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Google, Microsoft vie for Universities

pcworld.com — That would be Google's laid-back but unflinchingly ambitious plan to woo college and university IT departments into outsourcing not just student e-mail but Web-based productivity applications and calendaring to the search giant. And a growing number of schools are doing just that. Last week, Google announced 13 new U.S. institutions had signed...

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  • cornerback42, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Sounds like an interesting proposal. I would imagine saving money and offering substantially better features will have many universities signing on with this.

    I went to Kent State and the mail system was hacked there at least 2 or 3 times that made the paper. (Who knows how many didn't). My money would be on Google to keep it safe only because they are in the business of harnessing, analyzing, and distributing information.

    Interesting article.
  • Terrk, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1Microsoft VS. Google?

    I'll put my money on Google.

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