Novell GroupWise Version Comparison General General General General Online/Caching/Remote Modes Yes Yes Yes Archive/Backup Yes Yes Yes Mailbox Proxy Yes Yes Yes Personal Folders Yes Yes Yes Junk Mail Handling Yes Yes Yes Auto Cleanup Options (Archive, Delete, Empty) Yes Yes Yes Mac Support Half Yes Yes Windows 7 Taskbar Integrations Yes Yes No Mail Mail Mail Mail Preloaded Personal Signatures Yes No No Flexible Email Compose Options Yes No No Welcome/Tutorial Page Yes No No Search, then Open and Navigate to Folder Yes No No Quick To List Yes No No Duplicate Item Yes Half No Simplified Filing for Emails Yes Half Half WebAccess Auto-Refresh Yes No No Streamlined Compose View Yes Half Half Options Slideout Yes No No Search Trash Yes No No Search Folders Yes No No Support for Mail, Appointment Notes, Tasks, Phone (Personal and Group) Yes Yes Yes Resend/Retract Messages, Appointments, etc. Yes Yes Yes Status Tracking Yes Yes Yes Simplified Properties Pages Yes Yes No Find/Search/Filter Yes Yes Yes QuickViewer Yes Yes Yes Attachment Viewing All Types Yes Yes Yes Categories Yes Yes Yes Relevance Sorting (Folders, Categories) Yes Yes No Change To (Any Type to Any Type) Yes Yes Yes Auto-Spell Checking/Spell As You Go Yes Yes Yes Auto-Signatures/Multiple Signatures Yes Yes Yes
Novell GroupWise Version Comparison (continued, pg. 2) Mail continued Mail continued Mail continued Mail continued Digitally Sign and Encrypt (S/MIME)/Certificate Management Yes Yes Yes Reply Format Options Yes Yes Yes Delay Delivery/Mail Priority/Reply Requested Yes Yes Yes Return Notifications Yes Yes Yes Global Signatures Yes Yes Yes Rules-Based Message Handling Yes Yes Yes Flexible Forwarding Yes Yes Yes Notifications of New Mail, Alarms Yes Yes Yes Shared Folders Yes Yes Yes Share a Folder Tree Yes Yes No Feature-Rich, Customizable Home View (Web Panels, Multiple Columns) Yes Yes Yes Home View Span Columns Yes No No User Interface Enhancements: Color-Coded Categories, Tasklist Yes Yes Yes MAPI Support Yes Yes Yes POP/IMAP/NNTP/RSS Client Support Yes Yes Yes Routing Slips Yes Yes Yes SMTP over SSL Yes Yes Yes POP and IMAP Service over SSL Yes Yes Yes Default Email Character Set Yes Yes Yes Mailbox Size Limit (Greater than 4GB) Yes Yes Yes OpenOffice or Microsoft Word Email Editor Yes Yes Yes Unopened Message Preview Yes Yes Yes Auto-Save Yes Yes Yes Send Modified Attachments Yes Yes No Quick Find Includes Distribution Lists Yes Yes No Threaded View on All Messages Yes Yes Yes Filter by Items with Attachments Yes Yes Yes Export/Import/Email Custom Home View Settings Yes Yes Yes Native RSS Reader Yes Yes Yes Social Icon Indicators (Vibe, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) Yes Yes Yes Use Native Applications to View Attachments (Adobe, Office, OpenOffice, QuickTime and Flash) Yes Yes Yes
Novell GroupWise Version Comparison (continued, pg. 3) Calendar and Scheduling Calendar and Scheduling Calendar and Scheduling Calendar and Scheduling Busy Search Contacts and Resources Yes Yes Yes Day, Week, Month, Year, etc. Calendar Views Yes Yes Yes Multi-User Calendar Yes Yes Yes All-Day Events Yes Yes Yes Support for Recurring Appointments Yes Yes Yes Calendar Printing to HTML Yes Yes Yes Multiple Calendars Yes Yes Yes icalendar Support Yes Yes Yes User-Level Time Zone Support Yes Yes Yes Delegate Yes Yes Yes Multiple Busy Levels Yes Yes Yes Work Schedule Definitions Yes Yes Yes Dual Time Zone Display Yes Yes Yes Import/Export Calendars Yes Yes Yes Publish Personal Calendars Yes Yes Yes Subscribe to External Calendars Yes Yes Yes External Free/Busy Search Yes Yes Yes Collapse Recurring Appointments in Mailbox Option Yes Yes Yes Modify Appointments Resend Not Required Yes Yes No Date Display from Contacts into Calendar (Birthdays, Anniversaries) Yes Yes Yes Auto-Accept Own Appointments Yes Yes Yes
