One pst file, Multiple users

[noizybum]

For my business, I keep all of my contacts, emails, appointments, etc i
outlook. Right now, I have a few people who work for me that ar
gathering contacts for me and entering them into outlook. My questio
is, is there a way to have multiple people share a central pst file o
something similar and when one person updates a record everyone usin
that file will have their records updated? Is this what an exchange o
the new business contact manager does? Thanks for all your help.

Also, with any of these, would it be possible to go into my outloo
files from a remote location? Thanks again

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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For my business, I keep all of my contacts, emails, appointments, etc
in outlook. Right now, I have a few people who work for me that are
gathering contacts for me and entering them into outlook. My question
is, is there a way to have multiple people share a central pst file or
something similar and when one person updates a record everyone using
that file will have their records updated? Is this what an exchange
or the new business contact manager does? Thanks for all your help.

Without Exchange, there is no native way to share a PST file simultaneously
on several computers, as Outlook requires exclusive access to the file. See
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/share.htm for non-Exchange options.,

Also, with any of these, would it be possible to go into my outlook
files from a remote location? Thanks again.

With Exchange, yes, if you are storing all your mail in your mailbox and not
in a PST - you can use VPN/Outlook with an OST file for offline use, and/or
Outlook Web Access. However, more info about your company's size, technical
expertise, current network design, etc., would be needed in order to say
whether Exchange would be a good fit or not.