Acute Software's Network Diary offers a multi-user version of its electronic diary, facilitating appointment and reminder sharing across small businesses, stored on a central server. Each user retains their own information on their PC.

The software also boasts of an innovative feature where PC usage can be logged to produce the required timesheets. This can be a significant assist to companies that need to keep track of productivity levels.
Another valuable feature provided by the software is the meeting planner. This feature enables any client to view others public appointments and find a suitable time to book a meeting. With this feature, scheduling becomes a lot easier as everyone can view the free-to-book time slots.
Each user on the LAN runs the diary Client, which ensures that their own appointments, file usage and PC usage are securely saved on their personal PC. Making appointments public is also easy, they need only to tick a box, and it is automatically transferred to the server.
In conclusion, Acute Softwares Network Diary is an excellent multi-user software offering plenty of valuable features that can help small businesses manage appointments and scheduling efficiently. The notion of keeping everyone's own data secure on their PCs while sharing the essential information on the central server is an added bonus.
Version 6.4: Users can add events directly to other calendars