February 22, 2008 at 10:21 AM -0500 wrote:
>We're doing an evaluation of Exchange 2007 in comparison to FirstClass.
>Wee have run a number of our faculty and staff through evaluating
>Exchange 2007 and had positive impressions.
>
>We would like to speak with some schools who are using Exchange 2007 or
>ha ve moved from FirstClass to Exchange.
>
>Please respond off list if you are using Exchange 2007 or have moved from
>PFirstClass to Exchange.
There are a LOT of reasons not to move this way. Without trying to start
an FC/Exchange all-out war, the reasons include:
1) FC is a lot more stable to run and operate
2) The costs for FC is a lot less. Microsoft estimates that Exchange cost
about $170 per user.
3) Cross-platform client for FC, but not for Exchange (not counting
Entourage, for which the Exchange-Entrouage connection is shaky at best).
Most organizations that considering do so because they feel they have to
be M$ products from head to toe.
Perhaps if some of the reasons you were thinking of changing were listed
you might get a better comparison response...
Peter Hoopes
Director of Technology
St. Andrew's School
phoopes@standrews-de.org
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