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Oracle Connector for Outlook (OCFO)

Note: The UMCal Team strongly recommends against the use of OCFO by non-technical staff or in unmanaged environments. Due to the wide variety of Outlook configurations and differences in mail accounts setups, the provided installation instructions account for a single, standard setup case; using these directions in other situations may necessitate additional steps to restore data from your existing Outlook setup. We strongly recommend using either a desktop client or the web client in place of OCFO.

Daylight Saving Time Update Required

It is critical that all OCFO users apply Microsoft's time zone definition update immediately. For XP users, this update is available through Windows Update/Microsoft Update as MS928388--Microsoft has updated the update to MS931836. You can also obtain the update directly from Microsoft here. Users of other Windows versions should see Microsoft knowledgebase article on this issue.

See http://www.umn.edu/umcal/dst/ for information on how to address possibly incorrect data in your UMCal calendar.

Current Version

The latest version of the Oracle Connector for Outlook (OCFO) is 10.1.3.0.10. This version is compatible with:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2007 (with Service Pack 1)
  • Microsoft Outlook 2003 (with Service Pack 3)

Alternatively, you might select the Windows desktop client as a replacement for the Outlook Connector. The desktop client provides additional stability and fewer support requirements when compared to the Outlook Connector, with most of the same features.

Support Limitations

Support for OCFO is available only to installations on University-owned systems.

Documentation

Software

This installer can be used either to upgrade a previous installation of OCfO or to install OCfO for the first time.