Overview Presentation
Connect Daily is a web calendar and resource management software that empowers you to either schedule events and resources online or deploy the system on your own server. Connect Daily can definitely improve the way scheduling is done in your organization.
Tons of Features
Connect Daily has an impressive set of features. Someone who got used to Google or Yahoo Calendar for instance, will get blown away. Connect Daily plays in a different league. Google and Yahoo Calendar are powerful, but work great for personal or very limited enterprise use only. Connect Daily offers lots more than these free calendars. For example, when adding events, resources can be assigned to events and conflicts can be easily pinpointed and taken care of. The calendars offer daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views. It is also possible to create individual and combined calendars. Other features include: repeating events, email notifications and reminders (public and private), customizable appearance, multi-level security, and document attachments on events.
The Interface
The general appearance of Connect Daily is perhaps the biggest drawback. The interface is rather “old school” and unfortunately, even though the tool has the prerequisites of a strong web calendar, the look and feel may overshadow the feature set. Many customers focus mainly on appearance and that kind of customer will probably pass on Connect Daily. The truth is, people tend to purchase the most appealing software products, even though they may have major cons.
Third-Party Integration
Connect Daily can be seamlessly integrated with other tools, in several ways. First of all, it supports LDAP and MS Active Directory, complies with 508 standards and supports AJAX. The system lets you also import iCal files and supports export to Excel and MS Outlook.
The Bottom Line
For every organization that needs a robust event scheduling/web calendar solution, Connect Daily deserves a test drive. The application stands out of the free calendars out there and even though the interface looks dated, the product’s strengths overcome its look.