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Outlook HelpDesk 5.0

Outlook HelpDesk tracks work orders, helpdesk tickets or other issues. Tickets can be assigned to a person, minutes worked is tracked and the type of problem can be categorized. Closed tickets are stored in a database with a report generator. The application consists of a public folder with views, an html-page that adds searching functionality, a database that holds closed tickets and a report generator that creates an dynamic OLAP cube. The database is in MS Access format (MS Access not required) that is totally open for customization. The report generator uses MS Excel Web Components. Reports with pivot tables and graphs can be saved and customized both with colors, types, data formats very much like the MS Excel application and using many of the same skills. Graphs can be saved and exported to jpeg picture files. The front end web page includes a complete text search within all open tickets. Tickets can be printed, forwarded and used to create a personal Task (which in turn can be synchronized with most PDA devices) The standard MS Outlook Permissions can be used to ensure that only some people can add new problem types or caller categories. Can be used for both in-house and external Helpdesk situations. The application can be used to have users can enter tickets themselves but the application has been designed with a call-center HelpDesk in mind.

This software is a shareware. You will be able to download and test Outlook HelpDesk during a certain period of time, then, if it does what you need, you will have to acquire the full version. The trial version available for download on www.softandco.com has a size of 52 KBytes. For additional information and support request, please contact directly Outlook HelpDesk publisher.

Outlook HelpDesk 5.0 was released by Peter Kalmstrom, NCP AB on Monday 13 January 2003. Its known requirements are : MS Outlook 2002, MS Exchange Server.

Outlook HelpDesk will run on Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.