Google e-mail for Universities.

Universities outsource internal e-mail to Google...

[g1smd]

I didn't even know that Google ran such a service, but several well known names have already signed up.... [news.bbc.co.uk...]

[tedster]

I wasn't aware of this initiative either. Looks like it goes well beyond simply giving out gmail addresses. While most of the services involved are already available to anyone, this particular piece was interesting to me:

...even a dedicated website to faculty, students and staff for free.

[google.com...]

[tedster]

Here is an article with some more information on the program:

[searchengineland.com...]