Greg Brandeau is itching to dump the decade-old, homegrown e-mail system he manages at Pixar Animation Studios Inc. (DIS). And the senior vice-president for technology at the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) unit is sure about one thing: The replacement won't be Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Exchange and Outlook duo, whose e-mail, calendar, and other programs dominate corporate computing. Brandeau says it's difficult to manage the software because Pixar uses a variety of computers. His likely choice may surprise you: Google.
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