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GroupWise Version Comparison

The table below compares features of GroupWise 8 to previous versions.

Feature GroupWise 8 GroupWise 7 GroupWise 6.5 GroupWise 6
General
Online/Caching/Remote Modes yes yes yes yes
Archive/Backup yes yes yes yes
Mailbox Proxy yes yes yes yes
Personal Folders yes yes yes yes
Junk Mail Handling yes yes No No
Auto Cleanup Options (Archive, Delete, Empty) yes yes yes yes
Mac Intel support yes yes No No
Mail
Support for Mail, Appointment Notes, Tasks, Phone (Personal and Group) yes yes yes yes
Resend/Retract Messages, Appointments, etc. yes yes yes yes
Status Tracking yes yes yes yes
Find/Search/Filter yes yes yes yes
QuickViewer yes yes yes yes
Attachment Viewing – all types yes yes yes yes
Categories yes yes No No
Change To (Any type to any type) yes yes yes yes
Auto Spell Checking/Spell as you go yes yes yes yes
Auto Signatures/Multiple Signatures yes yes yes yes
Digitally sign and encrypt (S/MIME) / Certificate management yes yes yes yes
Reply format options yes No No No
Delay Delivery / Mail Priority / Reply Requested yes yes yes yes
Return Notifications yes yes yes yes
Global signatures yes yes no no
Rules-based Messaging Handling yes yes yes yes
Flexible Forwarding yes yes yes some
Notifications of New Mail, Alarms yes yes yes yes
Shared Folders yes yes yes yes
Document Management yes yes yes yes
Home View yes yes no no
User Interface Enhancements: Color-coded Categories, Tasklist [UPDATE} yes yes yes no
MAPI Support yes yes yes yes
POP/IMAP/NNTP/RSS Client Support yes yes yes yes
Routing Slips yes yes yes yes
SMTP over SSL yes yes yes yes
POP and IMAP Service over SSL yes yes yes yes
Default E-Mail Character Set yes no no no
Mailbox Size Limit (Greater than 4GB) yes no no no
OpenOffice or Microsoft Word Email Editor yes no no no
Unopened Message Preview yes no no no
Auto Save yes no no no
Feature-Rich, Customizable Home View (Web Panels, Multiple Columns) some yes no no
Threaded View on All Messages yes no no no
Filter by Items with Attachments yes no no no
Export/Import/Email Custom Home View Settings yes no no no
Native RSS Reader yes no no no
Use native applications to view attachments (Adobe, Office, OpenOffice, QuickTime and Flash) yes no no no
Calendar and Scheduling
Busy Search Contacts and Resources yes yes yes yes
Day, Week, Month, Year, etc. Views of Calendars yes yes yes yes
Multi-User Calendar yes yes yes yes
Calendar and Scheduling yes yes yes yes
All-Day Events yes yes no no
Calendar Printing to HTML yes yes yes yes
Multiple Calendars yes yes no no
iCalendar support yes yes no no
User-level Time Zone Support yes yes yes yes
Delegate yes yes yes yes
Multiple Busy Levels yes yes yes yes
Work Schedule Definitions yes yes yes yes
Dual Time Zone Display yes no no no
Import/Export Calendars yes yes no no
Publish Personal Calendars yes no no no
Subscribe to External Calendars yes no no no
External Free/Busy Search yes no no no
Collapse Recurring Appointments in Mailbox Option yes no no no
Easily Add New Attendee to Existing Appointment yes no no no
Date Display from Contacts into Calendar (Birthdays, Anniversaries) yes no no no
Auto Accept Own Appointments yes no no no
