Google won the battle with Microsoft for the right to move Los Angeles’ 30,000 municipal employees to its e-mail system, knocking out Novell’s GroupWise platform for the $7.25 million contract. The city plans to complete implementation of the Google system by June and will begin with a pilot period during which a limited number of employees will test the system. However, the contract comes with a caveat. Google must compensate the city if its e-mail service is breached and data is stolen. The Los Angeles Council voted to add the penalty provision 9-3. Consumer advocates applauded this motion.
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Google unanimously won the battle with Microsoft for the
right to move Los Angeles’ 30,000 municipal employees to its e-mail system, knocking
out Novell’s GroupWise platform for the $7.25 million contract.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 Oct. 27 in favor
of using Gmail ove…