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Title: group calendar recommendations?
Post by: Jean on February 27, 2003, 08:31:41 PM

We've used several group calendars recently and need some advice on what else might be out there.  Here's what we've tried:

Twiggi: Good looking & simple interface.  No schedule conflict management.  No resouce (meeting room) reservation.

phpgroupware: Great looks.  Customizable interface complexity.  No conflict management.  No resouce reservation.

phproject: Many complaints about Euro-centric date format.  Difficult to pick meeting participants.  No conflict management.  Resouce reservation.

We started out with and are still using phproject, but the users aren't happy.  I have Twiggi & phpgroupware on a test machine.  I think the users will love the interface, navigation and PIM functionality.  But, resource reservation is an absolute requirement.

I'd appreciate anyone input.

TIA,
Jean

Title: Re: group calendar recommendations?
Post by: Johan on February 28, 2003, 12:11:52 AM

Hello Jean,

We all so used PHP-project's en later Twiggi

This last product is working for U very well

Voor the resource planning (meetings rooms, beamers and a boat) we used  simply standaard user with nice name's. And place these in a few groups to make it visible whit a few color's. Al so make these groups accesable for every.

In the PHP world also circulate a few separate programm's what only make resource planning(reservation). But with a separate programm you must give in every user again. Search at the sourceforce wheb site.

I whish you very mutch succes to make a right choice for your programm

Grtz

Johan

Title: Re: group calendar recommendations?
Post by: Craig Bursey on February 28, 2003, 12:55:03 AM

Jean,

I can help you out with the resource part of your equation.  Have a look at the Meeting Room Booking System (MRBS).  We use it in our organization for booking Meeting Rooms and the accompanying equipment.  If you do a search for it in Google you'll see a lot of people are also taking advantage of it and the code is on Sourceforge.

Good luck,

Craig

Title: Re: group calendar recommendations?
Post by: Jean on February 28, 2003, 03:29:34 AM

Thanks guys!  I am going to have a look at MRBS.  If all else fails, I might try setting up resources as users like Johan suggested.

Jean

Title: Re: group calendar recommendations?
Post by: Dion on February 28, 2003, 04:39:45 PM

Hi Jean.
For our organisation (10 people) we use the moregroupware application.

Calenders, contacts, news and Webmail integration - running on the E-smith server we have in the office is a winning solution.

The issue about the meeting - well, solved as mentioned in the other post (ressource, userid).

Best of luck.... Dion

Title: Re: group calendar recommendations?
Post by: Jean on February 28, 2003, 09:30:47 PM

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.  I think I am going to stick with Twiggi.  I think it will be easier on the user learning curve.

Jean