Help a Non-WebMail Virgin!

[grande]

I'm trying to decide what to buy for my business: Lotus Notes or Microsoft Outlook? Can you guys give me pros/cons/comments/horror stories?

Currently, we're using gmail. Unprofessional, I know.

Thanks in advance,

(PS - What do you call non-webmail? I'm hopeless, aren't I?)

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Just call me Captain Awesome.

 

[rvnguy]

grande,

Both of your referenced applications are only the frontend side of mail(allows users to read/send and manage mail, calendars, & schedules).

These are not mail server applications to allow a business to host their own mail system. MS Exchange server and Linux Mail are a mail systems that would allow this.

GMail & other web-based mail providers are not specifically unprofessional. If you are a small-medium business, having your own *.com address with mail might look more professional. This can be obtained through many providers for a fee and will normally have the option of hosting your *.com mail.

Hope that this assists you.

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[grande]

Thanks, rvnguy. Also, what's the deal with 'Domino' that I keep hearing about? What is that?

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Just call me Captain Awesome.

 

[rvnguy]

grande,

Basically, it is a comparable product to MS Outlook/schedule+/Web Workplace.

Just a decision of MS or another provider. You can view the features here:

IBM/Lotus Domino

http://www.lotus.com/products/product4.nsf/wdocs/dominohomepage

You did not state if you currently are using a server, what type, or the number of clients. This is paramount to selecting a economical solution as many of these packages are quite expensive and if the org is not prepared for electronic exchange vs face to face meetings could not be easily accepted.

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all