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Microsoft Exchange and Google Apps Compared
Feature |
Microsoft Exchange |
Google Apps |
---|---|---|
Offline Email |
Outlook syncs with the Web. |
Google offers IMAP/POP access, not two-way sync. |
Web mail |
Outlook Web Access |
GMail |
Calendar |
Outlook syncs with the Web. |
Outlook syncs with the Web. |
Contacts |
Outlook syncs with OWA. Detailed contact database. |
Limited contact database available on the web. Does not sync Contacts with Outlook. |
Tasks |
Outlook syncs with the Web |
Outlook doesn’t sync with the Web. There are task lists available in GMail. |
Notes |
Outlook syncs with the Web |
Outlook doesn’t sync with the Web. No notes feature in GMail but there is Google Docs. |
Security |
Secured with SSL |
Optionally secured with SSL |
Blackberry support |
Full wireless sync of mail, calendar, contacts, notes, tasks. Plus option to remotely wipe the handheld in the event it is lost. |
Email access via Blackberry Internet Service: not a two-way sync. Calendar and contacts sync with add-in. Notes and tasks only sync |
Windows Mobile support |
Full wireless sync of mail, calendar, contacts, notes, tasks. Remote wipe supported. |
Sync calendar and contacts via Activesync with Pro edition ($50/year per user). Does not sync email. |
iPhone support |
Full wireless sync of mail, calendar, notes, tasks. Remote wipe available with MobileMe account ($99/yr) |
Sync calendar and contacts via Activesync with Pro edition ($50/year per user). Does not sync email. Remote wipe available with |
Shared folders |
Can create shared folders for Email, Calendars, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes. Accessible in Outlook and on the Web. |
Can create shared Calendars accessible only on the Web. Cannot share contact folders, tasks or notes. |
Delegation |
Grant others fine-grained access to email, calendar, contacts, notes, and tasks. Available in Outlook and on the Web. |
Grant others access to calendar. Only available on the Web. |