Groupware for Outlook® without Exchange® Server (shared PST)

Public ShareFolder make it possible for several users to share Outlook® PST file at the same time. The shared Outlook® PST files with full access and rights for read and write. To share contacts, calendars inboxes or tasks, are one of he most important functions of groupware solutions. The program Public ShareFolder supplies this alternative access with all Outlook® versions (97-2003).
Normally it is not possible without a Microsoft® Exchange® server to use Microsoft® Outlook® together in a network to share these information's and functionality directly in Microsoft® Outlook® with every rights.
As base, Public ShareFolder use here an Outlook® data file (PST) for a Public Folder. This programs share not only contacts or dates, it shares the hole Outlook® PST file.
Whether it concerns now contacts, dates, functions or post office inbox, a central enterprise further accesses to an Outlook® structure is possible with this program.
All co-workers can use the same contacts. Each co-workers can see who has which date or who is busy with which task.
They have all functionalities on this central Outlook® as in a personal Outlook® file. Write rights, reader-genuine or rules assistant. All built-in functions are preserved also in the Public ShareFolder. The existing Outlook® network does not have to be modified. With Public ShareFolder a network can be implemented with all Outlook® versions.
Public ShareFolder is not a synchronisation program, it is a "Store Provider" like Microsoft® Exchange® Server. To synchronize items like emails, contacts etc. would use to much network traffic. Also for Lotus Notes or Novell GroupWise users, who would like to change to Outlook®, is this an interesting solution. A notebook synchronisation tool (Public SyncTool) is still developed.