OLfolders exchanges MS Outlook data without a MS Exchange Server

OutlookFolders for Outlook permits at the same time the common access to all data in Outlook, without employment of a complex Network server.

Whether tax counsels or insurance offices, our customers are smaller, middle as well as large enterprises which set on economical and fast IT solutions which can be administered easily.

Simply install OutlookFolders centrally on any network PC and make this PC thereby into a server, then up to 50 users (*) can access Outlook at the same time.

Whether it concerns contacts, dates, tasks or the post office entrance and/or exit. A central enterprise wide access to an Outlook structure is possible, optionally write and reader rights can be assigned. All employees can use the same contacts. Each employee can for example see who has an appointment at what time or who is busy with which task.

On this central Outlook, you have exactly the same access as on your personal Outlook file. All built-in functions in the public file remain. An already existing network does not have to be changed. That means, you can realize your network also with different MS Outlook or MS operating system versions.

OutlookFolders is not a synchronisation program and not load thus the network, it is like the MS Exchange Server a so mentioned its own "Store Provider".

The functionality of OutlookFolders extends a QSynchronization program for Notebook`s and Home PC's as well as an integrated QMailserver for the internal and external E-Mail dispatch.

So far worldwide already more than 6,000 Outlook users in over 1,500 enterprises are working with OutlookFolders for Outlook.

(*) It concerns here recommendations, which can fail depending upon kind of the use differently. No restrictions formally apply concerning the number of users.

Here are some key features of "OLfolders":

OLfolders - General features and options
· Simply shares your Outlook in a network, either the standard data file with emails or only your calendar or data in other data files.
· Integrates seamlessly into all versions of Microsoft Outlook
· Compatible with Outlook, Windows, Terminal Server, Exchange Server and most Outlook Add-Ins.
· OLfolders can be accessed by any program using the extended MAPI interface, for example with Word, Access or any application accessing Outlook, CDO or MAPI or DAO.
· Easy backup.
· OLfolders uses normal PST files which can be simply copied to the backup medium.
· All incoming and outgoing emails can be backed up automatically by the mail server, all mails can be automatically copied to a disk directory in MIME format, which is readable with any email software.
· User administration - The server part optionally automatically imports Windows users, thus allowing all Windows users access the shared files without any setup of user accounts.
· Synchronization of notebooks (one cost free license included in each client license of OLfolders)
· Program update - free update on new versions. Optionally clients can get the updated version automatically from your updated server.
· User manual, online help and de-installation routine

OLfolders - Security features
· User rights for different folders, for example read-only, invisible, hidden private elements.
· Completely hide certain folders from certain users, for example it is possible to share only the calendar and hide inbox, outbox, sent items etc.
· Security - full native support for Windows XP Service pack 2

OLfolders - Network features
· Flexible: Each computer can be client and server. A network can be established in minutes, if a connection to computer is no longer needed, it can be closed. You can, for example, set up a network during a conference or if you want to copy some data between two computers in a network, also additional to any existing connection to your server.
· Real-time access - all changes are visible at all workstations at the same time, even if many elements have been changed, for example a folder with sub folders is moved to a new location. All clients update their views automatically.
· No conflicts are possible. Because OLfolders is not based on synchronization but on real-time access, it is impossible to create a conflict, for example two or more users have changed the same contact. If the first user has opened the element, all other users get only read access. This option can optionally be turned on or off.
· Networks - 'Peer-to-Peer' and 'Client-Server' networks
· OLfolders server - Install several data bases (PST) in your network
· 'Multiple' Outlook networks for decentralized enterprise network locations
· External accesses to the network - Internet, VPN, IPX/SPX, telecommunications, WLAN, .....
· Sharing of contacts, emails, journals, tasks, appointments, user defined forms, ...
· OLfolders works in small networks with two computers and in large networks. For example it can be used as a POP3-Beamer for Microsoft Exchange.
· OLfolders server - remote administration via network
· User rights - Rights management for profiles, data files, folders and even individual elements
· Data optimization - Optionally store email attachments in separate files

Mail features
· Integrated Mail server - for internal and external mail transport via POP3/SMTP.
· OLfolders optionally delivers incoming emails to a data file in Outlook. Thus emails like info@, support@ can be handled at the server, all clients are able to see new emails and each one sees if an email is unread or unanswered.
· Integrated rules based mail filter (Anti spam- and Antivirus)
· Forward rules, each email can be automatically forwarded to a different account.


Requirements:

· Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2003 and 2007 or Exchange Client.


Limitations:

· 30 days trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Outlook does no longer need to be the standard mail client. If it is not, OLfolders sets the default email client temporary during startup
· Sometimes, broken PST files return complete nonsense and make the any application (including Outlook) crash. OLfolders now can detect some of this condition and returns - for example - empty strings. In case of defect PST files, you should run SCANPST in
· Better timeout for POP3, the POP transport is now faster and connection aborts can still be detected