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Feature GroupWise 2012 GroupWise 8 GroupWise 7

General
Online / Caching / Remote Modes Yes Yes Yes
Archive / Backup Yes Yes Yes
Mailbox Proxy Yes Yes Yes
Personal Folders Yes Yes Yes
Junk Mail Handling Yes Yes Yes
Auto Cleanup Options (Archive, Delete, Empty) Yes Yes Yes
Mac Intel Support Yes Yes Yes
Windows 7 Task Bar Integrations Yes No 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
Simplified Properties Pages Yes No No
Find / Search/ Filter Yes Yes Yes
QuickViewer Yes Yes Yes
Attachment Viewing – All Types Yes Yes Yes
Categories Yes Yes Yes
Relevance Sort (Folders, Categories) Yes No No
Change To (Any Type to Any Type) Yes Yes Yes
Auto Spell Checking / Spell As You Go Improved Yes Yes
Auto Signatures / Multiple Signatures Improved in Web Yes Yes
Digitally Sign and Encrypt (S/MIME) / Certificate Management Yes Yes Yes
Reply Format Options Yes Yes No
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 Yes Yes Yes
Notifications of New Mail, Alarms Yes Yes Yes
Shared Folders Yes Yes Yes
Share a Folder Tree Yes No No
Document Management Yes Yes Yes
Home View Yes Yes Yes
User Interface Enhancements: Color-coded Categories, Tasklist Yes Yes Yes
MAPI Support Yes Yes Yes
POP/IMAP/NNTP/RSS Client Support Yes Yes Yes
Routing Slips Yes Yes Yes
SMTP over SSL Yes Yes Yes
POP and IMAP Service over SSL Yes Yes Yes
Default E-Mail Character Set Yes Yes No
Mailbox Size Limit (Greater than 4GB) Yes Yes No
OpenOffice or Microsoft Word Email Editor Yes Yes No
Unopened Message Preview Yes Yes No
Auto Save Yes Yes No
Send Modified Attachments Yes No No
Quick Find includes Distribution Lists Yes No No
Feature-Rich, Customizable Home View (Web Panels, Multiple Columns) Yes Yes Yes
Threaded View on All Messages Yes Yes No
Filter by Items with Attachments Yes Yes No
Export / Import / Email Custom Home View Settings Yes Yes No
Native RSS Reader Yes Yes No
Social Icon Indicators (Vibe, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
Use Native Applications to View Attachments (Adobe, Office, OpenOffice, QuickTime and Flash) Yes Yes No

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 Improved Yes Yes
Calendar and Scheduling Improved Yes Yes
All-Day Events Yes Yes Yes
Support for Recurring Appointments Improved Yes Yes
Calendar Printing to HTML Yes Yes Yes
Multiple Calendars Yes Yes Yes
iCalendar support Yes Yes Yes
User-level Time Zone Support Yes Yes Yes
Delegate Improved Yes Yes
Multiple Busy Levels Yes Yes Yes
Work Schedule Definitions Yes Yes Yes
Dual Time Zone Display Yes Yes No
Import / Export Calendars Yes Yes Yes
Publish Personal Calendars Yes Yes No
Subscribe to External Calendars Yes Yes No
External Free/Busy Search Yes Yes No
Collapse Recurring Appointments in Mailbox Option Yes Yes No
Modify Appointments – Resend Not Required Yes No No
Date Display from Contacts into Calendar (Birthdays, Anniversaries) Yes Yes No
Auto-accept Own Appointments Improved Yes No

Contacts - Address Book
Support for Contacts, Groups, Resources, Companies Yes Yes Yes
Contact Management Yes Yes Some
Address Book Printing Yes Yes Yes
Shared Address Books Yes Yes Yes
Client-side LDAP Support Yes Yes Yes
Contacts Business Card View Yes Yes No
Support for Birthday / Anniversary Fields in Contacts (including Year) Improved Yes No
Contacts Index and Lettered Tabs Yes Yes No
Multiple Contacts Folders Yes Yes No
Import / Export Contacts Improved Improved Yes
Display Contact Address in HTML Maps Yes Yes No
Quick-View of History Per Contact Yes Yes No
Photos for Contacts Yes Yes No
Drag and Drop Contact Pictures into the Contact Properties Dialog Yes Yes No
Export Contacts to CSV or vCard format Yes Yes No
Contact Notes Yes Yes No
Send E-mail to Pre-Defined Contact Organization Yes Yes No
Easily Search Contacts Across Multiple Books Yes Yes No
Relevance Sorting of Name Completion Entries Yes No No