Novell GroupWise Version Comparison (continued, pg. 4) Contact Management Contact Management Contact Management Contact Management Support for Contacts, Groups, Resources, Companies Yes Yes Yes Improved Name Completion Control Yes No No Address Book Printing Yes Yes Yes Shared Address Books Yes Yes Yes Client-Side LDAP Support Yes Yes Yes Contacts Business Card View Yes Yes Yes Support for Birthday/Anniversary Fields in Contacts (including Year) Yes Yes Yes Contacts Index and Lettered Tabs Yes Yes Yes Multiple Contacts Folders Yes Yes Yes Import/Export Contacts Yes Yes Yes Display Contact Address in HTML Maps Yes Yes Yes Quick-View of History Per Contact Yes Yes Yes Photos for Contacts Yes Yes Yes Drag and Drop Contact Pictures into the Contact Properties Dialog Yes Yes Yes Export Contacts to CSV or vcard Format Yes Yes Yes Contact Notes Yes Yes Yes Send Email to Pre-Defined Contact Organization Yes Yes Yes Easily Search Contacts Across Multiple Books Yes Yes Yes Relevance Sorting of Name Completion Entries Yes Yes No Task Management Task Management Task Management Task Management Sort by Any Field Yes Yes Yes Rules for Items Marked Complete Yes Yes Yes Sub-Items Yes Yes Yes Percent Complete Yes Yes Yes Real-Time Collaboration Real-Time Collaboration Real-Time Collaboration Real-Time Collaboration Instant Messaging Yes Yes Yes Chat Yes Yes Yes Buddy Lists Yes Yes Yes
Novell GroupWise Version Comparison (continued, pg. 5) Novell Vibe Integrations Novell Vibe Integrations Novell Vibe Integrations Novell Vibe Integrations Send Email to a Vibe File/Folder to Update Page Yes Yes Yes Receive Vibe File/Folder Updates by Email Yes Yes Yes Receive ical Appointments from Vibe Yes Yes Yes Receive ical Tasks from Vibe Yes Yes Yes Browse Vibe Site/Files/Folder from Within GroupWise Yes Yes Yes Create Home View Web Panels that Point to Vibe Pages Yes Yes Yes Receive RSS Feed Subscription for File/Folder/Page Updates Yes Yes Yes Subscribe to Vibe Calendars from within GroupWise Calendars Yes Yes Yes Send Email to Team Members from GroupWise Yes Yes Yes Access Team Members from GroupWise Address Book Yes Yes Yes Administrative Features Administrative Features Administrative Features Administrative Features 64-bit Server Support Yes Half Half Active Directory Support Yes No No edirectory Support Yes Yes Yes Option to Run with No External Directory Yes No No Web-Based Administration Console Yes No No Coexistence with Microsoft Exchange Yes Yes No Admin Web Services API Yes No No Scriptable Admin Functions Yes No No Advanced Querying and Reporting Yes No No Delegated Admin Rights Yes No No Version-Level Security Yes Yes Yes Mass-Change Operations Yes Yes Yes Full-Text Indexing Yes Yes Yes LDAP Pooling Yes Yes Yes Free-Form Internet Addressing Yes Yes Yes Disk Space Management Yes Yes Yes Message Size Management Yes Yes Yes Multi-Threaded Mailbox Maintenance Yes Yes Yes User and System Activity Monitoring Yes Yes Yes Addressing to edirectory Roles and Groups Yes Yes Yes
Novell GroupWise Version Comparison (continued, pg. 6) Administrative Features continued Admin. Features continued Admin. Features continued Admin. Features continued Server-Side LDAP Support Yes Yes Yes Server-Side LDAP Authentication Yes Yes Yes User Move Status Utility Yes Yes Yes Inter-Server User Moves Yes Yes Yes Thousands of Users per Server Yes Yes Yes Smart Caching Yes Yes Yes Multiprocessor Support Yes Yes Yes SOAP/XML Interface Yes Yes Yes Trusted Agent Application Definition Yes Yes Yes Trusted Agent Application Programming Interface (API) Yes Yes Yes Data Exposure through Open Standards Yes Yes Yes Web-Based Monitoring Yes Yes Yes SNMP and Email Alerts Yes Yes Yes Delivery Status Notification for Internet Email (ESMTP DSN) Yes Yes Yes Multilevel Spam Filtering Yes Yes Yes Integration with Industry-Leading Anti-Virus Solutions Yes Yes Yes Clustering Support Yes Yes Yes Online Backup and Restore Yes Yes Yes Broad Support for Mobile Devices Yes Yes Yes GWIA Forward and Reply ACL Yes Yes Yes Low-Bandwidth WebAccess Support Yes Yes Yes Supported on Linux, Open Enterprise Server and Windows Yes Yes Yes Message in a Browser Pane Yes Yes Yes Mobility Mobility Mobility Mobility Synchronization for all ActiveSync-Enabled Devices (iphone, ipad, Android, etc.) Yes Yes Yes Sync Mail, Appt, Contacts Yes Yes Yes Web Templates for ipad, Android, PlayBook Tablets Yes Yes No Synchronization for BlackBerry Devices Yes Yes Yes