With appreciation,
Alex Ragone
Director of Technology
Collegiate School
New York, NY
212-812-8695
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hi,
>
>I 'inherited' FirstClass 3 years ago when I joined my School. MICDS
>migrated from Exchange to FirstClass shortly before my arrival.
>From my experience, FirstClass is VERY difficult to manage from an
>integration perspective and it lags behind other systems when comparing
>basic email, calendaring, and contacts features and functions. We are a
>large School with multiple systems that require messaging integration with
>FirstClass. . . It's always a challenge. We're still trying to get a
>stable PDA calendar synchronization service from FirstClass.
>With that said, I think FirstClass has some nice collaboration tools for
>schools IF you're really committed to investing the time and energy into
>really developing and integrating them into your environment.
>
>Dave
>MICDS
>Director of Technology
>314-995-7478
>
>A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>>I would just add to this that choosing an email system based upon the
>>inability of a very few administrators to imagine life without
>>Blackberries is not exactly a pedagogically sound decision.
>>
>>
>>A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>>>I've managed both FirstClass and Exchange and have found things to love
>>>anvd
>>>hate about both. If you're interested in unified messaging (Fax, voice
>>>matil,
>>>and e-mail all in one place), the FirstClass solution is pretty slick and
>>>integrates nicely with the FC server. FC also has some nice collaboration
>>>features (like chat) that may or may not be great in your particular
>>>environment. That said, calendaring, remote access, and Blackberry
>>>integration are strong suits for Exchange, and our administrators, at
>>>leasgt,
>>>can't imagine life without Blackberries. Educational pricing for
>>>Exchangea is
>>>pretty competitive, and in my experience is no easier or harder to manage
>>>than FirstClass. (shrug) I really think the "best" solution for a given
>>>school depends on the institution's communications culture and how it
>>>hopeos
>>>to direct that culture in the future
>>>
>>>Good luck with the decision!
>>>
>>>David
>>>
>>>David Rossell
>>>Administrator of Network Services and Planning
>>>Norwood School
>>>8821 River Rd.
>>>Bethesda, MD 20817
>>>(301) 841-2178
>>>drossell@norwoodschool.org
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: A forum for independent school educators
>>>[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Hoopes
>>>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:41 AM
>>>To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>>Subject: Re: FirstClass to Exchange 2007
>>>
>>>A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
>>>February 22, 2008 at 10:37 AM -0500 wrote:
>>>>Most organizations that considering do so because they feel they have to
>>>>be M$ products from head to toe.
>>>
>>>Pardon my terrible English here - typos abound. What I meant to say was:
>>>
>>>Most organization that are considering moving from FC to Exchange do so
>>>because they feel that top-to-bottom M$ integration is beneficial.
>>>However, many schools have found that not to be the case.
>>>>
>>>And yes, we are a FirstClass school that has had a lot of success with
>>>FirstClass. Its not perfect, but its a ton easier to manage than
>>>Exchange...
>>>
>>>Peter Hoopes
>>>Director of Technology
>>>St. Andrew's School
>>>phoopes@standrews-de.org
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New York, NY
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