how to replace outlook/exchange for corps?

[Josh Coffman]

--- Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 12:32 -0800, Josh Coffman
> wrote:
> > I've wonder about this to myself, and a recent
> OSDL
> > survey showed corp email/calendar app as being a
> key
> > to linux adoption.
> > 
> >
>
http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/12/01/1731206.shtml?tid=126&tid=106
> > http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5481370522.html
> > 
> > I use Outlook at work a lot for
> > email/meetings/contacts. I played around with a
> couple
> > email clients on my fedora bozes at home, but
> nothing
> > really had a complete solution. Evolution was
> probably
> > the closest but I don't run a mail server at home
> so
> > could really evaluated it fairly.
> > 
> > Anyone know email/calendar/contact solutions for
> the
> > linux corp desktop?
> ----
> There are tons but the question isn't really
> qualified so the answers
> would be exhaustive.
> 
> Open source or proprietary?
> Single fat client like Evolution/Outlook?
> Web based clients?
> Open standards or proprietary standards?
> Email shared?
> Calendar shared?
> Contacts shared?
> Content Management?
> Wiki?
> 
> Craig
> 

For a typical corp (in my experience), the reqs would
go something like this:
- individual mailboxes
- shared & private contact lists
- individual semi-public calendars that support
booking resources (IE: conference rooms)
- public folders for such things as document forms and
HR guidelines
- supports iCal (or similar appointment format)
- support server virus scanning (if replacing MS
Exchange)
- some sort of support for filtering and spam
protection
- no wiki needed
- thick client (don't know if most places do that just
cause that's the way they're used to but %99 of places
I've seen use a thick client. Even those that support
web-based also use thick client.)

In my mind, the target audience is the
non-developer/engineer. I think the typical desktop
user who just emails, word-processes, and surfs would
be easier to migrate the those entrenched in unique
tools. Open-Source vs Closed/commercial may vary by
corp, but open is good.

-j


Shin zen ni rei
-j
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