Board of Public Works approves up to $56 million to upgrade state e-mail

With the new e-mail system, messages and other data will bestored remotely and accessed by secure Internet connections. Thismeans that if a state employee can get on the Internet using anycomputer, he or she will be able to use e-mail. The contract alsoincludes collaborative services, allowing items like documents tobe stored securely online for different employees and officials toshare, access and modify.

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Even although data will be stored remotely on the Internet,Schlanger said it will be in the extreme secure. The type of system thatreceived the contract meets all of the standards set by the federalgovernment to safeguard data and keep it safe.