Free cloud-based apps include services such as Gmail, Drive (Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations), Calendar, Talk, Sites and Groups. Customers include University of York, University of Sheffield, Bristol University and Bristol University. Google Apps is designed to offer staff and students a more creative and collaborative working environment. The companys head of education for EMEA said: Were also seeing an increasing amount of usage in the schools community. Historically our focus has been very much around higher education but increasingly whole schools and whole chains of schools are also moving to Google Apps”]
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