Washington DC's 38,000+ employees will switch to Google Apps at a cost of $500,000 a year vs. potentially millions in current and recurring costs for Microsoft Office and Exchange. Yes, it raises concerns about security, accessibility, etc., but they are not an outlier in looking at Web-based applications from the perspectives of cost, ease-of-use, and ready access from remote locations. http://www.ginside.com/2008/2101/government-drops-microsoft-google/ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109 <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a8q7UONag9nA&refer=home > &sid=a8q7UONag9nA&refer=home Regards, Jesse Wilkins [log in to unmask] List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]