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Below is a comparison of the features available in the Colligo Contributor for SharePoint product line.

FEATURE Colligo for SharePoint
User Experience
Microsoft SharePoint style interface Yes Yes       Yes
Microsoft Outlook style interface Yes     Yes Yes  
Windows Explorer interface Yes   Yes      
Windows File Open/Save As Yes   Yes      
Windows Operating system colour scheme Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Options Panel to set sync & storage location options Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Search local store with Windows desktop search Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Breadcrumbs navigation & hyperlink to online site Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Multi-site synchronization Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Administration
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Microsoft® Office 2003 / 2007 / 2010 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows® 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Syncs with WSS 2.0 / 3.0, SharePoint Foundation, & SharePoint Server 2003 / 2007 / 2010 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Terminal Server support Yes Yes Single Session Yes Yes  
License model Per Seat Per Seat Per Seat Per Seat Per Seat Single Users Only
No server modifications required (client-only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quick user installation (under 10 MB) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Registry Configuration Editor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Configurable storage location on client Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Activation required Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MSI file configurable to define user settings Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Scripting or XML file to pre-define content for sync Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Optional silent background activation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Check For Updates button Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Localization
English (Default) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
French support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
German support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish (Castilian) support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish (Mexican) support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email Support
Smart file naming: Sender, Date-Time, Subject Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Sync Outlook folders with SharePoint doc libraries Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Email Send & File Yes     Yes Yes  
Drag-and-drop email/attachment to add in SharePoint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Copy Outlook folders Yes     Yes Yes  
Metadata (i.e. To, From, Date) mapped automatically Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Offline email caching Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Auto build of sub-folder tree Yes     Yes Yes  
Attachment upload replace with link Yes     Yes    
Send rules for attachments Yes     Yes    
Custom rules for attachments Yes     Yes    
Document Library Support
Basic Contributor Check-Out & Check-In for docs Yes Yes Yes Yes    
"Require Check Out" support for document libraries Yes Yes Yes Yes    
In-Place Records Management support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Document and form libraries (including InfoPath forms) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Document sets support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multiple content types including folder content types Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Picture libraries supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Database supports embedded references to other docs Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Drag-and-drop files to/from Windows Explorer Yes Yes Yes Yes   To Only
Drag-and-Drop folders between Windows & SharePoint Yes Yes Yes Yes To
SharePoint
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To Only
Drag-and-Drop files & folders Between SharePoint Sites Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Drag-and-drop multiple documents to add to library Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Default doc templates cached locally (for offline use) Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Edit documents & forms offline Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Copy SharePoint Content URL for Sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Copy SharePoint Doc ID URL for sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
List Support
Multiple list content types Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Custom lists Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Standard lists (Tasks, Issues, Events, Announcements, Contacts, Links, Agenda) Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Metadata Support
Enterprise managed metadata support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Keyword metadata support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Term store access/editing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Office 2007 / 2010 metadata support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Default folder-level metadata setting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Edit item properties (right-click) Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Add/edit metadata on multiple items Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Column Support
Editing of lookups (to columns in lists cached locally) Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Editing of multi-value lookups Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Text, Choice, Yes/No, Number, Currency, Date/Time,
Person or Group, Hyperlink or Picture
Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Calculated (read-only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lookups (read-only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Business Data Catalogue - BDC (read-only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View Support
Views (includes [Me] & [Today]) Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Filter, Group By, & Sort (including sorting rules) Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Content Selection
Internet Explorer toolbar button for sync selection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag-and-drop URL for sync selection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic addition of new lists & libraries to sync Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configuration file to pre-set sites & content to sync Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Library or list content selection for sync Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Folder-level content selection for sync Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
View-level content selection for sync Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Synchronization
Synchronization with SharePoint 2-Way 2-Way 2-Way 2-Way 1-Way 1-Way
Synchronize on folder or library viewing Yes Yes Yes Yes   1-Way
Synchronize on metadata update or document change Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Automatically disable background sync when offline Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Systray icon for sync control & status Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Filewise differential sync Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Manual sync Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Background sync on startup & configurable intervals Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Conflict resolution alerts for docs changed by multiple users Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Compare & merge Word docs for conflict resolution Yes Yes Yes Yes    
Window File Naming convention conflict resolution Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Security
Default Windows logon credentials Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User supplied credentials Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encryption of local credentials Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support of standard IIS authentication types Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSL (https://) supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Default storage location based on user profile Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Permissions enforced by SharePoint web services Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encryption of data in the local store Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
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