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Microsoft Exchange Server provides a foundation for shared address lists through the global address list; enter outside addresses as custom recipients. If everyone is using Microsoft Outlook, you can also create public folders for sharing contacts.

If you don't have Exchange Server, beyond the tools listed below, you might consider using:

  • An LDAP server -- especially if you have a Windows 2000 server running Active Directory, which is Outlook can access with its LDAP service. See Shared address book with Active Directory.
  • Net Folders (Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 only and not fully reliable)
  • A web-based contact list with a synchronization feature
  • Using the Briefcase to Share Microsoft Outlook Folders
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    Tools

    4Team Online   Subscription-based web service for team collaboration. Can be used just on the Web or use the Outlook Import-Export feature to synch your personal Outlook data with your Online project 4Team for Outlook. Some of the new features include notification of new or updated appointments or tasks, the ability to review your free/busy time while working with the current project Calendar, monitor the current time line in Day view of Calendar just like in MS Outlook, adjust the Date and Time format in the Account Settings section and improvement in the upload of files as documents and attachments.
    Contacts4Outlook   Share Outlook contacts without a server. Data is shared via special email messages.
    debunk2   Open source project to read MS Outlook autocomplete (NK2) files and extract email addresses. Beta version 0.5
    Epicenter   Distribute your GAL to POP3 and IMAP users via e-mail or the Web. Updates are automatically sent to users running Outlook, Outlook Express, and other clients.
    Netpab   Allows Outlook users to share a Personal Address Book or Personal Folders File folder for read-only ccess.Works with Outlook 97, 98, and 2000 on Windows 9x, NT, or 2000.
    OGo   Open source server providing contact, calendar, tasks, and document sharing and other collaboration features (not including mail) to Outlook and other clients. Outlook support is via the ZideLook MAPI store provider, which uses MAPI over WebDAV (and is not open source).
    OLFolders   Store provider for Outlook that permits sharing of a Personal Folders .pst file on a local network among 2 to 50 users. Supports Outlook 97 or later. For Outlook 2003, supports the expanded Unicode .pst store. (Was OLWorkgroupFolders) Version 2.0.5
    OSA-Sync PRO   Utility for synchronizing and sharing Outlook email, contacts, calendar, and tasks at regular intervals among multiple computers on a local network or over the Internet using FTP. For Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003. Does not trigger Outlook security prompts. (Version 4.1.5)
    Public Sharefolder   Share Outlook data over a local network using a data store based on an Outlook .pst file. For Outlook 2003, supports the expanded Unicode .pst store. Not compatible with Outlook 98 or 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode. (Formerly Public Outlook)
    Shared Contacts   Use Shared Contacts to share your contacts without Exchange server. Shared Contacts uses a separate contacts folder in Outlook, allowing you to still keep your personal contacts where they belong, in your personal contacts folder. Works with Outlook 2000 and higher.
    Windows SharePoint Services   Free component for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 that provides small group collaboration space with Outlook 2003 integration for shared contacts, shared calendar, meeting workspaces, and document workspaces. Also see Outlook collaboration using Windows SharePoint Services 2.0.
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    More Information

  • Contact Management Tools
  • LDAP Services
  • Net Folders
  • Sharing Microsoft Outlook Calendar and Contacts
  • Updated Apr 07 2008

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