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What Open Source means?

Open source means freedom from vendor lock-in and high quality software (thousands of eyes on the code, an enormous community testing effort). The Funambol project is well supported by the community and the company behind it. Free Software Foundation
Open Source Initiative

Who are we?

We are a technology integration solutions provider who focus in open source technology. We provide end-to-end solutions to customers who want to evolve their IT service to increase efficiency, lower costs and become more responsive. The answer to these issues lie in aligning your IT services more closely to your business needs -

Open-Xchange

What is Open-Xchange Server?

The Open-Xchange™ is a Collaboration and Integration Server Environment groupware that allows you to store appointments, contacts, tasks, emails, bookmarks, documents, many more elements and makes it possible to share them between users. This groupware environment can be accessed via any modern web browser and multiple fat clients like KDE Kontact, Novell Evolution, Apples iCAL, Konqueror, Mozilla Calendar. Notably it also supports Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express.

Every 3rd party product can access this application over many different interfaces such as WebDAV (XML), LDAP, iCal, and HTTP/S. This makes the Open-Xchange™ application a powerful product which can be used in many of different business and private areas successfully delivering access to e-mail and distributed groupware functions.


Open-Xchange 5

The Open-Xchange™ Server is based on the following open source daemons and services: a web (HTTP/S) server (like Apache), a servlet engine (like Tomcat), a database (like PostgreSQL), a directory server (like OpenLDAP), and a mail (both SMTP and IMAP) server (like Postfix using Cyrus); just to list a few which are know to work.
Open-Xchange™ is free software and open source under the GNU General Public License.

If you download the Outlook OXtender, then the Open-Xchange™ Server can also be accessed via MS Outlook and Palm devices. Browse the Wiki and the download section for further information.

Every 3rd party product can access this application over many different interfaces such as WebDAV (XML), LDAP, iCal, and HTTP/S. This makes the Open-Xchange™ Server a powerful product which can be used in many of different business and private areas successfully delivering access to e-mail and distributed groupware functions.

The Open-Xchange™ Server is based on the following open source daemons and services:

* a web (HTTP/S) server (like Apache)
* a servlet engine (like Tomcat)
* a database (like PostgreSQL)
* a directory server (like OpenLDAP)
* and a mail (both SMTP and IMAP) server (like Postfix using Cyrus)

The RIGHT Information at Your Fingertips

Open-Xchange Server offers unique capabilities to link objects and documents to related projects, tasks and meetings. Documents can be shared and edited, with complete version control - so everyone always has access to the latest and most accurate information. Get the information you need quickly and easily - anywhere, even on common mobile devices.

Future Proof and Cost-Effective

Open-Xchange Server dramatically reduces the cost of deploying and managing an advanced messaging and collaboration infrastructure. Built on open platforms and open standards, Open-Xchange Server is a scalable and modular solution that won't turn your whole IT infrastructure upside down. It integrates simply and efficiently into your existing IT infrastructure. With Open-Xchange Server and Outlook® OXtender , you can retain client software like Microsoft® Outlook® and Microsoft® Internet Explorer - even when you jettison Microsoft® Exchange Server. So you get happy users and seamless productivity without lengthy training.

Flexible, Adaptable, and Seamless Open Source

Open-Xchange Server evolved as a software platform based on the feedback of thousands of end users as well as the inspiration - and perspiration - of hundreds of thousands of programmers who make up the worldwide open source community. All of this energy and input continually improves the product. Open-Xchange's extended development team is certain that the platform will show continuous, even accelerating, improvement to keep pace with the evolving expectations of its installed base.


Free download or purchase? Comparison of Community and Commercial Version

  Open-Xchange 0.8
(free download version)
Open-Xchange® 5
(commercial version)
Open Source based core engine at the server x x
sitemaintenance (incl. certified bug fixes)   x
5-year maintenance pledge   x
update and upgrade protection   x
standard support   x
easy to install (installation tools)   x
easy to manage (keep it up and running) / monitoring   x
admin and user manuals as well as integrated online help   x
web-based administration   x
certified 3rd party applications   x
certified OXtenders (OpenSource or proprietary)   x
whitepapers und documentation x x
MS-Outlook und Palm connectors o x
( x ) available ( o ) commercial extension


What is a thin client?

Don't think of it as a computer but as a graphical terminal that displays your desktop and transfers your keyboard strokes and mouse movements and clicks to the server while the server runs all the software and stores all the data. The idea behind it is: In an office environment, a modern computer with a modern CPU is idle most of the time while waiting for your next keystroke. It only needs its full power in short bursts, i.e. when you are re-formatting a document or such. Why not share all that CPU power among several workstations?

That begs the question why other people haven't thought of it. They did. The concept didn't take off widely because most thin clients on the market are disproportionally expensive. In collaboration with a hardware dealer, we have sourced a top-notch thin client for a very affordable price(see picture to the right). Just contact us for preliminary talks or demonstrations.

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