Outlook BCM database should be able to be installed on SBS 2003

[Chris Swinney]

It is a shame that the storing the database on a central server machine like
SBS 2003 is not supported. MSDE and SQL 2005 are both used by SBS so it
would make sense to utilise them and for any number of other reasons
(availability, backup, remote access etc). CRM 3.0 is just to overkill for a
lot of small companies both in terms of features and cost. Most of them want
a simple two tier contacting system (Company --> Contact) and to be able to
link incoming AND outgoing emails to those contacts - basically what BCM
offers.

We had achieved something like though some reworking of Randy Bryne's
"Building Application with Outlook" that used Public Folders. This has worked
successfully for us and other client for some time, unfortunatly new version
of Exchange and Outlook have broken it and I do not have the time to re-code.

Chris


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[soeyken]

Chris,

I agree with you, we are currently running it on a Windows 2003 Server,
but that also is not officialy supported.

Chris Swinney schreef:

 

[Chris Swinney]

Soeyken - how did you do this. I wish to but so far have not got a sensible
answer

 

[Leonid S. Knyshov]

Soeyken - how did you do this. I wish to but so far have not got a
sensible
answer

This request was repeated too many times. I am making a screencast video on
how to do it tonight even if it'll take me 4 hours to do right.

I've also sent an e-mail to my contact at Microsoft outlining a few common
issues. Request for official support for SBS 2003 was on that list.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov, CEO
Crashproof Solutions, LLC - http://www.crashproofsolutions.com
MCP Exchange 2003/Small Business Server 2003
Microsoft Small Business Specialist Partner
See the tips and tricks section on my website for video tutorials on BCM
Send a smile to Microsoft (Office 2007 Beta feedback tool)!
http://tinyurl.com/m4omy

 

[Chris Swinney]

Fantastic. I look forward to seen the results.

This request was repeated too many times. I am making a screencast video on
how to do it tonight even if it'll take me 4 hours to do right.

I've also sent an e-mail to my contact at Microsoft outlining a few common
issues. Request for official support for SBS 2003 was on that list.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov, CEO
Crashproof Solutions, LLC - http://www.crashproofsolutions.com
MCP Exchange 2003/Small Business Server 2003
Microsoft Small Business Specialist Partner
See the tips and tricks section on my website for video tutorials on BCM
Send a smile to Microsoft (Office 2007 Beta feedback tool)!
http://tinyurl.com/m4omy

 

[Kevin Menard]

Hi Leonid,

This request was repeated too many times. I am making a screencast video on
how to do it tonight even if it'll take me 4 hours to do right.

Did you happen to make any progress on this? I'm very much interested
in figuring out how to host the BCM database on SBS 2k3.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Guzun, Alex]

How did you do that?
I'm using MS document called: Deploying Outlook 2007 with Business Contact
Manager in a remote database configuration
But with no luck

Still can't connect to remote SQL
Wanted to use already deployed SQL2005

 

[David Schrag]

I've been able to do it, but it's not exactly straightforward. I've put some
hints at
http://davidschrag.com/schlog/categories/technology/software/office-2007/bcm/.

David