Why upgrade?
Around the world, schools and academic institutions are upgrading from Live@edu and discovering the advantages of integrated, cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools in Office 365 for education.
Live@edu service will end in September 2013. We'll contact your institution when we've scheduled your domain(s) for upgrade to Office 365 for education, but you don't have to wait - you can elect to upgrade now. Getting started is simple because the upgrade builds on your existing Live@edu deployment - there's no need to move mail boxes, calendars or contacts and no need to reprovision accounts. The upgrade is fast, and you will have no downtime and no loss of data.
Upgrading to Office 365 for education helps extend the Live@edu experience and, by taking control of the upgrade yourself, you can manage your users' experience throughout the process.
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Features and Benefits
Office 365 for education combines the familiar Office Web Apps of Live@edu with the anywhere access of services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online. With Office 365 for education, your students, faculty and staff will have access to free email, instant messaging, group video and voice chat, and online document viewing and editing.
Did you know?
Taking control of your Office 365 upgrade is easier than it looks: it’s a quick process that ensures no downtime and no loss of data. The upgrade planning worksheet helps you estimate how much time you will need for the key tasks required before, during and after the upgrade. And the upgrade end-user kit helps you tell everyone what to expect with the upgrade to Office 365. Download both and get started today.
Join a live webcast to learn about the upgrade
Join us for a live webcast covering the Live@edu to Office 365 upgrade. We’ll present an overview of the upgrade process, important reminders, and resources to help your institution navigate the upgrade so you can get to Office 365 Education quickly.
