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 Alumni Email+ for Life

 

Soon, past and current UQ students will get an improved email service, as well as access to new online applications.

UQconnect Email+ for Life is UQ’s new email system for past and current students, coming in early 2009.

UQconnect Email+ for Life is being piloted over Summer Semester 2008-2009. Alumni will be contacted via email when the service is ready, so please make sure your contact email address is up to date.

The service is offered in collaboration with Microsoft, and is based on their Exchange Labs product. A variety of Microsoft's online Live@edu applications, summarised below, are also available via Email+ for Life.

 


Instant messaging


New 10GB email service

This application is based on Windows Live Messenger, the leading instant messaging client.



 

Mobile services


New 10GB email service

Many of these applications are accessible from mobile phones.

 

 

New email service


New 10GB email service

A user-friendly, name-based email address, to replace the current ‘studentnumber@student.uq.edu.au’ format. 

An email account you will have ‘for life’, meaning you can continue to use it after you finish studying at UQ

Significantly increased mail quota, from 100MB to 10GB, that allows 20MB attachments

Easy access via my.UQ


Online spaces


New 10GB email service

Based on Windows Live Spaces, this application lets you set up a space for group projects, clubs, or personal pages.

You can link to documents on your SkyDrive, share your Space with others, or set up blogs and group discussions.


Online storage


New 10GB email service

Based on the Windows Live SkyDrive application, this allows you to store up to 5GB of documents online so you can access them from any computer and share with others.

 

 

For more information about these applications, visit Microsoft's Live@edu website