Enterprise Software

Spotlight: OBM Open Business Management groupware and email

By // July 8, 2010, 3:59 AM PST // jlwallen

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  • OBM Calendar

    This view of the calendar shows you upcoming events listed by resource.

    For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • New appointment

    Creating a new appointment is as simple as you would imagine it to be. What I do like about OBM even creation is that it all takes place on a single, easy read page.

    For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Connections

    The administrator of OBM will appreciate the ability to see anyone and everything that has connected to their OBM installation.

    For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Contacts

    With the contacts users can create their own groups to keep their ever-growing lists much more easily managed. OBM also offers a fairly powerful search tool for when those contacts seem to be growing out of control.

    For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • To do lists

    If you like To Dos, you will like OBM. OBM does have a very powerful To Do tool that acts more like a project management tool than a simple to do list.

    For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Web mail

    And what groupware suite would be complete without a Webmail tool? OBM uses the MiniG Webmail tool but isn't as integrated into the system as the other tools. When users want to read Webmail they will be taken to another page.

    For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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OBM Calendar

This view of the calendar shows you upcoming events listed by resource.

For a full review of OBM, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

Image created by Jack Wallen for TechRepublic.

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