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Workgroup Task Intranet | Lotus Notes | Microsoft Exchange | Novell GroupWise 5 | Intranet |
Message/docu- ment routing | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Additional applications required |
Integrated messaging | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Additional applications required |
Maintenance | Fair | Good | Good | Additional applications required |
Information dissemination | Good to excellent depending on implementation | Good | Good | Excellent |
Search tools | Excellent | Additional applications required |
Good | Available through shareware |
Document management | Good | Additional applications required | Supports document check-in/check-out, version control | Additional applications required |
External data access | Additional applications required | Good | Additional applications required | Additional applications required |
Version control | Excellent | Fair; within messaging system |
Excellent | Additional applications required |
Workflow | Fair | Additional applications required | Good | Additional applications required |
Project management | Good | Additional applications required | Good; offers integrated task assignment | Additional applications required |
Agents | Excellent | Fair; within e- mail only | Additional applications required | Available through shareware |
Remote/mobile access | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Poor |
Data replication/ synchronization |
Excellent | Good | Replicates public folders between servers | Additional applications required |
Topical messaging/ discussions | Available through Notes Discussion Groups | Available through Exchange public folders | Available through public folders |
Depends on browser |
Multiplatform availability | Good | Server: NT only Clients: Windows, Mac | Excellent | Excellent |
Internet integration; | Excellent | Fair, many phases still in development | Fair | Excellent |
Gateways/cross- platform connections | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
Conferencing | Additional applications required | Additional applications required | Additional applications required | Available through shareware |
Video conferencing | Additional applications required | In development | N/A | Available through shareware |
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