Four years ago this October Google launched the Google Apps for Education suite of student, faculty, and staff-focused cloud productivity and collaboration applications. Fast forward to the present, and Google says the company has landed its 10 millionth education space user on Google Apps. Here are some highlights of Google’s report card.
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SaaS: Google Celebrates 10 Millionth Education User
Posted October 15th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Microsoft Announces More Cloud Customer Wins
Posted October 5th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Google tends to favor announcing major Google Apps customer wins as they’re confirmed. Not Microsoft, no. Microsoft likes to announce a lengthy list of BPOS and Live@edu cloud customer wins all at the same time, and yesterday saw Microsoft add companies like Sunoco Inc. and DuPont and schools like San Francisco State University to the list of SaaS victories. Here’s the story.
Big Microsoft Cloud Wins: Partners Included?
Posted July 30th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Apparently, it’s a red-letter week for Microsoft Online Services and the software giant’s All In cloud strategy. Specifically, Microsoft says The Dow Chemical Co., Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, and the University of Georgia have all inked deals to embrace Microsoft-powered productivity and collaboration cloud solutions. The big question: Will partners play a role in the SaaS engagements?
ePals To Provide NYC Grade Schools With Microsoft-Powered Hosted Messaging
Posted July 16th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
Self-described “education technology company” ePals has announced a landmark deal with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to provide Microsoft Live@edu-powered e-mail to the city’s 2 million or so students and parents for the next five years. Here’s the scoop.
Kentucky Department of Education Goes to Microsoft Cloud
Posted June 4th, 2010 by Matthew Weinberger
It’s another major SaaS win in the education space for Microsoft as the Kentucky Department of Education (DOE) deploys Live@edu to over 700,000 students, faculty, and staff. Microsoft claims it’s the largest cloud date to deal in the United States. Plus it highlights intensifying Google vs. Microsoft SaaS competition in the education market. Here are the details.
Microsoft SaaS vs. Google Apps on College Campuses
Posted May 27th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
If you want to see how Microsoft and Google are competing in the software as a service (SaaS) market, head back to college. As I’ve written here a few times, Hofstra University, the University of Phoenix and several other large colleges have embraced Google Apps to manage student email, alumni email and collaboration. Now, Microsoft is taking steps to more actively promote its rival offering: Live@edu hosted applications.
