University embraces Gmail
Thursday, 13 September 2007 | Chris JenkinsKey points
- Macquarie University's 31,000 students and 37,000 alumni are to go on the Google platform.
- Its staff will move over to the web-based system next year.
- The university will retain control of authentication and administration.
Related links
More on Macquarie's data centre plans and network upgrade tender
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Key points
- Macquarie University's 31,000 students and 37,000 alumni are to go on the Google platform.
- Its staff will move over to the web-based system next year.
- The university will retain control of authentication and administration.
Related links
More on Macquarie's data centre plans and network upgrade tender
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Key points
- Macquarie University's 31,000 students and 37,000 alumni are to go on the Google platform.
- Its staff will move over to the web-based system next year.
- The university will retain control of authentication and administration.
Related links
More on Macquarie's data centre plans and network upgrade tender
S d e 's a q a i U i e s t h s h f e e a l o 6 ,0 0 s r t G o l 's m i p a f r , a d h r a e l n t m v s a f n o h n w y t m b e r y e t e r. t' p r o w a i u d r t o t b t e i s m j r o l u o t e o g e p s u t b a a g A s r l a o g n s t o .
T e e m i s s e i h s e b G o l , b t h a c u t , g v n o 1, 0 s u e t a d 7, 0 a u n , u e h u i e s t 's o a n n m i a d e s s. a q a i h s e a n d o t o o a t e t c t o a d d i i t a i n.
h d a i a o s f r o g e' p s i t h s e a p i a i n t a u e h g a t' s r w i g l b l n r s r c u e h t s u o a o t 0 ,0 0 e v r .
F v U c l e e h v a o t d o g e p s n s h v u i e s t e i I e a d, s a l n J p n.
a q a i U i e s t d r c o o I s r i e M r S a p a d h u i e s t p a n d o a e t 6 0 s a f n m i b e r y e t e r.
h l t e a u o s u e t m i w t i t e r j c w s u t $ 0 ,0 0, h s i c f r t f e a l a e p c e t c s m r b c u e f t t t r a c i i g e u r m n s, h s i .
M v n t G a l l o e s u e t t h v m i a c u t w t u t 2 B f t r g . E p n i g a q a i 's t d n s s e , b s d n u 's a a n e p i e u t , b y n t e 0 B t a o f r d o l h v c s "h n r d o t o s n s f o l r " - w l b y n t e n v r i y' b d e , M S a p a d. t f a e s n N v l 's r u w s .
"I 's o s m c a o t h t t s a i g s; t s o e b u w a w c n i e t d n s i h u s e d n m n y e o 't a e," s h r s i . T e t -f u h u s p o t a a o h r e t r G o l c u d f e t a t e n v r i y o l n t.
a q a i g v t e o g e y t m c r f l x m n t o o s c r t a d r v c i s e , s e a d. " b i u l w h v e a i e t e r v c p l c q i e x e s v l ."
M S a p a d h u i e s t w s a i f e t a t e e e o a v r i i g o l b a p o r a e n n t o i v s v .
G o l 's e u i y a b t e t a w a M c u r e o l h v b e a l t a f r i i h d p r d d t s s e s, h s i .
T e e s o e a G o l t i w e g i e i s i s r a p e e c i t e n e p i e T e v c s a k t, i h r n h e v c s r u C p e i i n o n i g t o l a t s r s l e f r h G o l A p b n l a d l o f e s p o t.
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s h r s i t e n v r i y l n e t m k m r e t n i e s o o h r o g e e v c s, u h s a s n C l n a .
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