Central Desktop delivers Outlook plug-in

02.04.2009
Central Desktop has enhanced its eponymous Web-hosted collaboration suite with a plug-in for Outlook that the company believes increases its viability as a SharePoint alternative.

Microsoft Outlook is the desktop e-mail program of about 70 percent of Central Desktop's 270,000 end-users. Because Central Desktop has designed its suite as a less-expensive and easier-to-manage option to Microsoft SharePoint, developing this Outlook plug-in was a must, said CEO Isaac Garcia.

"Outlook is the focal point of how people interact with SharePoint," he said. "SharePoint alternatives need synchronization with Outlook. Now, we've bridged that gap with this deep and wide Outlook integration."

The new plug-in will let users bidirectionally synchronize their task lists and calendars between Central Desktop and Outlook.

In addition, the plug-in lets users automate through pre-established rules the delivery of e-mail messages from Outlook to Central Desktop folders. This can also be done on an ad-hoc basis.

All existing Central Desktop customers can download the plug-in for free now from the company's .