Is BCM 2007 for Outlook 2007 a big improvement?

[Guest]

I initially used BCM with Outlook 2003 and it seemed to have so many problems
that it was unclear that MS would actually fix it moving forward, so I quit
using it.

Has MS actually fixed it, is it more usuable? Is it more integrated into
Outlook, because before it just felt like a separate applcation that just
happend to build a new contact folder.

My Issues before were:
1. It was incredibly slow
2. It wasn't Exchange compatible
3. It really was missing much of the functionality of many contact managers

If BCM is still a pain, are there any contact manager/CRM solutions that
work well with Outlook?

Geoffry

 

[mrtimpeterson via OfficeKB.com]

Geoffry,

Check out this easy to use alternative to BCM @ www.avidian.com

-THP

 

[Guest]

I'd pass on Avidian Prophet. BCM 2007 is much better. I've used both.

 

[Luther]

I initially used BCM with Outlook 2003 and it seemed to have so many problems
that it was unclear that MS would actually fix it moving forward, so I quit
using it.

Has MS actually fixed it, is it more usuable? Is it more integrated into
Outlook, because before it just felt like a separate applcation that just
happend to build a new contact folder.

My Issues before were:
1. It was incredibly slow
2. It wasn't Exchange compatible
3. It really was missing much of the functionality of many contact managers

If BCM is still a pain, are there any contact manager/CRM solutions that
work well with Outlook?

Geoffry

Some people were happy before. For some people, v 3/2007 added the
feature they needed. For others, v3 still doesn't meet the bar.

BCM has been Exchange compatible since v1 SP1.

Performance will depend on the particulars of your hardware, running
software, and data. In my experience Office 2007 requires more
hardware than Office 2003. On the other hand, some BCM operations have
gotten faster in 2007.

Software vendors will always point to some feature they have and their
competitors do not.

So in the end, it somes down to: is it good enough for you?