Outlook 2003 Combine employees calendars to get a snapshot

[jhunter]

We have 7 employees using Outlook 2003/Exchange Server 2003/SBS 2003.
Is there a way that our manager can get a snapshot of what's happening
today (calendar wise) for the company? Basically, He wants to see one
calendar with everybody's appointments on it.

Thanks!

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Not easily with Outlook 2003, but if you had Outlook 2007, it would be very
easy.

In Outlook 2003, you'd have to copy the appointments to a new folder to view
them together.

 

[jhunter]

1) Can I just upgrade the ONE user to Outlook 2007 (without hurting
anything)?
2) Should we just use one shared calender and have everybody put the
major stuff in there? Pros/cons?

 

[Diane Poremsky]

1. yes.
2. yes. pros are it's one calendar - easy to print, view all events in one
calendar. cons: its one calendar, users need to remember to create events
in it.

 

[jhunter]

1. yes.
2. yes. pros are it's one calendar - easy to print, view all events in one
calendar.  cons: its one calendar, users need to remember to create events
in it.

1) Can the "stuff" in the Exchange Server shared folders (like a
calendar or contacts) make it to a user's PDA (along with his own
calendar)?
2) Is there server software that is required for sync'ing a user's PDA
(Palm Treo)?

 

[Brian Tillman]

1) Can the "stuff" in the Exchange Server shared folders (like a
calendar or contacts) make it to a user's PDA (along with his own
calendar)?

With the correct sync software, like Chapura's PocketMirror, yes.

2) Is there server software that is required for sync'ing a user's PDA
(Palm Treo)?

On the server side, I don't think so.