University adopts web-based email solution for students

Peter Dinham
Tuesday, 17 March 2009 19:48

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“More importantly,” she said, “the Microsoft hosted email solution prepares students for the workplace when they graduate from uni, where many companies are using similar products. So I guess QUT is once again fulfilling its motto of being a ‘university for the real world’.’’

Professor Cochrane said the new service would host student email accounts and provide a significant number of benefits and opportunities including increased mailbox capacity (10GB) and 20MB attachments as well as calendaring and contact management.  Other features available included Windows Live Messenger instant messaging and file sharing; Windows Live Spaces for personal web publishing, blogging and photo sharing; and FolderShare, a private peer-to-peer network that allowed users to synchronise files between multiple devices and share files with other student users.
 
According to Professor Cochrane, Live@edu made it possible to create long lasting communities, with e-mail addresses students can keep after they graduate, and a rich set of communication services universities could use to help maintain an ongoing relationship with graduates.

Microsoft Australia’s education director, Neil Jackson claimed that momentum continued to grow as universities across the country discovered the numerous benefits of deploying the Microsoft email service.  
“This service represents Microsoft’s vision for providing schools with an economical way to meet the cutting-edge technology demands of students without compromising budgets,” he added.

If you’re interested in finding out more about Microsoft’s Live@edu you can find it at http://get.liveatedu.com .