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EDUCAUSE Live! September 19, 2007 Walter Harp, Group Product Manager Microsoft

Windows Live @ edu provides schools with a fast, safe, and easy-to-use email solution. With 5 GB of storage, familiar interface, SPAM filtering, virus scanning, and more, students can enjoy a reliable email experience. They can also access their school email on mobile devices, send IMs and SMS, have video conversations, and collaborate in real-time. Windows Live IDs offer access to various services, including blogging, photo sharing, creating gadgets, and RSS feeds. Schools can keep pace with innovation without the expense and divert scarce resources to higher value-add activities.

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EDUCAUSE Live! September 19, 2007 Walter Harp, Group Product Manager Microsoft

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  1. EDUCAUSE Live! September 19, 2007 Walter Harp, Group Product Manager Microsoft

  2. With Windows Live @ edu, schools can provide students • E-mail that is fast, safe, and easy to use • 5 Gb of storage • A familiar interface • SPAM filtering • Virus scanning and clean up • Forwarding (optional) • POP3 • Outlook Connector • More…

  3. Mobile access to school e-mail Send IMs & SMS, video conversations, emoticons Real-time sharing and collaboration student@sas.upenn.edu student@wharton.upenn.edu Windows Live IDs provide students with access to a variety of compelling services, current and future. Blog, share photos, create gadgets and RSS feeds Study break :^) Plus, a variety of future services… Share & access files anywhere < shh! :0) >

  4. Why do schools outsource student messaging and collaboration? Why do schools not outsource? Locally hosted services = greater control Perceived risk of taking an important dependency on an outside entity Preference for “better” or “best” messaging and collaboration solutions • Provide students more • Keep pace with innovation without the expense • Divert scarce resources to higher value-add activities • Strengthen online connection to alumni Common questions & concerns • Privacy (e.g. FERPA compliance) • ADA / Section 508 • Administration of subpoenas & investigations • Intent – is there a “catch?” • Plan B – what’s my exit strategy? • Maintaining a singe credential model (e.g. SSO) • Student acceptance

  5. Windows Live Users Worldwide US University Student Web-mail Usage as of Aug 2007 Source: comScore, Inc.

  6. Thank you! For more information about Windows Live @ edu, please contact your Microsoft account manager or ed-desk@microsoft.com. We also invite you to visit http://get.live.com/edu or to see what other schools are saying at http://get.live.com/edu/schools.

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