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• Primary decision factors: cost, staff experience, user training/support

In choosing a groupware server we needed to take into account myriad factors, not the least of which was user training and support for client software. In a world where Microsoft Outlook is used not only in the workplace but also at home by a vast majority, we needed a solution that could interoperate easily with the client to avoid racking up additional user training and support costs.

Although a good number of vendors have introduced adapters to provide connectivity between Outlook and their groupware offerings, our staff has extensive experience with Exchange. We decided that our experience coupled with the ease of interoperability with Outlook and cost made Exchange the best solution.

General Ledger: Great Plains eEnterprise 7.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Compaq DL580

NWC Inc. Spotlight

• Primary decision factors: cost, database requirements, time to deploy