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Biggest small business software issues

by Krina_Catalyst Oct 18, 2007 6:39AM PDT

Hi,

I work for CatalystOffice, and we?re looking for some advice from live users. I think we?ve really thought through most of the common hassles with productivity software, like these:

1- Permissions for editing documents (so you can control who can change something)
2- Filing your emails
3- Redundant security
4- Filtering and organizing tasks
5- Effective calendar alerts
6- Managing user licenses
7- Cost and hassle of upgrades

Before we launch next month, are there any issues that we?re missing, or does anyone have a gripe with your current software that you would want included?

Thanks!
Krina

krina@catalystweb.com

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Actually I can see this as an issue IF

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 18, 2007 8:28AM PDT

You are expecting Microsoft to be a vertical solutions provider. For years people have noted that while Exchange does basic email and calendaring they have thankfully left some crumbs for developers to add features that you noted.

Your list of items are not omissions in the Exchange product as I see it but then again I am both a programmer and am aware of Lotus Notes and more.

Let me directly address item 1. That concept of permission to edit documents is a throwback to pre-PC (Personal Computer) days where you had a mainframe with strict limits on what we allowed the users to do.

The PC (remember Personal Computer?) liberated us from that tyranny.

Bob

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