[SoCoSA/discuss] Outlook+Mac compatible group calendar?

[Eric T. Landerville]

Steve,
I don't know what you mean by 'high end', but I am thinking that it 
functionality rather then cost.  You might want to look at Microsoft's 
Small Business server.  It has a scaled down version of Exchange plus 
scaled down versions of most of Microsoft's server software, that I 
believe will do what you want.  The cost is around $499 for 10 client or 
$999 for unlimited, this was just a quick search and I am sure you could 
find it for cheaper.  You might also want to look at the licensing 
setup, with 'regular' Server 2003 if you run the 2000/XP on the 
workstation they come automatically with a Client Access License (CAL) 
so you might only need licenses for your MAC and Linux clients.  If you 
are looking for something free (as in free beer) I can't think of 
anything with that functionality that you require.
Eric

Steve S. wrote:
> I may have asked here before... if so, apologies!
>
> I'm looking for a calendar with group/share features so that
> workgroups can schedule meetings etc.  We're a Win-centric
> (MS-Outlook) shop, but with some Mac users.
>
> Currently, everthing I've found fails one or both of two key needs:
>
> 1. Compatible with both MS-Outlook and Mac OS-X Entourage (Thunderbird
> would also be nice, but I may be dreaming... )
>
> 2. Events marked "Private" must be visible as "busy" but without
> details.  Mostly, I'm finding, anything marked "private" is simply not
> visible -- it shows as open time, to colleagues looking for an open
> slot, and they CAN schedule into the same timeslot, no matter how
> high-priority the event is.
>
>
> I *think* that MS-Exchange does this... but honestly, I'm hoping to
> avoid Exchange as its MUCH more high-end than we need, priced
> accordingly, and has the reputation of being a real bear to admin...
>
>
> THANKS for any advice or input!
>
>
> - Steve
>
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