·     The Google email is free and has the capacity to hold thousands of users. It would cost over $8550 to update our Microsoft Exchange email to the new version for our 681 users. There would be additional cost to add more users to our system.

·      The Google email eliminates our on - site servers, maintenance and support expenses. Google has professional staff that offers a 99.9% service level agreement (SLA) for Google mail uptime, and 24/7 phone support.

·     Google has a professional spam and virus filtering system. Users worldwide can report spam to the company. Users will see a significant improvement in spam filtering with the new email system. We will no longer need our spam filter and incur an annual support contract expense.

·     This email system has powerful mail search tools. With Google mail, the power of Google search is available for your inbox. You can find saved messages instantly, even if you don't keep your mail organized.

·     Google mail has an integrated instant messaging feature. See who is online and instant message with them in real-time, right within the mail browser window. Chat conversations are saved and searchable, just like email conversations.

·        Increased storage. Storage of email will be handled off site, making managing larger files easier.