Contacts - Address Book
Support for Contacts, Groups, Resources, Companies yes yes yes yes
Contact Management yes some some no
Address Book Printing yes yes yes yes
Shared Address Books yes yes yes some
Client-side LDAP Support yes yes yes yes
Contacts Business Card View yes no no no
Contacts Index and Lettered Tabs yes no no no
Multiple Contacts Folders yes no no no
Import/Export Contacts some yes yes yes
Display Contact Address in HTML Maps yes no no no
Quick-View of History Per Contact yes no no no
Photos for Contacts yes no no no
Drag and Drop Contact pictures into the Contact Properties dialog yes no no no
Export Contacts to CSV or vCard format yes no no no
Contact Notes yes no no no
Send E-mail to Pre-Defined Contact Organization yes no no no
Easy Search Contacts Across Multiple Books yes no no no
Task Management
Sort by Any Field yes no no no
Rules for Items Marked Complete yes no no no
Sub-Items yes no no no
Percent complete yes no no no
Real-Time Collaboration
Instant Messaging yes yes yes no
Chat yes yes yes no
Buddy Lists yes yes yes no
T+C Integrations
Send E-mail to a Teaming File/Folder to Update Page yes yes no no
Receive Teaming File/Folder Updates by E-mail yes yes no no
Receive iCal Appointments from Teaming yes yes no no
Receive iCal Tasks from Teaming yes yes no no
Receive Conferencing Notifications by E-mail yes yes no no
Browse Teaming Site/Files/Folder from Within GroupWise yes no no no
Create Home ViewWeb Panels that Point to Teaming Pages yes no no no
Receive RSS Feed Subscription for File/Folder/Page Updates yes no no no
Subscribe to Teaming Calendars from Within GroupWise Calendars yes no no no
Send E-mail to Team Members from GroupWise yes no no no
Access Team Members from GroupWise Address Book yes no no no
Administrative
Version-level Security yes yes yes yes
Mass-change Operations yes yes yes yes
Full-text Indexing yes some some some
LDAP Pooling yes yes yes no
Free-form Internet Addressing yes yes yes no
Disk Space Management yes yes yes no
Message Size Management yes yes yes no
Multi-threaded Mailbox Maintenance yes yes yes yes
User and System Activity Monitoring yes yes some yes
Addressing to eDirectory Roles and Groups yes yes yes yes
Server-side LDAP Support yes yes yes yes
Server-side LDAP Authentication yes yes yes yes
User Move Status Utility yes yes yes no
Inter-server User Moves yes yes yes some
Thousands of Users per Server yes yes yes yes
Smart Caching yes yes yes yes
Multiprocessor Support yes yes yes some
SOAP/XML Interface yes yes no no
Trusted Agent Application Definition yes yes yes no
Trusted Agent Application Programming Interface (API) yes yes yes no
Data Exposure Through Open Standards yes yes yes no
Web-based Monitoring yes yes yes yes
SNMP and E-mail Alerts yes yes yes yes
Delivery Status Notification for Internet E-mail (ESMTP DSN) yes yes yes yes
Multilevel Spam Filtering yes yes yes no
Integration with Industry-leading Anti-virus Solutions yes yes yes yes
Clustering Support yes yes yes yes
Online Backup and Restore yes yes yes yes
Broad support for mobile devices yes yes no no
GWIA Forward and Reply ACL yes no no no
Low-bandwidth WebAccess support yes yes no no
Supported on Linux, NetWare and Windows yes yes yes no

