students with a robust set of tools designed with the familiar Microsoft Office interface.
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"Our goal with Live@edu is to equip the next generation of leaders with a rich set of productivity and collaboration tools as they move from campus to business environments," said
The growth in universities, colleges and schools embracing Live@edu includes the following recent customer wins:
Washington State University. The university anticipates saving more than$100,000 by providing Live@edu with Outlook Live for its 25,000 enrolled students. A video featuringWashington State University students and administrators is available at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/Officesoftwareplusservices/default.mspxUniversity of Sydney ,Australia . The school will move more than 46,000 students to the new Live@edu system. The choice of Live@edu was made following a technical evaluation and consultation with student representatives.Alexandria University,Egypt . Founded in 1938,Alexandria University is one of the most renowned universities inEgypt , and with 130,000 students it is the third-largest university in the country.- Sri Lankan Universities. Live@edu will be made available to students at University of
Colombo , University of Peradeniya, University of Jaffna, University of Kelaniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Ruhuna, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Wayamba University ofSri Lanka , Sabaragamuwa University ofSri Lanka , Uva Wellassa University andEastern University ,Sri Lanka .
"The Live@edu service met all our internal IT requirements and offers functionality that the university's system could not compete with. Our students now have the advantage of a greatly increased mailbox capacity as well as the option to have an e-mail account for life," said
In addition, Microsoft launched a new services management portal that gives IT administrators a one-stop location to access critical tasks and manage services. Another new resource, Outlook Live Answers, gives administrators a convenient forum to post questions and quickly locate answers. Live@edu features 24x7 online and telephone support and is designed to work with campuses' existing IT infrastructure, including Microsoft Exchange Server, which makes Live@edu a smart choice compared with other free educational offerings.
"Faced with escalating costs in providing e-mail and rising student needs, schools are looking for a better way than going it alone," said
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