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Exchange 20071 and 20101
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Google Apps
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BCS
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Operating System – Platform
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Maintenance – In-place upgrades
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Updates without reboot
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Virtualization Support
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OS Type
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SVR2003/08
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Google Server
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Linux
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Processor Type
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64 bit
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64 bit
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32/64 bit
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User Features
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Mobile Device Sync with Active Sync
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Global Signatures
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Forward mail inline or as attachments
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Delegation
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Instant Messaging
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Task Management
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Contact Managment
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Shared Address Books
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Authentication Type
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Web-based Administration
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Free/Busy Support
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Cross-browser compatible WebClient
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Out of Office Notifications
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WebClient Features
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Mouse Drag-and-Drop
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Mouse Right-Click
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Arrange by (sort order)
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Flagging Messages
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Junk E-Mail
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Explicit Login
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Scheduling Assistant
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File Sharing with WebDAV
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Search
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Reminders and Notifications
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Mail Compose Options
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Spell Check
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Calendar Options
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Out of Office Assistant
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Search Folders
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Password Change within Webclient
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Empty Deleted Items on logoff
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Distribution List Support
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Server-side Rules
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Deleted Item Recovery
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WebReady document viewing
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Public Folders
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SSL Support
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Folder Sharing (any folder)
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Custom Color Categories
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Color coded Mail view by sender and domain
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Reading Pane View (right, bottom, off)
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Shared Calendar Viewing
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Side-by-side Calendar Views
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Search Contacts
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Save Contact from email header
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RSS Feeds
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Microsoft Outlook
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Compose, send, receive and forward email
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Email formatting and spell check
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Encrypting mail within the organization
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Delegating mailbox access
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Spam Control
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Virus Control
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Integrated centralized directory services
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Read receipt
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Signatures
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Voting buttons
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Folders
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Folders within folders
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Search within folders
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Sort
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Custom Views (list view)
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Share folders
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Tags/Categories
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Labels associated with multiple emails
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Flag emails for follow-up
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Maximum message size >= 50MB
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Search message by read/unread status
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Full desktop email client integration
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Offline mode
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Mark as read
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Filtering
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Out of office assistant
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Regional settings (select languages, dates and time zone)
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Set storage restrictions on an individual mailbox
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Archiving
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Conversation threads
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Inbox preview
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Productivity Tools
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Task lists
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Tasks lists integrate with email
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Task lists integrate with calendars
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Prioritize tasks
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Sort tasks
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Recurring tasks
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Task reminders
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Search task lists
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Assign tasks to contacts
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Share task lists
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Delegate task lists
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Import task lists
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Export task lists
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Sync task lists
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Notes
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Share notes
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Delegate control of notes
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Journaling
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RSS integration
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Public folders
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Server-side rules and alerts
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Programmable/Customizable through APIs
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Single Sign-On
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Calendar and Contacts
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Scheduling Assistant: attendees, rooms and resources
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Personal, shared and public calendars
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Updates calendar and changes
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RSVP to meetings
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Contact list/address book
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Contact list search
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Scheduling with groups
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Fully customizable contact list and display
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Offline address book
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Delegate control for contacts
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Delegate control to calendar
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Import/Export contacts
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Distribution lists and groups
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One-click holiday inclusion
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Display multiple time-zones simultaneously in calendar
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Add contact picture
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Separate first and last name fields
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Sync contacts & calendars with birthday/anniversary dates
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Add a business card to contact list
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Track all Outlook items related to a contact
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Mobile
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Use with iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Blackberry
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iPhone two-way sync of mail, calendar, notes and tasks
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Android two-way sync of mail, calendar, notes and tasks
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Windows Mobile two-way sync of mail, calendar, notes and tasks
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Remote wipe supported for Mobile devices
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Contact groups available on mobile device
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Blackberry two-way sync of mail, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks
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Blackberry support with universal connector without need for BES
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- Assumed “Premium Accounts” for Comparison
- You can upgrade the software but cannot do a migration from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 on the same server
- Windows almost always requires a reboot on upgrades, BCS/Linux almost NEVER requires a reboot – reduces downtime
- IntelliPanel let’s end-users select “which” secondary calendar, contacts, or tasks they want sync’d with ActiveSync
- BCS not only supports global signatures, but signatures by domain. This gives Service Providers and Admins greater flexibility
- Additional Cost, not native to the server
- Authentication Type supports Active Directory Only
- BCS connects to Active Directory, OpenLDAP or Samba LDAP directories for greater flexibility to a user’s existing structure
- IntelliPanel gives greater flexibility to administrators on the go through secure, web-based admin controls (full admin)
- Free/Busy can be viewed in either the Groupware WebClient or in Outlook with Outlook Connector installed
- Exchange 2007 only worked with IE. Exchange 2010 resolves this, but BCS has always had interoperability with all browsers
- Out of Office is set in Outlook/OWA on Exchange
- Out of Office is set in IntelliPanel on BCS and IntelliMail as well as in Outlook
- BCS only supports drag-and-drop on mail items
- Exchange – flagged messages show up in user’s tasks.
- BCS – Flagged messages display under “Top Flagged Items”
- BCS supports rules to move message to Junk Email, right-click to empty folder
- BCS utilizes Access Control Lists for more granular control over folders access instead of Explicit Login
- Coming in next releae
- Exchange only returns the first 100 results in a search
- Both Exchange and BCS use a browser overlay for reminders
- BCS allows you to select plain text or HTML emails, signatures and auto-save messages
- BCS allows you to select the default view (day, week, month)
- In BCS, Out of Office is set in the IntelliMail Webclient or through user’s login of IntelliPanel and through the connector in Outlook.
- BCS passwords can be changed in IntelliMail and IntelliPanel to give Administrator better control
- BCS will support viewing XML documents in WebClient in a future release.
- Exchange 2007 does not support folder sharing. Exchange 2010 requires additional steps to share folders. BCS is simple and identical to the process used in Outlook
- BCS with Outlook Connector supports colored categories. BCS IntelliMail WebClient supports categories for Events only. For all others category settings are preserved
- BCS currently does not display calendar side by side. This feature is in a future release
- Exchange 2007 cannot display Calendar side by side