Task Management
Sort By Any Field Yes Yes No
Rules for Items Marked Complete Yes Yes No
Sub-items Yes Yes No
Percent Complete Yes Yes No

Real-Time Collaboration
Instant Messaging Yes Yes Yes
Chat Yes Yes Yes
Buddy Lists Yes Yes Yes
Skype: Presence Integration Yes No No
Skype: SMS from Skype Yes No No
Skype: Start a Skype IM Conversation Yes No No
Skype: Click to Call Yes No No

Novell Vibe Integrations
Send E-mail to a Novell Vibe File/Folder to Update Page Yes Yes Yes
Receive Novell Vibe File/Folder Updates by E-mail Yes Yes Yes
Receive iCal Appointments from Novell Vibe Yes Yes Yes
Receive iCal Tasks from Novell Vibe Yes Yes Yes
Browse Novell Vibe Site / File / Folder from within GroupWise Yes Yes No
Create Home View Web Panels that Point to Novell Vibe Pages Yes Yes No
Receive RSS Feed Subscription for File / Folder / Page Updates Yes Yes No
Subscribe to Novell Vibe Calendars from Within GroupWise Calendars Yes Yes No
Send E-mail to Novell Vibe Team Members from GroupWise Yes Yes No
Access Novell Vibe Team Members from GroupWise Address Book Yes Yes No

Administrative
Version-level Security Yes Yes Yes
Mass-change Operations Yes Yes Yes
Full-text Indexing Yes Yes Some
LDAP Pooling Yes Yes Yes
Free-form Internet Addressing Yes Yes Yes
Disk Space Management Yes Yes Yes
Message Size Management Yes Yes Yes
Multi-threaded Mailbox Maintenance Yes Yes Yes
User and System Activity Monitoring Yes Yes Yes
Addressing to eDirectory Roles and Groups Yes Yes Yes
Server-side LDAP Support Yes Yes Yes
Server-side LDAP Authentication Yes Yes Yes
User Move Status Utility Yes Yes Yes
Inter-server User Moves Yes Yes Yes
Thousands of Users per Server Yes Yes Yes
Smart Caching Yes Yes Yes
Multiprocessor Support Yes Yes Yes
SOAP/XML Interface Yes Yes Yes
Trusted Agent Application Definition Yes Yes Yes
Trusted Agent Application Programming Interface (API) Yes Yes Yes
Data Exposure Through Open Standards Yes Yes Yes
Web-based Monitoring Yes Yes Yes
SNMP and E-mail Alerts Yes Yes Yes
Delivery Status Notification for Internet E-mail (ESMTP DSN) Yes Yes Yes
Multilevel Spam Filtering Yes Yes Yes
Integration with Industry-leading Anti-virus Solutions Yes Yes Yes
Clustering Support Yes Yes Yes
Online Backup and Restore Yes Yes Yes
Broad Support for Mobile Devices Yes Yes Yes
GWIA Forward and Reply ACL Yes Yes No
Low-bandwidth WebAccess Support Yes Yes Yes
Supported on Linux, NetWare and Windows Yes Yes Yes
Message in a Browser Pane Yes No No

Mobility
Synchronization for BlackBerry Devices* Provided through RIM Provided through RIM Provided through RIM
Synchronization for all ActiveSync-enabled Devices (iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.) DataSync DataSync Intellisync
Sync Mail, Appt, Contacts DataSync DataSync Intellisync
Web Templates for iPad WebAccess No No
*BlackBerry support is delivered through RIM. Support for other mobile devices is delivered through Novell Data Synchronizer.

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