Small businesses looking to sync Outlook have a number of options including an exchange server, a hosted service or a software-based tool. An exchange server is expensive and can be difficult for a small company to maintain. So what are the alternatives? A hosted service seems like a good choice since it’s less expensive and easy to manage, but unexpected issues may come up when going this route.

For example, a bug was recently found in Google Apps’ Sync for Microsoft Outlook—causing a number of emails to float around in Gmail servers instead of being downloaded into Outlook. Apparently, the bug has existed for several months, resulting in users receiving delayed messages. Google launched this application as a free Outlook plug-in, giving users the option to use Microsoft Outlook effectively with Google Apps.


Google recognized the bug on March 12th and users hoped for a quick fix, but the patch wasn’t sent out until last Wednesday (almost two weeks later). When businesses depend on these hosted solutions—what happens when the system goes down? If a company doesn’t have backup, there is no way to access important emails, contact information and calendar appointments. It’s hard to imagine the effect this could have on a business for two weeks!

Suppose a new business call was set up a month ago—you may not remember the exact time and date of the call so you rely on your calendar for a reminder. Losing out on one new business meeting can have a huge impact on a small company.

This is why a reliable syncing solution is needed. With SYNCING.NET, companies don’t have to worry about a system going down. As long as there is an Internet connection, you will have access to email messages, appointments and other necessary information. When using our software, small businesses can be confident that they won’t miss any opportunities.