We really like the new organization of the Windows Vista contact information
in WINDOWS MAIL!  While not perfect, it is clear and concise, including tabs
logically segregating information by summary, personal, home, work, family,
notes, etcetera.  I would suggest that Microsoft consider an equally
well-designed format for Outlook 2007 contacts.  While the new Outlook 2007
ribbon is a great tool, it can also complicate certain visual tasks!  In
Outlook 2007 the contact information or data, even though grouped in the
'Show' section, is still visually obscured amidst dozens of other unrelated
tasks.  Worse yet, the 'Show' group is entirely hidden, and not even
immediately accessible, if one of the other ribbon tabs, such as 'Insert' or
'Format Text', are selected.

As such, WINDOWS MAIL really provides the better interface for facilitating
immediate, intuitive access to contact information!  We would recommend that
Microsoft redesign the contact window so that the actual contact information
could be displayed below the ribbon, with its own set of tabs, as is done in
WINDOWS MAIL.  This would provide the user with improved access to contact
information, which should be the focal point of the contact feature,
regardless of the tab selected on the ribbon.  Furthermore, the ability to
add, delete, move, or customize any tab displaying contact information,
would allow the user to custom tailor the design to meet their exacting
personal preferences!

At very least, the contact information could be reorganized into logical
groups, much like WINDOWS MAIL, with individual buttons in the 'Show'
section of the ribbon for summary, personal, home, work, family, notes,
etcetera.  While this does not overcome the problem of accessing information
when other ribbon tabs are displayed, it does provide a more logical
presentation of the contact information.  Either way, the current
non-descript presentation of contact information in either a 'General' or
'Details' section, is pretty poor.