Jun 11
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Sharing Outlook with others – why was it so difficult before?
Microsft Outlook was created long ago before many countries had had any internet access at all. But neither then nor today have Microsft geeks thought of introducing a feature that would allow Outlook users to synchronize Outlook data with each other. Well, of course they hit up on an idea how to do it – its called Exchange Server today – but this idea costs as much as a compact car and small or medium companies can hardly ever afford it.
It took a long time until third-party companies found out how to fill in the gap Microsoft has left and how to tap into Microsoft Outlook sharing capabilities to sync Outlook between 2 or more machines in real time. Today there are plenty of solutions that would do it. They’re either in a SaaS model (Software as a Service) or in a CAL model (Client Access License). The latter is probably much preferred by customers as usually it is a one-off license that has not to be renewed annually. In other words, you buy this program and you can use it as long as your grey beard reaches the floor.
I’ve done some research and found out that and old-school Slipstick website is probably one of the most popular ones as far as Outlook-related topics are concerned. You can find there various error solutions, advice and tricks on how to improve your Outlook performance and how to share Outlook with other users without Exchange Server. Learn more on Slipstick.