applications is almost a strike against them. It is as if
administrators can not believe that Linux, Google applications and
other such offerings can or should be free. I one such school which
was constantly pleading poverty I suggested a number of such free
application including OpenOffice all my attempts were rejected.
Greg
On Apr 9, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Tom Phelan wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:33:24 -0400, Johnson, Jason P Mr WRAMC_Wash DC
> <Jason.Johnson3@amedd.army.mil> wrote:
>
>> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
>> Caveats: NONE
>>
>> I wondered if anyone has a good web browser-based, hosted email
>> recommendation with the following caveats:
>> --My initial recommendation was Google's education solution but it is
>> currently out of the running due to negative experiences with the
>> gmail
>> service when administrators used it for personal email.
>> --We have a host that can provide web based access to mail using
>> Squirrel mail but no one likes the overall interface.
>> --We are not considering a hosted Microsoft Exchange solution at this
>> time, mostly due to its comparatively high cost and the differences
>> in
>> functionality when used on different platforms.
>>
>
>
> IMHO Google Apps is THE solution for those looking for a web-based
> email
> solution. We have been looking at Google Apps since Fall 2006, are
> currently
> running a pilot with about 40 users, and will be switching over the
> summer.
>
> With all due respect to your administrators, I hardly think their
> personal
> experiences with Gmail should be anything beyond one factor among
> many.
> Perhaps you administrators might like the price...free! Furthermore,
> no
> matter what you switch to some will like it and some won't. It
> doesn't make
> sense for the personal preference of a few to outweigh all other
> considerations.
>
> Don't forget Google Calendar, Google Start, Google Docs, and Google
> Sites.
> While you probably won't be jumping into these on day one, all of
> them show
> a lot of promise for education use. Also, Google Apps is very well
> positioned as ubiquitous broadband becomes a reality and more and
> more users
> have Internet connected phones/mobile devices.
>
> Sorry I didn't have time for more specifics...
>
> --
> Tom Phelan
> Director of Technology
> Peddie School
> tphelan@peddie.org
> Voice: 609.944.7625
> Fax: 609.944.7913
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