| By Glenn Rossman |
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| September 9, 2010 10:51 AM EDT |
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Open-Xchange, a provider of business-class open source collaboration software, today announced numerous enhancements for sharing data by using Open-Xchange´s unique social networking features.
With the latest update, Open-Xchange provides users with more than 100 improvements for e-mail, calendar, address book, document and task management. In addition, the latest version adds new "Social OX" capabilities that simplify the aggregation of e-mail and contact information from external mail services and make it easy to share documents without sending large e-mail attachments.
New features of Open-Xchange 6.18 include:
- Aggregation of e-mails and addresses from gmx.com, MSN/Hotmail and T-Online
- Simplified document sharing using Open-Xchange "Publish and Subscribe"
- Enhanced subscription of addresses from social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and XING
- Improved handling of tags for appointments and contacts
- Call History for VoIP calls
- Usability and design improvements of calendar, tasks and permissions
- Enhanced mobility support that gives users access to their data anywhere, anytime and with virtually any device
"We listened to the feedback from users and partners to help make Open-Xchange a central application for digital communication - both personal and business," said Rafael Laguna, CEO, Open-Xchange. This release improves usability and stability in many areas, with focus on the Social OX features that make Open-Xchange the data hub for users."
More information on the latest Open-Xchange update is available at www.open-xchange.com/de/ox_6_18_news.
Open-Xchange is used by more than 15 million people worldwide as hosted and on-premises business-class e-mail and groupware. On-premises customers can update their installations with this release. SaaS customers will receive the new features as soon as their provider updates their accounts.
About Open-Xchange
Open-Xchange is the innovator of scalable and integrated open source e-mail and collaboration solutions for enterprises, academic institutions, and government authorities. The company provides on-premises versions called Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Appliance Edition, along with Open-Xchange Hosting Edition, which enables web hosting companies to provide an easy-to-use and feature-rich application delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is architected to integrate into a hosting provider's existing infrastructure, such as authentication, provisioning, billing, and e-mail storage and does not require that these systems be replaced.
Open-Xchange AG is a privately-held company headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany with offices in Olpe, Germany and Tarrytown, N.Y. For more information, please visit www.open-xchange.com.
Glenn Rossman has more than 25 years communications experience working at IBM and Hewlett-Packard, along with startup StorageApps, plus agencies Hill & Knowlton and G&A Communications. His experience includes media relations, industry and financial analyst relations, executive communications, intranet and employee communications, as well as producing sales collateral. In technology, his career includes work in channel partner communications, data storage technologies, server computers, software, PC and UNIX computers, along with specific industry initiatives such as manufacturing, medical, and finance.
Before his latest stint in technology, Glenn did business-to-business public relations on behalf of the DuPont Company for its specialty polymers products and with the largest steel companies in North America in an initiative focused on automakers.
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