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What is OpenText GroupWise?

Micro Focus GroupWise is a complete collaboration software solution that provides email, scheduling, instant messaging, task management, contact management, and document management functions.

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Micro Focus GroupWise is a complete collaboration software solution that provides email, scheduling, instant messaging, task management, contact management, and document management functions.


Seller Details
Seller
OpenText
Ownership
NASDAQ:OTEX
Phone
-7842
Year Founded
1991
HQ Location
Waterloo, ON
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$3,109
Twitter
@OpenText
22,265 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
22,756 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims its products at addressing information management requirements, including management of large volumes of content, compliance with regulatory requirements, and mobile and online experience management.

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Pravin C.
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Pravin C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"All in one collaboration tool"
It is a very easy-to-use platform. The interface is easy to navigate
Dilwar S.
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Dilwar S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"It always help a lot ."
The best part is a long discussion. That help you to boost
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Marius R.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"An amazing and complete communication tool with wide functions."
Micro Focus GroupWise is the best joint effort programming that gives all that we want to our business or association under one tool. They have hig...
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Micro Focus GroupWise is the best joint effort programming that gives all that we want to our business or association under one tool. They have highlights that are extremely rearranged and simple to utilize and incorporate a few elements that are exceptionally special and more successful than some other general applications. It assists us with saving time by playing out the errand rapidly and productively. Extremely simple to utilize. It has a ton of pleasant elements that you find with Outlook and, surprisingly, more than the general Gmail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Micro Focus GroupWise expects time to get familiar with its highlights and different kind of applications so the individual who utilizes the application initially should have to get legitimate preparation and information about their elements to become acclimated to them. Now and again, there are issues while dealing with the PC which influence our entire data and information. In some cases, running is exceptionally mind-boggling and challenging to synchronize the messages. Micro Focus GroupWise needs to work on its speed on PC. Some usefulness worries should be settled. Some of the time we get locked out and must be revived back to get into which is baffling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Micro Focus GroupWise is a finished wide arrangement of devices and highlights for synchronization of our work from various organizations and associations. They assist us with associating with the inward and the outer servers as per our prerequisites. It permits total and complete administration of our framework and the instruments. Micro Focus GroupWise is best suggested because it is a superb and complete expansive arrangement of features that gives us everything inside one tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pravin C.
PC
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

It is a very easy-to-use platform. The interface is easy to navigate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

The user interface is bit outdated and clunky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

It addresses a communication and productivity challenges, providing streamlined communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dilwar S.
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Influencer's Marketing Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

The best part is a long discussion. That help you to boost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Helo and boost you. It a easy of use I must recommend . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

It help you to get all the data in a single platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JC
Software Developer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Micro Focus GroupWise is the best collaboration software that provides everything that we need for our business or organization under one platform. They have features that are very simplified and easy to use and include some features that are very unique and effective than any other general app. It helps us to save time by performing the task quickly and efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Micro Focus GroupWise requires time to learn its features and different sort of apps so that person who uses the app first must need to get proper training and knowledge about their features to get used to them. Sometimes there are problems while working on the PC which affects our whole information and data. Sometimes running and synchronizing the emails is very complex and difficult. Micro Focus GroupWise needs to improve its speed on PC. There are some functionality concerns that need to be solved. Sometimes we get locked out and have to be refreshed back to get into which is frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Micro Focus GroupWise is best recommended because it is an excellent and complete broad set of tools that provide us with everything within one platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Micro Focus GroupWise is a complete broad set of tools and the features for synchronization of our work from different companies and organizations. They help us to connect to the internal and the external servers according to our requirements. It allows complete and total management of our system and the tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TR
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Very easy to use. It has a lot of nice features that you find with Outlook and even more than the general gmail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

The management took some getting use to but once it was learned it wasn't so bad. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

At this point, there are no problems. Benefits are onsite management and scalability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SP
Engineer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

A complete system of tools for work synchronize emails from different companies.

Connect to the external and internal servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Performance problems on PC, run and synchronize emails from different systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sort and synchronize emails from a local and external server, each user works separately on a PC, and all users communicate within the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
UH
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Feels complete, allows for total management of software needs. Saves time. Efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Could certainly improve overall speed on PC. Some functionality concerns within. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Try several different options before making a final decision. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mass client communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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BH
Staff Accountant
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

I like the options for proxy access that are available. This feature makes it easy to access a group mailbox or another user's account while they are out. The layout and interface are easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

GroupWise seems to be behind and does not offer as many solutions as other email platforms. I would like to see a better shared calendar platform and better integration with other products. We use a cloud ERP system that is able to integrate with various email platforms, however, GroupWise is not compatible. I would like to see an option to integrate the two together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

I find it helpful to sort mail into different mailboxes by category and the search feature is very helpful when looking for past communications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
AM
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

GroupWise has served us well for over 20 years now. It's been a rock solid platform, with very little downtime that wasn't scheduled. We've never had to perform major maintenance on this in 20 years, which is unheard of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