GroupWise Client Feature Comparison

Feature WebAccess Linux/Mac Windows
General
Online/Caching/Remote Modes no yes yes
Archive/Backup no yes yes
Mailbox Proxy yes yes yes
Personal Folders yes yes yes
Junk Mail Handling no some yes
Auto Cleanup Options (Archive, Delete, Empty) yes yes yes
Mac Intel support no yes no
Mail
Support for Mail, Appointment Notes, Tasks, Phone (Personal and Group) yes yes yes
Resend/Retract Messages, Appointments, etc. yes yes yes
Status Tracking yes yes yes
Find/Search/Filter some yes yes
QuickViewer No yes yes
Attachment Viewing – all types yes some yes
Categories yes yes yes
Change To (Any type to any type) no yes yes
Auto Spell Checking/Spell as you go yes yes yes
Auto Signatures/Multiple Signatures some some yes
Digitally sign and encrypt (S/MIME) / Certificate management no no yes
Reply format options no yes yes
Delay Delivery / Mail Priority / Reply Requested yes yes yes
Return Notifications yes yes yes
Global signatures yes yes yes
Rules-based Messaging Handling yes yes yes
Flexible Forwarding no yes yes
Notifications of New Mail, Alarms no yes yes
Shared Folders yes yes yes
Document Management some some yes
Home View no yes yes
User Interface Enhancements: Color-coded Categories, Tasklist [UPDATE} yes no yes
MAPI Support no no yes
POP and IMAP Client Support yes yes yes
Routing Slips no no yes
SMTP over SSL no yes yes
POP and IMAP Service over SSL yes yes yes
Default E-Mail Character Set no yes yes
Mailbox Size Limit (Greater than 4GB) no no yes
OpenOffice or Microsoft Word Text Editor no no yes
Unopened Message Preview no yes yes
E-mail Auto Save yes yes yes
Feature-Rich, Customizable Home View no yes yes
Threaded View on All Messages no yes yes
Filter by Items with Attachments no yes yes
Export/Import/Email Custom Home View Settings no no yes
Native RSS Reader no no yes
Use native applications to view attachments (Adobe, Office, OpeNoffice, QuickTime and Flash) no no yes
Calendar and Scheduling
Busy Search Contacts and Resources yes yes yes
Day, Week, Month, Year, etc. Views of Calendars yes yes yes
Multi-User Calendar yes no yes
All-Day Events yes yes yes
Calendar and Scheduling yes yes yes
Calendar Printing to HTML no no yes
Multiple Calendars yes yes yes
iCalendar support yes yes yes
User-level Time Zone Support yes yes yes
Delegate yes yes yes
Multiple Busy Levels yes yes yes
Work Schedule Definitions yes yes yes
Dual Time Zone Display no yes yes
Import/Export Calendars no yes yes
Publish Personal Calendars yes no yes
Subscribe to External Calendars no no yes
External Free/Busy Search no no yes
Collapse Recurring Appointments in Mailbox Option yes yes yes
Auto Accept Own Appointments yes yes yes
Contacts - Address Book
Support for Contacts, Groups, Resources, Companies some some yes
Contact Management no yes yes
Address Book Printing yes yes yes
Shared Address Books yes yes yes
Client-side LDAP Support yes no yes
Contacts Business Card View no no yes
Contacts Index and Lettered Tabs no no yes
Export Contacts to CSV or vCard format no no yes
Multiple Contacts Folders no no yes
Import/Export Contacts no no yes
Display Contact Address in HTML Maps yes no yes
Photos for Contacts yes no yes
Quick-View of History Per Contact no no yes
Drag and Drop Contact pictures into the Contact Properties dialog no no yes
Task Management
Sort by Any Field no yes yes
Rules for Items Marked Complete no yes yes
Sub-Items no yes yes
Percent complete no no yes
Real-Time Collaboration
Instant Messaging yes yes yes
Chat yes yes yes
Buddy Lists yes yes yes
T+C Integrations
Send E-mail to a Teaming File/Folder to Update Page yes yes yes
Receive Teaming File/Folder Updates by E-mail yes yes yes
Receive iCal Appointments from Teaming no no yes
Receive iCal Tasks from Teaming yes yes yes
Receive Conferencing Notifications by E-mail yes yes yes
Browse Teaming Site/Files/Folder from Within GroupWise no no yes
Create Home ViewWeb Panels that Point to Teaming Pages no yes yes
Receive RSS Feed Subscription for File/Folder/Page Updates no some yes
Subscribe to Teaming Calendars from Within GroupWise Calendars no no yes
Send E-mail to Team Members from GroupWise yes yes yes
Access Team Members from GroupWise Address Book no no no
Administrative
LDAP Pooling no no yes
Delivery Status Notification for Internet E-mail (ESMTP DSN) no no yes
Web-based Monitoring no no yes
SNMP and E-mail Alerts no no yes
Version-level Security no no yes
Mass-change Operations no no yes
Full-text Indexing no no yes
Free-form Internet Addressing no no yes
Disk Space Management no no yes
Message Size Management no no yes
Multi-threaded Mailbox Maintenance no no yes
User and System Activity Monitoring no no yes
Addressing to eDirectory Roles and Groups no no yes
User Move Status Utility no no yes
Inter-server User Moves no no yes
Thousands of Users per Server no no yes
Smart Caching no no yes
Multiprocessor Support no no yes
SOAP/XML Interface no no yes
Trusted Agent Application Definition no no yes
Trusted Agent Application Programming Interface (API) no no yes
Data Exposure Through Open Standards no no yes
Multilevel Spam Filtering no no yes
Integration with Industry-leading Anti-virus Solutions no no yes
Clustering Support no no yes
Online Backup and Restore no no yes
GWIA Forward and Reply ACL no no yes
Broad support for mobile devices yes yes yes
Low-bandwidth WebAccess support yes no no
Supported on Linux, NetWare and Windows yes yes yes
Server-side LDAP Support no no yes
Server-side LDAP Authentication no no yes

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