1.5 Million Australian Students Dump Outlook/Exchange For Gmail

[Frank Booth]

I found this very interesting.

Google just took away one of the world's largest Outlook/Exchange installations for 1.5 million students at Australian schools, and replaced it with Gmail. More information is here.

The cost savings are substantial. The Outlook/Exchange platform involved a AU$33 million contract and took four years to go live, although it's unclear why it took so long. The Gmail/Google Apps rollout, which is being completed by subcontractors, will cost just $9.5 million and should be live by the end of 2008. User storage will increase from 35 MB to 1 GB.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/23/AR2008062302652.html

http://www.misaustralia.com/viewer.aspx?EDP://1214270475399

 

[Buck Private]

Google is going global (OO).

 

[Arn0t]

lol google is really handing it to microsoft right there

 

[BlackJoker]

You mean, Micro$uck?

 

[SturmBruder]

Looks like they kicked MS down under! GJ!

I don't gmail but I love Google.

 

[Rogue Sniper]

i like hotmail because of the storage plus skydrive which is the best free file hosting

never liked outlook

 

[Arn0t]

yeah i personally hate outlook... its a horrible program... lol i could go on and on

 

[MrQ]

I riun outlook express off of a Gmail account that I have had for two years.

I love Google.

 

[Legit^]

google ftw!

 

[Frank Booth]

I riun outlook express off of a Gmail account that I have had for two years.

I love Google.

You cannot forward Hotmail to outlook - or gmail for that matter i think, unless you pay like 20 dollars a year.

 

[RippedPants]

google is awesome! gmail isn't good though

 

[RESPAWN]

google is awesome! gmail isn't good though

Well, the nice thing about this switch is that users can still use whatever email client they prefer to read their email. Personally, I'm a fan of Gmail/Google Apps (there are some differences in the email services between the two), and am seriously considering switching my company over to it.

 

[Glorious]

I like gmail a lot.

 

[MrQ]

You cannot forward Hotmail to outlook - or gmail for that matter i think, unless you pay like 20 dollars a year.

With gmail you can for free. It's quite easy. You just have to play with the settings in Forwarding and POP. It even gives you directions for setting up and e-mail client.

On the other hand to use outlook with Hotmail does cost something.