Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Outlook Mobile Manager 2.0
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "SOFTWARE" @ 04:00 AM
http://research.microsoft.com/adapt/omm/default.aspx
"We are happy to introduce Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager 2.0. Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager (OMM) brings the power of Microsoft Outlook to your portable device. OMM can prioritize your messages and makes smart decisions about when to send email. OMM also sends calendar reminders, task reminders, and an Outlook Today style daily summary all to your wireless device.
I remember looking at version 1.0 a few years ago. It has been pulled from Microsoft's site for some time and I thought the whole project was dead. I was pleased to read on Arne's site that it is back and better than ever. Basically, this plugs into Outlook and as emails come in, it analyses them based on the way you have configured it then forwards them to your mobile device via SMS. It can do other things like send you your daily agenda from the Calendar too.
For me, this is no longer of use as I am working with an Exchange 2003 server, but for many people, this is a viable alternative. The only catch is it must run with Outlook open, so if you have a laptop you also take with you on trips, you would want to set this up on another PC that was on 24/7 that could act as your 'server' processing your email for around-the-clock notifications.
"We are happy to introduce Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager 2.0. Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager (OMM) brings the power of Microsoft Outlook to your portable device. OMM can prioritize your messages and makes smart decisions about when to send email. OMM also sends calendar reminders, task reminders, and an Outlook Today style daily summary all to your wireless device.
I remember looking at version 1.0 a few years ago. It has been pulled from Microsoft's site for some time and I thought the whole project was dead. I was pleased to read on Arne's site that it is back and better than ever. Basically, this plugs into Outlook and as emails come in, it analyses them based on the way you have configured it then forwards them to your mobile device via SMS. It can do other things like send you your daily agenda from the Calendar too.
For me, this is no longer of use as I am working with an Exchange 2003 server, but for many people, this is a viable alternative. The only catch is it must run with Outlook open, so if you have a laptop you also take with you on trips, you would want to set this up on another PC that was on 24/7 that could act as your 'server' processing your email for around-the-clock notifications.
