- Scalix
Infobox Software
name = Scalix
caption = Scalix Web Access
developer = Scalix Corporation
latest_release_version = 11
license = Scalix Public License (SPL)
operating_system =Linux
platform =
genre =Groupware
website = [http://www.scalix.com www.scalix.com]Scalix is an
open source e-mail and groupware server that runs onLinux , licensed under the Scalix Public License (SPL)cite web|url=http://www.scalix.com/community/opensource/licensing.php |title=Scalix: Community: Open Source Licensing |accessdate=2007-03-24 ] . It was previouslyproprietary software .It was based on
HP OpenMail , which was licensed fromHewlett Packard . It provides e-mail, calendars and other collaborative software, which are standard in groupware. It can be accessed from many different clients, most notablyMicrosoft Outlook ,Novell Evolution (formerlyXimian ) and Scalix Web Access, an AJAX-based web email and calendaring client that combines the functionality of desktop email with the ease-of-use of a browser.Scalix was originally made by Scalix Corporation, based in California, with offices in
New York ,Germany , theUnited Kingdom ,Malaysia andJapan . They also had contract operations inIndia ,Russia and theUnited Kingdom . In July 2007, the company was purchased byXandros .Scalix includes and provides the following components as part of its offerings:
* Scalix email and calendar server, a full-featured messaging and collaboration server based on Linux and open source
* ScalixConnect for Outlook, robust third-party native and transparent Outlook support
* Scalix Web Access, an AJAX-based cross-browser, cross-platform email and calendaring client that combines desktop email functionality with the convenience of a browser
* ScalixConnect for Evolution, full-function email and calendaring client support for Linux desktop users
* Scalix Wireless Solution, advanced wireless email/PIM support for Blackberries, Treos and Smartphones
* Scalix Administration Console, AJAX-based web client for administering the Scalix server and email users
* ScalixReady for Open Source and Commercial messaging ecosystem components, which certifies that third party software works with Scalix
* MS Ecosystem Interoperability for seamless co-existence with MS Exchange and Active Directory
* Individual email level backup / restore when usingSepSesam Scalix comes in several different editions: Enterprise, Small Business, Appliance, Xandros, Community and Raw, the latter two being free software.Xandros claims there are 250 Scalix-capable partners and affiliates, worldwide. [http://www.scalix.com/about/partners/ Scalix Partners] ]
oftware License
The Scalix Public License is based on the
Mozilla Public License (MPL); the modifications have not been approved by theOpen Source Initiative . The SPL adds an appendix (exhibit b) to the MPL requiring that any products derived from Scalix source code display a "Scalix" logo that links back to the Scalix website, and a copyright notice "in the same form as the latest version of the Covered Code distributed by Scalix at the time of distribution of such copy"; see the license for details.empty]ee also
*
Samsung Contact External links
* [http://www.scalix.com/ Scalix Homepage]
* [http://www.scalix.com/community/index.php Scalix Community Forums]
* [http://specialreports.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/20/158232&tid=134&tid=37 Linux.com review of Scalix 11]References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.