Comparison of Outlook 2010, OWA 2010, and Outlook 2011 Features*

* Reprinted with permission from Steve Goodman

Feature	Feature Description	Outlook 2010 Client	OWA 2010 SP1	Outlook 2011 Client
AD Rights Management Services	Protects messages from unauthorised access.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Address Book Defaults	Allows a default address list (such as Contacts, GAL) to be chosen	Yes	Yes (Limited)	No
Autodiscover Compatibility	Automatic setup of Exchange account	Yes	N/A	Yes
Auto Archive	Automatically moves older items to a local PST	Yes	N/A	No
Calendar Preview in Meeting Requests	Meeting requests show a preview of adjacent or conflicting appointments	Yes	No	Yes
Conversation Actions	Ignore and Clean Up/Delete buttons	Yes	Yes	No
Conversation View	Improved Conversation Threading	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cross Forest Mailbox Move Support	Auto reconfigure using auto discover	Yes	Yes	Yes
CSV Contacts Import/Export	Import/ Export CSV files in a standard format	Yes	No	Yes
Distribution Group Management	Management of memberships of Exchange Distribution Groups	Yes	Yes	No
Distribution Group Expansion	Expand DGs before sending to see all members	Yes	No	No
Enhanced Out of Office	Set external/internal message and from/to date range	Yes	Yes	Yes
Export PST	Allow PST files to be created and data exported	Yes	No	No
Federated Sharing Compatibility	Integration to allow access to remote calendar, share local calendar	Yes	Yes	Yes
Group Schedule View	Combine Multiple Calendars in One View	Yes	No	Yes
Import PST	Allow PST files to be imported to the mailbox	Yes	No	Yes
Instant Search	Fast searching using pre-built search index	Yes	Yes	Yes (Using Spotlight)
Integrated E-Mail Archive	Online Archive Access	Yes	Yes	No
Internet Calendar Sharing/Subscription	iCal Calendar Sharing/Server Side Subscription	Yes	Yes	No
MailTips	Server side mail tips for OOF, Large DG, permissions to send or comments	Yes	Yes	No
Multiple Exchange Accounts	Multiple accounts with different servers or domains	Yes	No	Yes
Offline Address Book	OAB access and download	Yes	N/A	Yes
Office Communicator Integration	Start converations video, call IM	Yes	Yes (IM)	Yes
Outlook Contact Card Photo and Voice Description	GAL Photos and UM Name along with availability	Yes	No	No
Outlook Social Connector	Plugins for Facebook, LinkedIn	Yes	No	No
Quick Actions	Macros to perform multiple or common actions at once	Yes	No	No
Quick View	Allows viewing of compatible attachments without leaving Outlook	Yes	Yes	Yes (OS 10.6 required)
Resend Message	Resend button allows you to resend an email	Yes	No	Yes (with SP1)
Retention and Archive Policy Management	Set and view retention policy for folders	Yes	Yes	No
Ribbon Interface	Office Fluent User Interface	Yes	No	Yes
Right-Hand Preview Pane	Message preview shown to the right of messages	Yes	Yes	No
Roaming Autocomplete List	Stored Nicknames on the server	Yes	Yes	Yes
RSS Aggregator	Subscribe to RSS Feeds from Outlook	Yes	No	No
Scheduling Assistance / Availability Service Integration	Real time calendar view for meeting and room bookings	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server-side Junk E-mail List	Modification of server side junk email allow/block list	Yes	Yes	No
Server-side rules	Modification of server side inbox rules	Yes	Yes	Yes (with SP1)
Text Messaging through ActiveSync	Access and Send Text Messages via compatible WinMo 6.5 Device	Yes	Yes	No
Unified Inbox	Combined view of Inbox across multiple email accounts.	No	N/A	Yes
Voicemail Play On Phone	UM play voicemail on phone	Yes	Yes	No
Voting Buttons	Allows approval of moderated messages or voting on user generated emails.	Yes	No	No

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Comparison of Outlook 2010, OWA 2010, and Outlook 2011 Features*

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