GroupWise was once a popular product, with numerous third party tools available, and a large number of consultants and suppliers would be able to resell and support it. Nowadays it's become very niche, and we have struggled to justify maintaining the product over the last 4-5 years, and this year we sadly migrate away due to the cost to maintain being near identical to an O365 migration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Make sure you have compared the costs of implementing, running, and maintaining GroupWise. Find a good partner and make sure they have a commitment to the product long term Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have had a fully featured corporate email solution for 20 years, it has allowed the business to grow in the early days when some customers and suppliers didn't even have a corporate email system. We have maintained a secure and reliable message store holding critical data in both emails and documents, with no real need to ever take the data out of GroupWise. Fully indexed and searchable, we've used it as our first port of call to get access to critical contract data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

The Mobility of Groupwise - it is relatively easy to download from Play and use on my phone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

The menus are not intuitive - it is challenging to set up Out of Office replies. Sharing calendars and mailboxes is difficult Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Email, Calendar, Meeting scheduling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
AL
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

We are on the phone and can't always go and talk to someone at their desk. Great tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Once in a while someone gets locked out and has to refresh to get back in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Give it a try very well liked Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Group discussion and ideals Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tommy S.
TS
Criminal Intelligence Analyst II
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

I like the fact that Groupwise easily syncs with my company/agency iPhone, including mail, appointments, the calendar, and all subfolders in the cabinet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

I dislike the fact that it does not allow certain convenience features, such as the new "recent items" feature that Microsoft Outlook has, which allows you to quickly attach recently saved or accessed items/documents/files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

I would just make sure to do your homework when considering what software to purchase for your company's or agency's email needs. Groupwise works because it connects easily and is secure; however, other programs may be better for you if it is ease of use or a feature rich environment that you require. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Inter-office connectivity is a GREAT plus for using Groupwise, and it syncs even better than competing mail handling programs, like Outlook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff P.
JP
IT Analyst
Government Administration
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Groupwise has features that exceed expectations, but speed of delivery, along with delivery options, was the proverbial icing on the cake! From 'Send' to delivery is almost instantaneous and I love the options for tracking when the email is read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

The client seems a bit 'bloated' on the PC, taking more resources than seems reasonable. Memory IS cheap, sure, but I can't believe they couldn't streamline it better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Before jumping on the 'Google' bandwagon, consider the benefits of a truly dedicated email client to handle your communication needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Groupwise is a solid email client, allowing efficient delivery with good performance (speed and reliability.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Individual & Family Services
UI
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

I am impressed and like that the software automatically pulls up email addresses when I input names of colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

There is nothing about this product to dislike. It is a great tool for collaboration.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connecting with colleagues from other offices. Mass client communication is an excellent benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

I like the Instant messaging with colleagues. The calendar is also fairly user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

It’s a bit dated and there are other products out there who are more up to date Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connecting with colleagues from other offices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Nothing from a user interface perspective or from the features. I can not comment on their technology as I don't have that knowledge. But as an end user, I am quite unhappy with the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Their email client looks and functions like something from the last decade. It is very slow, hangs quite often, the mobile app is even worse. It is hard to find emails. Also, certain email drafts are randomly deleted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Email client for a large hospital group. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
UP
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

I appreciate that the software auto populates email addresses when I input names of colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

It takes a great deal of time to load messages, especially when trying to delete or move (especially) multiple messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a good option to create groups through which collaboration can happen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Individual & Family Services
UI
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Easy to use once installed. Made connecting with other employees easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Takes an IT major to install it seems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Its ight Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connecting with team members a rosy the state Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from David Shephard of Micro Focus GroupWise

Thank you for reviewing Micro Focus GroupWise, and we are pleased to hear that you are finding it easy to use. We assume that you are not talking about a client installation, as that is just a run setup and answer language questions. Setting up / installing a GroupWise corporate email system from scratch is an involved task, as it is for Exchange, and you would need to know GroupWise. We'd be interested to hear your idea/s to improve GroupWise, and the install, via our Ideas Portal: https://ideas.microfocus.com/MFI/mf-gw

Verified User in Real Estate
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

I like that this is a multifunctional program that my colleagues and I can all use. I like that we can connect through this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Sometimes I get error messages that day that it cannot complete the task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenText GroupWise:

Fix the error messages to make ease of use bettet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems being solved are that multiple people in the office are able to quickly and efficiently view the same files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Easy to navigate. Gives security to your data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

There’s nothing to dislike. It’s a standardized product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Flexibility.

Control over your own data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration
UG
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Feature that indicates once an e-mail has been read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

Interface is not too modern. Groupwise utilizes it's own set of codes, so users need to be familiar with using the codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Organization of e-mail and documents. Lots of organization features available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food & Beverages
CF
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenText GroupWise?

Groupwise is one of the best collaboration tool which is very easy and convenient to use. The product is affordable too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenText GroupWise?

There is nothing about this product which we dislike. It is a great tool for collaboration.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenText GroupWise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Email scheduling and Task Management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.