my company is on a stand alone system right now. we have purchased a PowerEdge SC440 with windows server 2003 r2 - i don't know what that means, but typed it as i read it. NOW the person we hired to put this into place states that we will not be able to access each other's Outlook Calendars because we don't have an Microsoft Exchange Server. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!

If you are a very small company, you should look into a Small Business Server Solution or outsource your e-mail. http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/products/server/default.aspx#overview

Sally, it is very possible that you need to look at outsourcing your Exchange / e-mail services to someone else. It really depends on what types of functions you need. John is right, though, Small Business Server might be an answer for your organization, but you should find a competent and trustworthycompany to help you get installed and working for you.

An inexpensive way to share Outlook calendars without Exchange: http://www.softalkltd.com/products/workgroupshare/