So Many Questions - the Community Provides the Answers

Do you have all answers to the following questions? The EMEA Summit is all about the content of our labs, as community we certainly provide answers to as many of your questions as we can:

Q: What is the difference in unplanned downtime between GroupWise and Exchange?
Q: How much time does it take before my users can use Teaming + Conferencing effectively?
Q: Nokia has announced to step away from mobile sync solutions, should we even look at GroupWise Mobile Server? Is there a future?
Q: For some reasons we've so many (different) workstations and laptops, can we still deploy Windows with just one image?
Q: Which file system on Linux should we use for GroupWise? There are so many choices: Reiser, Ext3, XFS, NSS, which is best?
 
You can find more questions as well as the answers from the community here...
  
Q: What is the difference in unplanned downtime between GroupWise and Exchange? You can find a real-life answer in Herbi's blog at www.open-horizons.net/blog/herbi/exchange-vs-groupwise-unplanned-downtimes and of course in Lab050 - Clustering GroupWise on Linux and Lab250 - Optimizing Servers for Groupwise
Q: How much time does it take before my users can use Teaming + Conferencing effectively? The answer can be found in the new Lab620 - Teaming + Conferencing for Powerusers - Get More Done with T+C, aimed at IT-Pro's and IT-Experts - it could be as easy as logging into the system.
Q: Now that Nokia has announced that they will step away from mobile sync solutions, should we even look at GroupWise Mobile Server? Is there a future?

The announcement from Nokia has raised a lot of eyebrows, both within Novell and even within Nokia/Intellisync. The reality is that GMS will be supported for another two years, however alternatives must of course now be considered. Novell is working on some final answers within the next few weeks, probably before the Summit. Anyway, Lab580 - GroupWise Mobile Server on Linux or Windows - Does it Really Matter? will provide the answers to this and so many other questions, join us to learn more.

