Newbie looking for advice on sharing a database.

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bmsjeff

I have 3 laptops with Office 2007 with Business Contact Manager. I want to
share a database on a Server (Stand Alone PC) and have the laptops configured
with offline databases. I am familiar with ACT!, but not BCM in regard to
sharing data between multiple users.

My research sofar is:
1. Install SQL 2005 and Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager: Database
Admin Tool on the Server
2. Install Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager on the laptops and
connect to the Server
3. Setup Offline Databases on the 3 Laptops.

What I cannot find:
1. Can each user create their own appointments/contacts/etc. or do they just
have the ability to see/make changes on the Master database owner?
2. I see that some functionality is lost by not using sharepoint. Is there a
list that shows what syncronization is possible without sharepoint?

Any suggestions would be very helpful.
 

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