Use over a network/community calendar/address book

External Since: Nov 13, 2007 Posts: 2

I've been using MSoffice on my personal computer for some time. I
would like to use it at my business (6 computers). Can I load MSoffice
on the server and additional copies on each computer and set up the
program so that we have a community calendar, address book, notes,
tasks and projects? If so, is there any special hardware need? I have
a server running now. Is it just a matter of loading new software on
each computer and selecting "sharing"? There doesn't seem to be an
option for that with calendar/notes/tasks/address book.

External Since: Nov 13, 2007 Posts: 2

On Nov 14, 6:34 am, John McGhie <j... DeleteThis @mcghie.name> wrote:
> Hi Jim:
>
> The short answer is "No" you cannot easily do this.
>
> The "longer" answer is "Yes, you can, if you purchase a PC and a copy of
> Microsoft Windows Server Small Business Edition." This is not as expensive
> as it might sound: about five grand all up, I think.
>
> The Small Business Edition is a "Big company computer room in a box". It
> contains all the various servers you need to run a company of your size, all
> pre-configured to run well together on a single small server. The best way
> to buy it is from a solution partner, who will supply both the PC Server
> hardware and the software, and wheel it through the door all set up and
> running for you :-)
>
> The one you really need is Microsoft Exchange Server, which is part of SBS.
> Once that is on your network, your six Macs can connect Entourage to it, and
> share their calendars, appointments, meetings, and email.
>
> Hint: If you are not from the Windows World, pay a consultant their
> outrageous $900.00 to get Small Business Server up and running for you. It
> is actually extremely simple: you stick the DVD in the hole and say Yes or
> No to the prompts, and enter the required information, and "voila" you have
> a running server ready to log on to.
>
> The catch is that you have to "know" all the information, and how to make
> the choices.
>
> Get a consultant who knows the product well, and you will be migrated and up
> and running in half a day. Or you can do it yourself and put up with the
> crashes and hangs and "doesn't work right" for a month while you get it all
> sorted out :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> On 14/11/07 3:56 AM, in article
> 1194978401.673466.253... DeleteThis @y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com,
>
> "jimdre...@earthlink.net" <jimdre... DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote:
> > I've been using MSoffice on my personal computer for some time. I
> > would like to use it at my business (6 computers). Can I load MSoffice
> > on the server and additional copies on each computer and set up the
> > program so that we have a community calendar, address book, notes,
> > tasks and projects? If so, is there any special hardware need? I have
> > a server running now. Is it just a matter of loading new software on
> > each computer and selecting "sharing"? There doesn't seem to be an
> > option for that with calendar/notes/tasks/address book.
>
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John: thanks for taking the time to respond with such a detailed
answer. Not what I wanted to hear, but good to find out now before I
buy 6 copies of MSoffice.