Features

Schemax Calendar Enterprise Schemax Calendar Standard Outlook 2003 Calendar Outlook 2007 Calendar Notes
Display
Maximum Display Range 12 months 12 months 1 month 1 month
Tooltips for Appointments yes yes partial partial Outlook does not always provide tool tips
Toggle working hours and 24x7 yes yes partial partial Outlook does not let you show working hours only in month view
Calendar View yes yes partial partial Outlook appointments are unreadable when more than a few resources are displayed
Timeline View yes yes no no
Bar Chart View yes yes no no Schemax Calendar's bar chart show resource activity levels and can be displayed for individual resources or can be aggregated to show group activity.
Filter appointments based on categories yes yes yes yes
Combine Calendars yes yes no partial Schemax Calendar provides semi-transparent overlays that are true overlays. Outlook 2007's overlay mode places appointments side-by-side within a time period.
Navigation
Range Modes Unlimited Unlimited Day/week/month Day/week/month
Zoom and Pan yes yes no no
Reference Calendar yes yes no no
Appointment Colors
Free/busy yes yes partial partial Outlook does not use free/busy colors in monthly views.
Resource yes yes partial partial Outlook 2007 only colors appointments by resource in calendar overlay mode.
Category yes yes partial partial Outlook 2003 does not associate categories and colors.  Outlook 2007 does not show category colors in all views.
Scheduling Meetings
Book Meetings yes yes yes yes Schemax Calendar helps you book meetings by combining calendars in an overlay.
Open Meetings yes yes yes yes
Identify Scheduling Conflicts yes yes yes yes Schemax Calendar's calendar overlay helps avoid conflicts. Outlook 2007 has a Scheduling Assistant but overlays are limited to a minimum of a day.
ID Meeting Rooms with Sufficient Capacity yes yes no partial Outlook 2007 does not consider additional attendees not in address list (e.g. clients etc.)
Resource Types
Personal Folders yes yes yes yes
Public Folders (Exchange) yes yes yes yes
Exchange Mailboxes yes yes yes yes
Synchronization
Automation yes yes yes yes Schemax Calendar Enterprise enables user to set synchronization interval for each group.
Compatibility
Outlook 2003 yes yes yes -
Outlook 2007 yes yes - yes
Exchange 2003 yes no partial partial Exchange 2003 does not support Scheduling Assistant
Exchange 2007 yes no partial yes Outlook 2003 does not include Scheduling Assistant