Google Apps at uOttawa

The University of Ottawa's adoption of Google Apps means that student email addresses ending in @uOttawa.ca will now be powered by Google!

Benefits

  • Increased storage space: The Google Apps platform provides users with a full 30 GB of online storage; students can archive all their email online instead of deleting messages or having to save them offline
  • More collaboration features: Thanks to Google's next-generation applications, such as Google Drive, students can collaborate with each other more easily and efficiently than ever before
  • Access to services from anywhere, at anytime: A key feature of the Google platform is the ability to access email, contacts, calendars and documents from any mobile device or computer connected to the Internet
  • Instant messaging: Students now have access to a uOttawa-specific instant messaging system because Google Apps includes Google Talk

About the project

To improve the email and calendar services provided to students, the University is replacing its out-dated email system with a Google web-based service.

Computing and Communications Services consulted students and thoroughly evaluated a range of service providers. When they conducted a pilot project to gather student opinions, a clear preference for Google's email and collaboration tools emerged.

What is Google Apps?

Google Apps is a suite of messaging and collaboration applications that Google provides as a web-based service, rather than as software that you need to download and install. To access these applications, students can simply use any web browser on any computer that is connected to the Internet.