Business Equivalent of Evite?

September 3, 2008 2:13 PM

Business equivalent of Evite?

I am looking for a business equivalent of Evite. Does such a thing exist? Basically, I'm looking for all the functionality of Evite--invitations, maps, ability to customize the invitation, ability to RSVP with comments--but without the gimmicky stuff ("Desperate Housewives" viewing party as an invite category, putting Captain Morgan on your invitations, etc.).

posted by FergieBelle to Technology (6 answers total)

http://www.pingg.com/
posted by camworld at 2:24 PM on September 3, 2008

Businesses, by and large, use the calendar functions of MS Outlook / Exchange. Despite all the anti-Microsoft feelings out there, the fact is that Outlook / Exchange conveniently meets 90% of the needs of 90% of users, and is here to stay.
posted by randomstriker at 4:38 PM on September 3, 2008

I like http://planyp.us
posted by jrishel at 5:25 PM on September 3, 2008

Response by poster: @randomstriker... I understand the rampant use of Outlook invites. However, we are looking for an alternative for a couple of reasons, the most important being that very few of the people we are sending the invitations to do not use Outlook. We want something a little more "inviting" and integrated than the standard "please come to our meeting, e-mail me back your RSVP." There are other issues with Outlook not meeting our needs, but I won't bore you with those details.

@camworld and jrishel, thanks for the sites!
posted by FergieBelle at 6:43 PM on September 3, 2008

Would Emma work? They've been pushing that pretty hard in ads around Austin, but I don't know anything else about it.
posted by fiercecupcake at 7:18 PM on September 3, 2008

I'll second pingg - their event management features seem pretty impressive although I've only used it for small events. Plus, they have pie charts!
posted by rosebengal at 8:57 PM on September 3, 2008