What is the advantage of using Microsoft Outlook over other email and calendar programs?

Answer 1

• Clustering - 4 or 8 Node Active / Passive clustering is now a feasible option. • Multiple storage groups - Divide and rule for better performance and faster restore. Put the Boss and senior staff in their own mail store. • Multiple administrative Groups - useful for delegation. • OWA (Outlook Web Access). • OMA (Outlook Mobile Access) • Front end / Back end Exchange servers, used in conjunction with firewalls to improve security. • RPC over HTTP allows OWA clients to collect their email by only opening port 80 • Volume Shadow Copy. • Query Based Distribution Groups. Let LDAP create distribution lists dynamically, based on users department or office. • ExDeploy and ExMerge new wizards to help you migrate and configure. • Better message queue management. (Also gives faster throughput) • Outlook Cached Mode (Laptops). • Junk email filtering. (Not perfect, but a step in the right direction) • Single mailbox restore. • Better support for mobile users thanks to OWA and OMA. • Enhanced junk mail filtering on both client and server (see more here). • Greater server availability. • Superior reliability, better manageability. • Reduced number of servers, less fragmentation.

Answer 2

When using Microsoft Outlook one can combine one's email and calendar objective into one easy to use program. When using Microsoft Outlook one can quickly add events in one's calendar and email them if need be as well as receive others calendar events, make notes, add tasks as well as various other functions and options.

Answer 3

There are a couple of distinct benefits or advantages to using Microsoft Outlook. The two most notable are the fact that it operates as more than an email manager with a calendar, task manager, and contact manager. Outlook also processes emails much faster than other email options.

Answer 4

The advantages to using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 are accessibility, application acceleration, and security for networking. Remote access is possible with existing browsers. Better technology for improved transmission of data for both client and server. Exchange Server has several built in security features protecting one's network from common attacks.

Answer 5

Some benefits of using Microsoft Exchange for email include making sure the email is always available with the online web portal, shared calendars, the ability to sync your account to all your devices and more. You can learn more about Microsoft Exchange at the Microsoft website.

Answer 6

One major advantage for using Microsoft Outlook is that you can link all of your other email accounts to Outlook. It is user friendly and very easy to set up as well.