Microsoft's new Outlook app is dubbed as the best email app by the media and the new revamp of Outlook Express is touted to bring Microsoft to the forefront of award winning apps, making the Richmond, Seattle-based tech firm a leading iOS-Android developer.
The revamped Outlook has both big and small businesses in mind. Here is a list of highlighed features as compiled by Scarab Media:
- A rich webmail interface optimized for desktops and tablets
- An integrated instant messaging system
- Collaboration and groupware features (contacts, calendars, tasks and notes)
- File storage
- Detailed reporting
- Email and chat archiving
- Intrusion detection/prevention
- Advanced synchronization with third-party email clients (Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.) and mobile devices (Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phones, etc.)
- Despite the rich features, the EU Parliament has firewalled Microsoft's revamped Outlook apps due to concerns related to privacy and 'serious security issues.
But it's not just the EU that has problems with Microsoft's new Outlook apps. For example, the University of Wisconsin disabled the app since the University does not keep a tab on the cloud service, which is a distinct security risk to the University community.
The new Outlook apps for iOS and Android were unveiled last week, and is a reworked edition of an Acompli mail app. Microsoft bought out Acompli in December for $200 million.
The recently launched Outlook app for iOS and Android is an email aggregator inbox for users on Google, iCloud, Outlook and Yahoo mail accounts. It has also climbed to the standard of use preferred by professionals and computer personnel.
Outlook app is compatible with Dropbox, Box and Microsoft's One Drive. This enables users to store attachments for sending. Analysts say that on the whole, the features for Microsoft's Outlook app is efficient and gets the job done nicely, making it one of the best email apps available on the market.
