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EDUCAUSE Live! September 19, 2007 Walter Harp, Group Product Manager Microsoft. 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
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EDUCAUSE Live! September 19, 2007 Walter Harp, Group Product Manager Microsoft
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…
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) >
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
Windows Live Users Worldwide US University Student Web-mail Usage as of Aug 2007 Source: comScore, Inc.
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.