The unit makes it easy for users to share calendars, so you can check a colleague's availability for a meeting. You decide how much calendar detail other users can view, and you can even grant someone else permission to make changes to your schedule. A nice touch is TeamWare's ability to color-code your calendar automatically, assigning different colors for appointments that are confirmed, private, rejected, conflicting, or unanswered. Both operate very much like the TeamWare Mail program. Discussion messages are displayed in a tree view, with a separate tree for each topic.
Users can reply to messages directly in the forum or privately via mail.
Though its document management is on a par with that of GroupWise, TeamWare's Library interface isn't as slick. A major consideration in choosing a package is whether you need off-line access. Though TeamWare lets you dial in to the server directly, the client won't function without a live connection. If your organization is rife with road warriors, you can't afford to go without off-line access. Nevertheless, TeamWare provides several ways for users to access their messages over the Internet.