{"511771":{"#nid":"511771","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Zimbra Email Ends in June, Students to Choose Alternative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy the end of the spring semester, students using Zimbra (also known as MyGaTech) for email, calendar, and contact purposes will need to choose a substitute. Zimbra will not be available after June 30, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that students will have the time and opportunity to choose a new solution before the June 30 deadline, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is providing a number of resources including a self-service website to help make this transition as seamless as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile students will be able to choose any new email solution, students who migrate to the Georgia Tech-provided Office 365 will benefit from the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E50 GB mailbox\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWeb access via Outlook Web App (OWA)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMobile app access\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptional mobile access available through ActiveSync\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIntegrated address book and shared calendar features through Outlook\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESecure access, service continuity, and high availability\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents electing to use a substitute other than Office 365 should understand that third-party email solutions are not supported by OIT. Additionally, such solutions may not be the best choice for interacting with faculty and staff on campus because of issues such as the inability to use a Georgia Tech email address, and the potential problem of some faculty and academic advisors not accepting email from a non-Georgia Tech mailbox due to security risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo get started with the email transition from Zimbra, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/emailtoolbox.gatech.edu\/eform\/submit\/self_migrate\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/emailtoolbox.gatech.edu\/eform\/submit\/self_migrate\u003C\/a\u003E. Click on the link to request a new Office 365 mailbox prior to moving email from Zimbra.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor assistance, contact the Technology Support Center at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:support@oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esupport@oit.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. (\u003Cem\u003EAdd \u201cMyGaTech\/Zimbra Migration Assistance\u201d to the subject line.) \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy the end of the spring semester, students using Zimbra (also known as MyGaTech) for email, calendar, and contact purposes will need to choose a substitute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"By the end of the spring semester, students using Zimbra (also known as MyGaTech) for email, calendar, and contact purposes will need to choose a substitute."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2016-03-10 13:34:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:01","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-03-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"512941":{"id":"512941","type":"image","title":"Office 365","body":null,"created":"1458923790","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:36:30","changed":"1475895275","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:35","alt":"Office 365","file":{"fid":"205040","name":"office365-3.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/office365-3_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/office365-3_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":53360,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/office365-3_0.png?itok=wL6klgmH"}}},"media_ids":["512941"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/wrecktechs.gatech.edu\/office-365","title":"Wreck Tech Migration to Office365"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171819","name":"student email"},{"id":"4113","name":"zimbra"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETechnology Support Center \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:support@oit.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esupport@oit.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E 404-894-7173\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETelephone Support: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWalk-In Support: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday - Friday\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELocation: Clough Building Room 215\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}