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Minimal Approach Exchange without Exchange. Roger Hanson UW-Madison. What is a PIM Notecard. PIM? PDA. PIM? Groupwise. PIM Smartphone. PIM Whiteboard. PIM Planner. Definition.
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Minimal ApproachExchange without Exchange Roger Hanson UW-Madison
Definition • A Personal information manager is a piece of application software that keeps track of personal information such as: • E-mails • Address books • Calendars • Task lists • Wish lists • Task scheduling (invitations etc) • Notices
What is Exchange • Email • Calendar • Contacts/Address book • Public folders • IM? • Workflow
Exchange at UW • 30+ Interviews • Most using as simple mail server • Only two departments with major deployment
Why Not? • Hardware • Domain Controllers • Front End Servers • Process Servers • Testing • AVAS
Why not? • Licenses • Windows Enterprise Servers • Software Assurance • External Connector • Tivoli • AVAS
Why not? • Directory integration
Why not? • Staffing • Approx 2.5 FTE
Why not? • Misc. • Storage • Backups • Training • Consulting • Tools • Migration • Support (Help Desk, etc.)
Other options • Notes • Groupwise • Zimbra • Scalix • OpenExchange • Etc.
Collaboration without Exchange • Widespread use of campus mail system • Growing acceptance of calendar system • Cost to support multiple infrastructure
How? • Sun E-Mail system • Oracle calendar -- Outlook connector • Xythos • Integrated with Outlook
What’s next? • Survey • Focus groups • Engage customers - Business school, others.
Other considerations • Changing usage patterns • Differing use by groups • Changing access methods