Even better, both RIM/BlackBerry as well as Notify will join us for the Summit and they do have a lot of answers already for many years!
Q: For some reasons we've so many (different) workstations and laptops, can we still deploy Windows with just one image? Yes, you can, just have a look at how ENGl can help you with this tsk in their Lab660 - Automated Windows deployment with ZENworks and ENGL Imaging Toolkit - ENGL, which will save you a LOT of time and money!
Q: Which file system on Linux should we use for GroupWise? There are so many choices: Reiser, Ext3, XFS, NSS, which is best? The final answer will be give by our expert Sander van Vugt in his lab Lab430 - Choosing, Testing and Configuring the Best Linux File System for GroupWise
Q: We really need to cut our communication costs, is there a solution to integrate VoIP with GroupWise? There certainly are several solutions, one of the most interesting new solutions will be used in Lab450 - Open Beta SKyCOM lab - LIMITED SEATS!!! - SKyPRO. As this is an Open beta, you can even influence the final product release!
Q: Why did Novell make so many changes to ZENworks, it seems more difficult now? The reality check will be delivered during Lab260 - ZENworks 10 - Installation, Configuration, Discovery, and Deployment, where you will learn how easily you can create a good infrastructure for your organization.
Q: Is the Advanced Workflow option in Teaming + Conferencing really worth it's money? Real-life answer: our Open Horizons Magazine could not have been created by all these authors from all over the world without it, more in Lab630 - Using Advanced Workflow and Forms in Teaming
Q: Do you and your colleagues already use the Vault, GPS, PIN messaging and all the other cool features of the BlackBerry? Learn all about the many features of the BlackBerry devices in the unique newly developed Lab530 - BlackBerry Poweruser - Get More Done with your BlackBerry - RIM. Will this be the birth of "The BlackBerry Powerguide"?
Q: I've heard there are so many new features in GroupWise 8, what is the best way to introduce them to our users? Well, the answer to this important question is provided in Lab540 - Boost Your Productivity with GroupWise 8 as well as in the new "The GroupWise Powerguide - Second Edition", which will be available soon!
Q: Can we connect other systems to the Teaming + Conferencing server? How? Two questions, one answer: yes you can, just follow our new Lab640 - Development for Teaming using the Web Service Interface
Q: How long does it take to install a new Teaming + Conferencing Environment? What hardware do I need? The answer comes from Lab190 - Installing & deploying Novell Teaming + Conferencing - it could under 15 minutes and in most cases need only one server (compare that to some other solutions ;-)
Q: For many reasons we use Active Directory, can we still use GroupWise as our collaboration platform? How can we manipulate the address book data and more? Have a look at this Lab550 - Using Novell Identity Manager with GroupWise, our expert speakers will certainly offer all the answers.
Q: ZENworks has always been important for our organization, what are the benefits of the latest  version for us? You can really learn how to make your organization more effective and efficient during the Hands-On Lab270 - ZENworks Core Services, as our expert speakers have all the answers.
Q: Teaming looks nice, however we have been using GroupWise for so long - what's the overlap and why should we use Teaming + Conferencing as well? Our experts will discuss these and more in Lab570 - Get all the tricks to integrate your Teaming into GroupWise!, where you will see that both the current version GW7 as well as the new GW8 have a lot to offer when combined with Teaming + Conferencing.
Q: We've some new IT administrators and they don't seem to have a lot of expertise on GroupWise - are there enough people with the right knowledge? Well, this is true indeed - the advantage of GroupWise being low-maintenance also poses a risk - what do we do when something goes wrong and we need to understand what's going on? The answers can all be found in the new Lab680 - Back to the Roots: GroupWise Administration
Q: Some people tell me that a BlackBerry environment is a closed blackbox? Well, on the contrary, this weird idea has been in the market for too long. Follow our  Lab120 - Beyond BlackBerry Enterprise Server Quick Start Edition RIM and you learn the reality - it has never been easier to connect your mobile devices to any other sourde in a secure way than today!
Q: Backup and restore of collaboration solutions always seem to give you a headache, any help available? During Lab600 - No one knows GroupWise Backup like Tay does - GWAVA our two experts will have all the answers for you - using standard options within GroupWise as well as partner solutions backup and restore could take minutes instead of hours.
Q: Houston, we have a problem - we need to archive our collaboration data for compliance as well as for discovery. Any help available? Also, what's all the talk about stubbing? When archiving GroupWise data in a way that is compliant with rules and regulations, you really need to have a look Lab440 - Top 10 reasons your really need to know about M+Archive - Messaging Architects and Lab610 - Archive your GroupWise data - it's more than just archiving - GWAVA. Both partners offer great solutions and will (soon) support stubbing as well, so make sure to get up to speed fast on this important issue with these two labs!
Q: Our GroupWise system is not easily connected to other systems, we need more ways to integrate with other systems. Any help available? Certainly, in Lab520 - Beyond E-mail: CRM, ERP and Third-party Integration for GroupWise 8 - Omni will show what you can already do today - connection GroupWise to SugarCRM, SharePoint, Siebel and so much more in the only right way - at the back-end and not at the front-end!
Q: Our GroupWise system has been so stable, we don't have many problems. However, if we will encounter any problems, is there any help out there? We're very lucky that this year we will be joined by not one, but two GroupWise Support Engineers, who will explain how to troubleshoot and solve problems during the Lab060 - Advanced Troubleshooting with Novell Support, which is a follow-up to our Great Troubleshooting Contest on Tuesday evening.
Q: We need some extra tools and can't spend a lot of money. Is everything buyware, where do I find free tools? For some problems you might be able to find budget to buy a solution, however there are these challenges that should be solved without spending (too much) mony. In Lab220 - Freeware Tools for the GroupWise Administrator you will learn where to find them.
Q: OK, GroupWise WebAccess is pretty good compared to other webbased solutions, however it does not fit into our policies - colors are wrong and several features we would like to limit. How can we do that? Learn more on how to solve this often heard request during Lab310 - Pimp Your WebAccess - Customization & Personalization. This is also very interesting for Novell partners, as it is an easy way to create a better experience for your customers as well as make some (more) money ;-)
Q: GroupWise 7 client install has not always been painless, how can we make this easier when we deploy GroupWise 8? Real expertise, real life scenarios, it's the basis of this all new Lab510 - Digesting the GroupWise 8 Windows Client, presented by one of the most well known Novell Forum guru's in the world!
Q: Migrating our servers from GroupWise 7 to GroupWise 8, anything special I need to know? The server upgrade of GroupWise has almost always been pretty straightforward when moving from one version to another, often hardware would  not even have to be replaced. The Lab560 - Upgrading to GroupWise Bonsai will prepare you for your upcoming upgrade, so you can keep that same confident feeling about the future.
Q: OK, people always tell me GroupWise is secure, what do you mean with this? Is there a need to make this even more secure? Good question, the answers will be provided in the all new Lab590 - Securing your GroupWise system - checki in for a real thorough security check!
Q: We need to prove that GroupWise is indeed as reliable as is being claimed, how can we do this without spending a lot of money? Money is indeed important, strangely enough failure of other solutions are allowed to be solved by spending a lot of money, proving that GroupWise does an excellent job should not costs any money. In Lab670 - Monitoring GroupWise and SLES with open source monitoring systems you cna learn how to achieve this goal.
 
As you can see, the EMEA Summit offers all the answers to almost all questions about Teaming + Conferencing, ZENworks, OES2, GroupWise and of course the Partner solutions. If your question was not addressed above, just send that to me aterno@open-horizons.net and we will find a way to solve this as well. Meanwhile, if you need an overview per category, have a look here:
 
We're certain you realize the strength of the community in providing the answers to so many questions. This will be the 5th time we will deliver such a great event and we hope that you or one of your colleagues, friends or customers will join us at the EMEA Summit. Please don't wait too long, as seating is limited, and register today at www.emeasummit.net/register!
 
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