Microsoft Exchange from Penta vs. Google Apps Premier
Edition (GAPE)
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Desktop Email |
Exchange |
Gape |
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Compose, send, receive, and forward email |
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Email formatting and spell check |
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Encrypting mail within the organization |
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Digitally signs email |
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Delegating mailbox access |
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Message tracking |
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| Spam control |
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| Virus
control |
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Disaster recovery via transaction logging |
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Integrated centralized directory services |
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Postmakrs |
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| Delay
message delivery |
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Delivery receipt |
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| Read
receipt |
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Signatures |
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Voting buttons |
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Folders |
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Folders within folders |
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Search within folders |
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| Sort |
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Share folders |
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Tags/Categories |
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Labels associated with multiple emails |
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| Flag
emails for follow-up |
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Maximum message size > = 50 MB |
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Search message by read/unread status |
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Full desktop email client integration |
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Offline mode |
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Mark as read |
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Filtering |
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Out of Office assistance |
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Regional Settings (select language, dates and
time zone) |
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Set storage restrictions on individual mailbox |
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| 10 GB
mailboxes |
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| 25
GB mailboxes |
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Enable advertisements |
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Archiving |
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Archiving for the life of your email |
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Conversation threads |
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| Inbox
preview |
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Productivity Tools |
Exchange |
Gape |
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Tasks lists |
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| Task
lists integrate with email |
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Task lists integrate with calendars |
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Prioritize tasks |
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Sort tasks |
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Recurring tasks |
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| Sort
tasks |
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Keyboard shortcuts |
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Recurring tasks |
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Task reminders |
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Search tasks lists |
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Assign tasks to contacts |
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| Share
task lists |
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Delegate task lists |
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Import task lists |
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Export task list |
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| Back
up task lists |
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Sync task lists |
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Notes |
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Share notes |
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Delegate control of notes |
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Journaling |
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Organizational forms |
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RSS integration |
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Public folders |
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Server-side rules and alerts |
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Programmable/Customizable through APIs |
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Single sign-on |
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Calendars and
Contacts |
Exchange |
Gape |
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Scheduling Assistant: attendees, rooms and
resources |
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Personal, shared and public calendars |
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Updates calendar with changes |
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| RSVP
to meetings |
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Contact list/address book |
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Contact list search |
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Scheduling with groups |
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| Fully
customizable contact lists and display |
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Offline address book |
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Delegate control to contacts |
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Delegate control to calendar |
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Import/Export contacts |
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Share contact lists with no additional installs |
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Distribution lists and groups |
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One-click holiday inclusion |
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Display multiple time-zones simultaneously in
calendar |
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Map contact address |
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| Add
contact picture |
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Picture ID with BlackBerry |
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Separate first and last name fields |
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Sync contacts & calendars with
birthday/anniversary dates |
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| Store
digital IDs to send encrypted data |
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Add a business card to contact lists |
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| Track
all Outlook items related to contact |
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Mobile |
Exchange |
Gape |
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Use with BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile
devices |
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BlackBerry two-way sync of mail, calendar,
contacts, notes and taks |
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BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) without a
connector |
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iPhone two-way sync of mail, calendar, notes and
tasks |
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Windows Mobile two-way sync mail, calendar,
notes and tasks |
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Remote wipe supported for BlackBerry, iPhone and
Windows Mobile |
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Contact groups available on mobile devices |
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| Full
BlackBerry Support |
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