Features

Real-Time Calendar and Schedule Management

		Easy to schedule people, resources, and conference rooms in one step
		Allows users to view and schedule meetings in "real time" without replication
		Provides up-to-date information for users making scheduling decisions
		Supports resource management through the current iCalendar data model

Access Calendar Information Anywhere

		Easy to access calendar information via a web browser with Sun Web Access
		Any platform or device with GUI-based HTML browser can access the Sun Calendar Server product
		Supports remote access to calendars using dial-up capabilities
		Provides all the server-side functionality needed to support multiple calendar views

Designated Access Control

		Makes it easy for users to configure and set the permissions they grant to others
		Allows users to view or modify other calendars (with access rights)
		Access control includes view or modify permissions for calendar
		Provides rich and flexible access control mechanism so that events can be declared public, semi-private, or private
		Access control attributes can be set, cleared or modified on a per-event basis; semi-private events are kept confidential, but will not be viewed as free-time

Scalable and Flexible Architecture

		Complete new design including multithreading and standards implementation for interoperability
		Low memory requirements and optimized Calendar Store for fast lookup
		Supports tens of thousands of users on a single server
		Can be configured in a distributed server-to-server architecture
		Allows users to access other calendars on any server in the network
		Supports unlimited number of invites with no degradation in service

Support Internet Standards

		Provides web client access via HTTP and HTML
		Supports IETF iCalendar data model for Calendar store in 1.0 release
		Designed to support iTIP, iRIP and iMIP and includes a rudimentary implementation of these protocols (these interfaces are not, however, publicly exposed for use with the 1.0 product)
		Actively involved with the IETF CAP requirements and preliminary definition, and plan to support CAP as soon as it is available
		Supports Common Desktop Environment (CDE) calendaring environment, including the use of the CDE calendar client (dtcm) currently being offered by SunTM and various other UNIX vendors

Calendar Store Standards

		Stores single IETF calendar data on a central server and not the user's workstation, laptop computer, etc.
		Users and users' data can be distributed among multiple instances of the Sun Calendar Server
		No data or calendar store replication is necessary
		Individual calendars and the overall calendar database can be arbitrarily large -- Sun Calendar Server software places no constraints on either

Maintenance and Administration

		Maintenance and administration are carried out through utilities that communicate with the server via the network
		Maintenance and administration can be centralized or managed from remote locations
		Includes command-line utilities that enable administration tasks to be automated
		Individual calendars may be backed up, copied to alternate servers, or stored in an offline mode that allows subsequent restoration, differential modes of access or archiving
		Supports online maintenance operations without taking any calendar server downtime or loss of service to users connected to the server

Flexible Client Support

		Sun Web Access provides ubiquitous, Internet-based access that allows your calendar server information to be available from any HTML compatible web browser or device
		Common Desktop Environment (CDE) calendaring client provides LAN-based access with feature-rich functionality
		Third party providers may offer tools and facilities to enable developers to build synchronization services that can connect Sun Calendar Server with other devices
		Synchronization services may be available, but are separate and not included with the product
		Plan to support CAP protocol to support low-bandwidth, thin, and disconnected clients

User Self-Administration

		Users can create their own groups and share them with other users
		Users can manage designated permissions granted to other users
		Users can configure their own client parameters

Free-time Search

		Fully supports calendar multibrowsing for searching a user's availability
		Advanced search and group scheduling functions are expected with CAP clients

Migration Tools

Offer migration kit for Solaris CDE calendar

Platforms Support

Supports Solaris 2.6 Solaris 7 Operating Environment software on both SPARC and Intel platforms.