Re: [Evolution] Re: Advice needed for Exchange-like calendaring

[Guillaume Girard <ggirard about org>]

The Samsung Contact website is up.
The software seems ok, it works with all version of Outlook and seems to 
be free.

Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper wrote:
> I'd like to add a "me too" as being VERY interested in how this goes for
> you guys.  I have this need at my job also and haven't found anything
> complete enough to fit the bill.  Please be sure to post to the ML with
> what works and what doesn't and what path you guys decide to take!!  =:)
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 13:30, Bryce Harrington wrote:
>
> > In case it helps anyone else, here's the info we'd collected previously:
> >
> > - SuSE OpenExchange
> >  http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/suse_business/openexchange
> >
> > "The creation of group appointments is not yet possible in MS Outlook."
> > price: $1249
> >
> > - Exchange4Linux
> >  http://www.billworkgroup.org/billworkgroup/home
> >
> > This one is unclear from documentation if the calendar would fully work.
> > price: GPL
> >
> > - Bynari InsightServer
> >  http://www.bynari.net
> >
> > Looks like this would work with Outlook 2k but questionable for Outlook XP
> > price: 25 user license: $699.00
> >
> > - Samsung Contact (formerly HP OpenMail)
> >  http://www.samsungcontact.com/
> >
> > Website is not answering...
> >
> >
> > I've browsed back through a few month's worth of this lists' archives,
> > but didn't see anything relevant; if anyone recalls a discussion on this
> > and could give a rough timeframe of when it occurred I'll go try to dig
> > it out.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryce
> >
> > On Fri, 30 May 2003, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> >
> > > At OSDL we're trying to come up with a calendaring solution but are
> > > running into trouble.  We're wondering if others have gone through this
> > > before, and could provide some advice.
> > >
> > > Up 'til now we've run a pretty much all-Linux shop except for a few
> > > desktops.  The desktop Windows users now want to be able to do
> > > calendaring with Outlook, just like they could with an Exchange setup.
> > > While most of the company uses Evolution/Pine/Et al, it's the Outlook
> > > users that are going to drive this decision.
> > >
> > > The functionality needed:
> > >
> > >         From inside of outlook:
> > >         1) From inside of outlook. Create a
> > >            meeting by selecting a list of attendees
> > >            and having the tool (outlook) display
> > >            the available times.
> > >
> > >         2) Be able to designate a proxy for a person,
> > >            that person should get a copy of all meeting
> > >            requests and be able to respond as the person
> > >            requested for the meeting.
> > >
> > >         3) And of course sync up with the individuals
> > >            outlook/Evolution calendar when they get
> > >            back online. e.g. You can make appointments
> > >            without the individual actually being online
> > >            at the time of the appointment.
> > >
> > > Have others been able to fulfil these features using something other
> > > than Exchange?  #2 looks like it requires something server-side to
> > > handle the ACL.
> > >
> > > Bryce
> >
> >
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