Why did the University decide to purchase and deploy Microsoft Exchange software for University e-mail and calendaring, instead of a cloud-based system like Gmail by Google?
Microsoft Exchange was selected because it met the University requirement of retaining sensitive University data, on premise, while providing a robust feature set that is much improved over the University’s current e-mail and calendaring system. In addition, additional Microsoft products were purchased that will integrate with, or in some cases replace, existing communication systems (e.g. voice mail, Adobe Connect), resulting in enhanced productivity and overall cost savings. The resulting system (known as Northwestern Collaboration Services) will be an integrated platform of tools that will provide a foundation for new collaborative practices, enhanced productivity, and regulatory compliance that includes e-mail, calendar, mobile access, instant messaging, web conferencing, audio conferencing, integrated voice mail, wikis, video conferencing, and document sharing components. The new system will be available to all schools and departments across the University.
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