Calendaring software

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Software is available that enables users to use electronic versions of a variety of office tools such as calendar, appointment book, address book and contact list. These tools are an extension of many of the features provided by time management software such as desk accessory packages and mainframe office automation systems.

Calendaring and scheduling tools are included in packages like Contactizer on Mac OS X, Now Up-to-Date & Contact Novell GroupWise, Netscape Communicator, ContactOffice, The Calendar Planner, Microsoft Exchange, Google Calendar, inVue, and iCal. They automatically check the electronic calendar of team members for open time slots, propose alternative meeting times, schedule team meetings or appointments and notify/remind participants by email.

The simplest calendar software is the Unix cal command, which simply outputs a monthly or yearly calendar.