Re: Group calendar overview

From: Max Waterman (MaxWaterman_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:50:02 -0700

"David Elders" wrote:
> Hi Max,
>
> Wasn't aware that you already had a Linux-based Server, so fair enough! :-)
>
> Good thing to bear in mind if you ever want to implement far more
> functionality than just group calendaring however... TCO is [accordingly to
> independant reviews] significantly less than comparitive Linux-based
> alternative packages in such a situation...

Not sure about how 'independant' those reviews are, and I see plenty of
other 'independant' reviews stating exactly the opposite. In any case, I will
have to run this server, so Linux is a much less painful solution for me -
and it should be easy to change from Linux to Microsoft if we decide to later
on - while that is, IMO, not the case the other way around.

...but this is getting off topic a little, or heading that way, I think.

>
> Try www.slipstick.com for many good 3rd party add-on's/utilities/tips for
> Outlook.

I will take a look. It looks like it has a huge amount of information there.

Thanks for the reference.

Max.

>
> Best of luck,
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> "Max Waterman" <MaxWaterman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C0CECE0A-2A42-40BA-B330-4CE8E5024E43@microsoft.com...
> > thanks for the advice, but we don't want to buy another server just to
> have
> > this group calendar functionality. Most groupware products have way more
> > functionality than we want.
> >
> > Peer-to-peer would be no problem (if it works as advertised), and the
> server
> > I want to deploy it on runs linux, so any server s/w would have to run on
> > that.
> >
> > Doesn't sound like SBS fits the bill.
> >
> > Thanks again though.
> >
> > Max.
> >
> > "David Elders" wrote:
> >
> > > No - it's designed as a Server-Client Network Operating System. Instead
> of
> > > all your desktops running merely in peer-to-peer mode, they'd all
> connect to
> > > the SBS box which would be acting as your network server.
> > >
> > > More info here:
> > > Product Overview for SBS -
> > >
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/overview/default.m
> > > spx
> > > Top 10 Reasons to use SBS -
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/top.mspx
> > > FAQ for SBS -
> > >
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/generalfaq.
> > > mspx
> > > SBS Demo -
> > >
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/demos/default.mspx
> > >
> > > Transformed what we can do as a company... big company feature-set and
> an
> > > SME price-tag...
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Max Waterman" <MaxWaterman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:169A917D-11FB-40F2-942C-35785E8978F2@microsoft.com...
> > > > Does it run on Linux, or on one of the W2K desktops?
> > > >
> > > > Max.
> > > >
> > > > "David Elders" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > How many clients are you talking about - have you looked at
> > > > > SmallBusinessServer? Standard version is very cost-effective and you
> > > then
> > > > > get all the additional functionality of Exchange to play with
> too...!
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Max Waterman" <Max Waterman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> > > > > news:3B8F3460-1B96-457C-A45E-77170E641D87@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I have been trying out :
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.xcnetwork.com/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It works very nicely, but I also require something like is offered
> by
> > > this
> > > > > > product :
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.outlookgroupcalendar.com/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > IE, a single calendar view in which I can select which of my
> > > co-worders'
> > > > > > calendars are included.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unfortunately, it doesn't support Entourage (or any other
> clients), so
> > > > > isn't
> > > > > > ideal. (It's also quite expensive).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Does anyone know of any other s/w which has this functionailty but
> > > which
> > > > > > works with Microsoft Entourage too?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Max.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > PS MS Outlook 2000 running on W2KPro, and MS Entourage running on
> Mac
> > > OS X
> > > > > > 10.3.5
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

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