information technology services

The University will now offer the UT Mail service to its more than 450,000 alumni free of charge, President William Powers Jr. announced on Wednesday.

The University launched UT Mail, powered by Google Inc., last Spring as a life-long email replacement for UT Webmail and the new service has more than 35,000 current student users.

Powers said some of the benefits to UT Mail include showing off UT pride, more storage space and better privacy for users.

Brian Roberts, vice president for information technology at The University of Texas at Austin since 2006, has resigned and will return to the faculty in the College of Liberal Arts, effective immediately.

Kevin Hegarty, vice president and chief financial officer, will oversee the Information Technology Services division, said William Powers Jr., president of the university.

Hegarty, [...]