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Subject:
How do we share calendars between Windows XP and Mac OS X?
Category: Computers Asked by: dobermananswers-ga List Price: $20.00 |
Posted:
08 Feb 2006 04:56 PST
Expires: 10 Mar 2006 04:56 PST Question ID: 443042 |
How do we share calendars between Windows XP and Mac OS X? Today our environment contains 30 computers, 15 Windows XP and 15 Mac OS X. General Demands. 1. We primarily want to use iCal and Outlook to manage the calendars. 2. We do not want to use an ASP (Application service provider) 3. The data exchange should work between Microsoft Outlook 2003 and Apple's iCal v2 4. The shared calendars should update in real time. 5. No Microsoft Exchange solution. Wishes for the Calendar. 1. There must be a way to easily watch all the users' calendars. 2. There should be a way to preliminary book time in other users' calendars. 3. An additional web interface is a bonus. We can set up an additional Windows/Linux server if the solution demands it. |
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Re: How do we share calendars between Windows XP and Mac OS X?
From: neo_cortex-ga on 08 Feb 2006 08:33 PST |
Hi there, Bad news is that your best bet is Exchange. Outlook doesn't like connecting to other Groupware servers (I've tried Groupwise and Notes with amusing consequences). iCal can connect to Exchange with a plug in. Of course, on the plus side Exchange does come with Outlook Web Access which is great for remote use. If you are on a budget the best open source solution is probably OpenGroupware.org. It will work fine with iCal as it suport WebDAV, but as far as I know to connect to Outlook you need the ZideLook Outlook Connector which will set you back 150 Euros. Hope this helps |
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Re: How do we share calendars between Windows XP and Mac OS X?
From: robertfranz-ga on 11 Feb 2006 14:51 PST |
Neo's OpenGroupware suggestion is viable, but the last time I checked it out a few months ago it wasn't quite ready for prime time. This is a RAPIDLY evolving segment and the answer to your question will likely change from week to week. For a Mac/PC environment I would advise taking a look at Kerio Mail Server. It provides groupware functionality to both Win and Mac clients - Outlook requires the plugin provided by Kerio - Entourage is supported natively. It also has a web client. Free/busy is supported - though I am not sure if it supports reserving time - didn't get around to trying that feature when I ran the demo. The server can run on Mac/Wintel/Linux platforms - so you have some options there. The base product plus an addon to support a total of 40 clients would run you about $900 USD. There is a version that has AV built in to it - but I feel the additional cost isn't justified unless you have no AV solution currently. I understand how important the calendaring is - I just installed an Exchange server for a 30 node network that only needed the groupware functionality. It was a pricey implementation - but their workforce moves very quickly and they still save money via increased productivity. Still, I would have gone with Kerio if I had been aware of it at the time. Hopefully, we will see more products coming to market this year driving the prices down. Kerio's website: http://www.kerio.com/kms_collaboration.html Cheers |
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