Apple Teams in Leopard Server

[mkrishnan]

Nope. That makes at least 3 of us...

Maybe someday Google Calendar will just take over and we'll all be using plugins.

 

[playaj82]

Maybe someday Google Calendar will just take over and we'll all be using plugins.

I'm not looking forward to that

 

[ezekielrage_99]

I worked as a Systems Developer for some schools and a New Media Lecturer at a university a few years ago, this new Leopard Server will definantly been high on the want list of heaps of schools and university.

Let's face it schools and univeristies love to use Apple and they love having fast commication via the web and intranets I can see both of these institutions want it and really using it.

 

[dgdosen]

Don't expect too much

"And if anyone here has ever tried to set up and use SharePoint, you know what a pain in the a$$ it is."

I agree. I use SharePoint at work all the time. I was excited about the concept, but the implementation is horrible. Apple could outdo SharePoint without even trying.

Sharepoint does take a bit to configure, but you need security and you need that type of control when setting up a portal. To use - I think it's already pretty easy, and it's getting updated in Office 12. Any portal solution Apple comes up with will need to grow several versions before it comes anywhere near the features. Don't get your hopes up too high.

If Microsoft was smart they'd hire the same actors who do the Mac commercials and show the actors working in a business setting. They could even start it with the end of the pie chart vacation commercial (which is hilarious):

The fat guy (MS): I need to share this presentation with a co-worker in Australia. And I need to share this other with a team in Prague.

The skinny guy (Apple): Well... Hey! I can share songs with both of them! but a presentation? Hmm.. Can I just post it to my .mac site?

The fat guy (MS): Well, little fella, I think that might allow our competitors to see our trade secrets.

The skinny guy (Apple): Oh, you need it secured...

The fat guy (MS): Not only that, but I want to keep prior versions on the portal, track comments, and allow specific users specific access...

The skinny guy (Apple): Well, I think I have pictures from a Prague trip in iPhoto here. Let me just look for them...

The fat guy (MS): Sure thing, sonny. While you're at it, you might want to surf the web and post to forums out there.


I love Apple and I can't wait to update my PowerBook to a Merom, but in the Enterprise space - portals, mail, database, development platforms - MS rules. In the Internet space - public anything - Google rules.

 

[groovebuster]

Teams is a revolutionary new way for people to work together.

How I hate this marketing blah blah blah...

Collaboration Software is as old as networked computing. There are some really good solutions out there since years!

To call Teams 'revolutionary' or even 'innovative' is a big joke and just embarassing.

But at least Apple finally got that there is a need for such functionality.

Cupertino, start your photocopiers!!!

groovebuster

 

[the_ki]

It sounds like a SharePoint thing to me. I think it will be great if Apple puts their version out. I don't think SharePoint is that hard to set up, but if Apple puts an Apple version of it out, just remember it will be very easy to set up.

Well, I'm a graphic designer, and I was charged with redesigning the SharePoint portal at my office. After several days of trying to decipher the code and make styles that would work on everyone's PCs and the six Macs in the office, I finally told them they'd have to hire a specialist. Perhaps on the server side SharePoint is a cinch, but it gave me great pains.

Given the obfuscated markup that iWeb writes, I'll withhold my judgement on designing for Apple Teams until I see it.