<p>THE CITY OF BOSTON has switched its 20,000 employees from Microsoft Exchange to Gmail in a move that will save $280,000 a year.</p><p>The Boston Globe reported on Friday that as well as ditching Microsoft Exchange in favour Gmail, Boston will also replace Microsoft Office with Google Apps and Google's Drive cloud storage service, and will pay Google around $800,000 for the switch.</p><p>However, the city reportedly will save around $280,000 annually by ditching Microsoft's email and productivity software.</p><p>Microsoft understandably isn't pleased about the switch. A spokesperson said, "We believe the citizens of Boston deserve cloud productivity tools that protect their security and privacy. Google's investments in these areas are inadequate, and they lack the proper protections most organizations require."</p><p><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2267617/microsoft-slams-google-services-as-insecure-as-boston-ditches-exchange-for-gmail">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://gcn.com/articles/2013/05/14/boston-drops-exchange-for-google-apps.aspx">Boston drops Exchange for Google Apps, as battle of cloud app providers plays on</a> (GCN.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/boston-latest-list-exchange-gmail-defectors/2013-05-14">Boston latest in list of Exchange-to-Gmail defectors</a> (FierceCIO)</p><p><a href="http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Google--Microsoft-Battle-Over-Apps/story.xhtml?story_id=032003WTI280">Google, Microsoft Battle Over Apps</a> (Sci-Tech Today)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dH1BFAFVD407s3MhbdlxOeyTvBJsM&ned=us">82 additional articles.</a></p>