Five US Universities sign on to Google Web Applications

Google has announced that five US universities have signed up for their Google Apps Education Edition.

Through this move the five universities, namely University of North Carolina Greensboro, Clemson University, University of Texas San Antonio, Kennesaw State University and Arkansas State University; will be able to get free access to the search giant’s e-mail and instant messaging services, calendaring, documents and spreadsheet applications.

This is not only beneficial for the respective universities but also for Google as its web based applications will now compete with Microsoft powered products and technologies.


Google is already working with Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Trinity College in Dublin, Nihon University in Tokyo and the Kenya University to provide their web based services.

Clemson University in South Carolina, Kennesaw State University in Georgia and Arkansas State University in Jonesboro also have signed up to use the service, the Mountain View, California-based company said.