Productivity Applications and Systems

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Productivity Applications and Systems

Software-as-a-Service Email Security: Risk vs. Trust

May 31, 2012

Many organizations would be interested in treating e-mail as a commodity —cutting costs and resource investments by outsourcing it to a software as a service (SaaS) provider. However, …

Leverage the Cloud + Leverage In-House + Improve Security = Save Money

January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

The University of Maryland in Baltimore had to replace its in-house student e-mail system. Our students wanted Google. We had concerns with security as well as compliance requirements such as HIPAA…

The 2010 Campus Computing Survey: Two Decades of Data, Information, and Insight About IT Planning and Policy Issues

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in U.S. higher education. This session will present the …

Collective Wisdom on E-Mail Outsourcing

November 17, 2009

This ECAR research bulletin covers experiences and lessons learned from 10 IT leaders who have transitioned their institutions to an outsourced e-mail solution. It provides data from the 2009 EC…

Forward Into the Cloud

September 30, 2009

With more students auto-forwarding e-mail to private accounts, even colleges that have not outsourced their e-mail find it difficult to keep correspondence on their own servers. …

Colleges Warily Turn Sensitive E-Mail Over to Outside Companies

September 22, 2009

Colleges began trying such free services for students a couple of years ago, but most college technology leaders thought they would never put their most sensitive accounts on the systems as well.…

Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education Roadmap

March 31, 2009

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the 2009 ECAR research study, Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education Roadmap, b…

Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education - Key Findings

March 31, 2009

This document presents the key findings from the 2009 ECAR study, Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education, by Mark C. Sheehan, with Judith A. Pirani. The study presen…

Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education

March 31, 2009

Abstract This 2009 ECAR research study is a comprehensive analysis of how colleges and universities plan, organize, deploy, and support messaging and communication technologies. It provides …

Seminar 12A - Solutions for E-Mail Management and Responding to Litigation Holds: A Case Study PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

October 28, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

The use of electronic mail by university employees has become the standard for business communication, yet its use has not been accompanied by records management solutions. With the passage in Dece…