Scalix

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Scalix

Scalix Web Access
Developer:	Scalix Corporation
Latest release:	11 /
OS:	Linux
Use:	Groupware
Website:	www.scalix.com

Scalix is an e-mail and groupware server that runs on Linux.

It was based on HP OpenMail, which was licensed from Hewlett Packard. It provides e-mail, calendars and other collaborative software, which are standard in groupware. It can be accessed from many different clients, most notably Microsoft Outlook, Novell Evolution (formerly Ximian) 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 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

Scalix comes in several different editions: Enterprise, Small Business, Appliance, Xandros, Community and Raw, the latter two being free software.

Scalix is made by Scalix Corporation, based in California, with offices in New York, Germany, the United Kingdom. They also have contract operations in India and Russia.