LinkEdu
LinkEdu is a unique partnership that combines Drexel University's technology and integration strengths with two of the world’s largest information technology companies, Google™ and Microsoft™. This partnership provides students with a growing array of services that use the drexel.edu domain and offer a vast amount of storage free of charge, and, in most cases, without advertisements.
Drexel-provided services, continue to include official email accounts from the University that are assigned to all incoming students. LinkEdu simply adds more options, services, capabilities, and accounts. Students can choose to activate both LinkEdu accounts, pick just the one that meet their needs, or ignore LinkEdu altogether. LinkEdu services are currently provided by Google and Microsoft; Microsoft offers the next generation of Microsoft Exchange, MS Office and SkyDrive.
You can activate your LinkEdu accounts by going to http://accounts.drexel.edu.
Once you have activated your LinkEdu accounts, you can check your email and use other cloud services by going to:
Compare Features
Addresses, Storage, and Attachments
| Gmail | Exchange Labs |
| Address |
@gLink.drexel.edu |
@eLink.drexel.edu |
| Quota |
6.8 GB |
10 GB |
| Attachments |
Up to 20 MB |
Up to 20 MB |
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Collaborative Features
| Gmail | Exchange Labs |
| Collaborative Editing |
Google Docs |
Office Live WebApps and SkyDrive-- Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote |
| File Storage |
6.8 GB (option to purchase more space for select products) |
25 GB using SkyDrive and 500 MB using Workspace. |
| Instant Messaging |
Google Talk |
Microsoft Live Messenger |
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Other Features
| Gmail | Exchange Labs |
| Calendar |
Yes |
Yes |
| Personalization |
Google Start Page and Gmail Themes |
Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live Writer |
| Mobile Compatibility |
Yes |
Yes |
| Organizational Use |
Yes |
Yes |
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