On 5 March 2010 17:11, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Scenario: I tend to use Outlook 2003 as a store for information, and it > has its problems. > > I haven’t really considered an email alternative (I use gmail and hotmail, > and both are fine in their way and for my purpose – but they can’t replace > Outlook). And I don’t use MS Exchange. > > I need an Office upgrade and should go for some Office 2010 SKU with > Outlook – just wondering what’s changed, or if there’s an alternative. I > have multiple .PST files and by itself, O2003 can’t even search across them. > > > Any suggestions? > Outlook really works best against Exchange. It is not really a very good POP/IMAP client (locks up a lot, no contact/calendar sync etc).
Here are some options: 1. Get a hosted exchange provider (there are heaps of them out there now). Microsoft BPOS is a hosted exchange provider also. 2. Some of the hosted providers can provide an Outlook client access licence as a part of the service fee. 3. Try Google Apps Premier - which has an Outlook connector/MAPI provider that works pretty well for contacts/calendar/mail (but lacks a lot of enterprise features, permissions, task support etc). 4. Run up your own Exchange server/VPS in a virtual environment under SPLA licensing? -- David Connors ([email protected]) Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd - www.codify.com Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact
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