Review Feature Office 2010: Xobni Plus

Xobni Plus Review

Given the number of features that Xobni adds to Outlook and the time it can save you, purchasing Xobni Plus is a no brainer! With so many great features, it is hard for me to pick a favorite but some of my top features are advanced search, Xobni powered autosuggest, automatic phone number extraction, and social media capabilities.

Advanced Search - I have every email I have ever written or received. As a result, I have a lot of good information BUT finding the mail I need, can be difficult and time consuming. Xobni helps me find exactly what I'm after in just a few seconds. With advanced search, I can further refine the already great Xobni search by limiting the search to certain folders, people, dates, the presence of attachments, etc...

People Profiles - Xobni indexes your mail for fast searching but it also create a profile for each person you have corresponded with. This is generally many more people than you have actual Outlook contact records for. This profile contains information that is "auto-magically" gathered. This includes phone numbers for the contact based on mail data (or Outlook contact) extraction and pictures and position/company information from social media sources such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Xing, and Hoover's. When you view a profile, you can also quickly see mails and attachments exchanged with that person. This is all very useful and it's right in front of you whenever you need it.

Autosuggest - When you start typing the name of a person in the address box of a mail, Outlook gives you some suggestions to save you time. For example, when you start typing "Ja" you might see someone named "James" that you've mailed. While Outlook can make some suggestions on its own, Xobni Plus takes that to a whole new level. Outlook's autosuggest list is based on people that you have mailed. The suggestions are stored in a file which can be corrupted or lost when you change computers or re-install. Xobni Plus makes suggestions based on all of your mail. You don't have to have sent a mail to that person to see them in the suggested list. If you change computers, Xobni will still make all the same suggestions assuming you copy your mails over as well. It's a bit hard to describe here but once you've seen this feature in action, you'll see how much time it saves you and you'll NEVER want to be without it!!!

I could go on and on about Xobni. I really think it's an outstanding program with some great time saving benefits. I have purchased multiple copies for myself and friends and family. Whenever I get a new computer, Xobni Plus is one of the very first programs I install. I would be lost without it!!! The company offers outstanding support and there is a very helpful community forum in addition to formal support. Xobni also has a great product for Blackberry phones (and hopefully other Smartphones in the future) that I would suggest checking out on their website.

Xobni Plus Feature

Lightening fast search results enable you to search by first, last or company name to find exactly what you need immediately.
Automatically create profiles with photos for everyone! Puts a face and phone number to every contact.
Each profile includes all the emails, links and attachments you've exchanged, as well as integration with the social web like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and more.
Ranked AutoSuggest lets you access all your contacts in ranked priority in the email composition screen, where you need them most.
Xobni Plus for Outlook is a sidebar that will save you time searching through and managing your email.

Xobni Plus Overview

Xobni Plus for Outlook (zob-nee) is a sidebar that will save you time searching and managing your email. It allows you to search all your email by a contact’s name or company and see their automatically generated profile - complete with their photo and contact info, as well as all the emails, links and attachments you’ve exchanged. Integration with LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, XING, and Salesforce.com provides immediate access to the latest updates for each contact to keep you up-to-date. Lightning-Fast Search enables you to easily search all your email by first, last and company name. Refine searches by date, sender, subject and more. Ranked AutoSuggest gives you immediate access to the email addresses you've sent to - ranked by how often you communicate with them. Xobni for Outlook has been downloaded over 5 million times and has received praise from both users and the media.