Minimal ApproachExchange without Exchange

Roger Hanson UW-Madison

What is a PIM Notecard

PIM? PDA

PIM? Groupwise

PIM Smartphone

PIM Whiteboard

PIM Planner

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

Issue at UW-Madison

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