Gavin Denby wrote:
I was reading the cnet article on the need for a mail client to push forward DESKTOP LINUX
*E-mail will be the most significant factor governing the uptake of Linux on the desktop, according to a new study. *
The Desktop Linux Client Survey 2005, released this week by the Open Source Development Labs, found that the lack of a powerful e-mail application could hinder the adoption of Linux on the desktop.
Full story here: http://news.com.com/E-mail+crucial+to+future+of+desktop+Linux/2100-7344_3-5978465.html?part=rss&tag=5978465&subj=news
What I wondered was what does an enterprise e-mail client do that's different from my thunderbird. Is it just the calender? is it notes. I have tried, and hated outlook, probably as I use just e-mail and dont like the complexity of all the other things, but what would happen in an enterprise situation.
If you understand this article, can you explain what the novell and mozilla offerings will mean, and will this be the outlook killer. What does outlook do that so vital?
Is this another case of its not the same, or are we really missing out on something?
any enterprise experince that can help a tech like me understand this ?
I'm not an expert in Outlook, but reading the article I can see the sort of thing that's being referred to. It's not email per se, but the groupware side that's lacking. One example - the ability to schedule a meeting at a time when all particpants are free and then put it in their calendars - all without the participants having to do anything. Centralised address lists, public folders etc are other examples. In other words, it's all the centralised stuff which is managed by Exchange. Corporations, of course, like centrally managed systems. Michael