John Lawlor

Have you implemented Microsoft BPOS or are you considering implementing it?

I am carrying out an assessment of Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and its suitability for use in large organisations.  If you have implemented BPOS or if you are a user of BPOS, I would really like to hear about your experiences of implementing and using it.

What problems did you encounter, from a technical perspective? How did you migrate from previous platforms, e.g. Webmail, Outlook 2003, SharePoint 2003, etc. What use have you made of OCS and Live Meeting? What about non-Microsoft browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, etc. Do you use other platforms, such as Apple and mobile devices? What approach did you take to roll-out, particularly in larger organisations? How many users did you have to cater for? How have you found the service  from the perspectives of security, availability, reliability, resilience, etc? And how have you found it from the perspectives of usability and accessibility?

What went well in your project? What benefits did your organisation gain from the implementation? What was the user and techcial training requirement? How have users adapted to the service and what has their experience been?

I’d really appreciate if readers would share their experiences with me and leave a comment here. I will collate all comments for a later blog post.

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