As the world’s favorite mail client, Microsoft Outlook is used in many scenarios, equally by students, small business sector and large companies all over the globe. It is perfect for organizing your mail, keeping track of calendar entries and works fine as a contact manager too. In larger organizations Outlook is often a part of a larger collaboration system. The Exchange Server – Outlook partnership enables co-workers to share Outlook folders between them and that makes them work faster and more efficiently. But what if I have to share Outlook only between two machines, e.g. a desktop and a laptop? Do I have to invest money in expensive server-based platforms in order to synchronize only two PCs? Obviously not. Internet is full of various third party solutions designed for Outlook synchronization. If we take a closer look at them, most of these applications are outdated and do not support the latest editions of Outlook. The other ones are simply too complicated for a person who is not an IT specialist. Luckily a brand new solution has been developed by CodeTwo recently. It is called CodeTwo Outlook Sync, it’s for free, works with all the latest versions of Outlook and even a child would know how to use it.  What is more, there’s no doubt CodeTwo Outlook Sync is a high-quality software, since it was developed by a company that holds several Microsoft certificates and is well experienced in creating reliable Outlook add-ins.

Perhaps you have already delved into the Internet in search of a synchronization tool that could save you time and effort of keeping your iCloud data up-to-date in Outlook. Here comes the good news, you can breathe a sigh of relief as you have just found the right application. CodeTwo Sync for iCloud will help you automatically synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendars, contacts and tasks with the corresponding iCloud folders.

We have just released a new update for CodeTwo Public Folders, our Outlook and mobile device synchronization software. Version 5.3.0 contains 2 new features (Support for attachments in items synchronized to the Client App for Android and Option for changing timeout for Client App for Android synchronization) and 8 minor fixes - you can view a detailed list on the version history page. The update is free for all version 5.x license owners. We recommend that users download the latest installer and update their Syncing Master and all client and mobile applications by simply installing the new version on top of the old one. All settings and licensing information will stay untouched. The new version of the Android mobile apps can be downloaded from Google Play Store: If you have any sales or technical questions regarding CodeTwo Public Folders make sure to contact our Support team. Download CodeTwo Public Folders 5.3.0 Learn how to update CodeTwo products Contact CodeTwo Support

UPDATE: We are sorry, but CodeTwo AutoConfig and  CodeTwo Attach Unblocker mentioned in this article have been discontinued. You can check the list of currently available CodeTwo products here. We are presenting 5 top wanted freewares from CodeTwo, designed for Microsoft Outlook users*. The list below depicts the most frequently downloaded Outlook boosters that you can find on CodeTwo's website and many popular on-line software services, such as Cnet, PC World, Brothersoft or Tucows. Check out the ranking below and find out why people esteem these apps!

It's been roughly 4 months since we released our previous program and we're ready to present a totally new stuff! Ladies and Gentelmen - please welcome CodeTwo Outlook Sync! It has been designed to live up to requirements of thousands of users worldwide who need a simple, logical and ridiculously easy-to-use sharing tool for Microsoft Outlook. The program will let you sync Outlook between two computers with a few clicks. And.. yes! It's also available in a free version.

CodeTwo Public Folders is a versatile collaboration tool for Microsoft Outlook users that enables sharing all Outlook items across local network and between multiple PCs. It allows companies of small and mid sector to save a lot of money on IT services, since no server deployment and maintenance is required in this case. For less than $500, an average office can get a professional collaboration system that streamlines teamwork in Microsoft Outlook and makes every employee work faster and more efficient. See the video below to get a grip of how it works: In this article we will cover only a small selection of possibilities this program gives you and we will explain how to improve project management and work efficiency while working on tasks in Microsoft Outlook. Step 1: Arrange the folders in Outlook Let's start with building the right Outlook folder tree structure. As you can see in the picture above CodeTwo Public Folders lets you create public folders in the exact same way as it is done with private items. Every folder appearing in the C2Public Folders section is by default visible to all users in the network. If the access rights are not changed by the administrator, users can read, modify and delete public folders whenever they want. What's more all changes are synchronized with other machines in real time. Step 2: Assign smaller tasks to team members In this example we have split the whole office into two teams: Team Green and Team Red. Every team has its tasks grouped in projects and assigned to team members. The advantage of this method is that every project can be divided into smaller stages (tasks). This organizes teamwork in a better way and results in good job performance and quality. Step 3: Keep a diary of your work Thanks to CodeTwo Public Folders team members and managers can monitor the progress of the given project, since all changes are replicated to other machines in real time. Team members only need to update the status of a given assignment and keep a log of everything what's completed within the task (as shown below). Note that all data is synchronized together with the task, including documents and other files attached by users. Step 4 (optional) Set access rights for public folders in Outlook This collaboration model can also be enriched with access rights set up allowing team leaders to decide who can view, edit or delete Outlook items synchronized with CodeTwo Public Folders. These settings are easily accessible from the machine equipped with the Syncing Master module - a sort of brain in every CodeTwo Public Folders network. Learn more about the Administration Panel of CodeTwo Public Folders Try out for free If you want to test these settings live, feel free to evaluate the program at no cost. The 30-day fully functional trial version of CodeTwo Public Folders is available at www.codetwo.com. More about CodeTwo Public Folders See how to install the program Other Outlook and Exchange addins by CodeTwo CodeTwo Home

Just a few days ago we have released an update to CodeTwo Outlook Sync, one of our Outlook synchronization add-ons, which enables synchronizing Outlook folders between two machines on the local network. Although the program is extremely easy-to-use and the initial config usually takes no longer than five minutes, we thought it would be a good idea to drop you some hints about choosing the right synchronization type, which we think is the most tricky part of the synchronization setup. During the installation, your main concern would be that after the first synchronization, the synced data on two PCs looks exactly the way you wanted – with no duplicates or lost items. To achieve that, you need to be sure you understand the difference between the synchronization types the program offers. During the installation, the configuration wizard will ask you to choose between three synchronization types, as shown below: Fig. 3. The synchronization types in CodeTwo Outlook Sync.

My brother told me recently that he wants to share documents with his workers but the word 'synchronization' gives him the shivers. For the majority of people 'synchronization' or 'sync' smell like corporate, Japanese, big time, Blackberrian language only wise teenagers or IT geeks can understand. Take it easy! It's simple, trust me. I will make your shivers go away, just continue reading. Synchronization is common in nature and everyday life - marching soldiers, dancers, synchronized watches, oarsmen. So basically the same things happen in different places at the same time. If you synchronize your computers and their files, you have the same amount of data on different machines, at the same time. If you change anything on one computer, it is also changed on another one. Why do you need this? To enhance your teamwork (common calendars, inboxes, lists of tasks, common contacts and databases) - all is done automatically and in real time. You don't have to tell your secretary and workers you are out of town on Friday - they already know it because your calendars and documents are in sync!