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Kerio Mail Server: Secure and easily managed e-mail and groupware server designed for SMBs. SMBs seeking a secure e-mail and groupware server that is easily managed need look no further than Kerio Mail Server. Positioned somewhere between the ISP mail server and an in-house behemoth (Microsoft Exchange) are independent e-mail server products that provide the […]

Zimbra Collaboration Suite Network Edition: Open source, standards-based e-mail and collaboration server that also integrates several important open source products. Does the open source, standards-based e-mail and collaboration server live up to the hype built around it? Does it have what it takes to be the Linux alternative to Exchange? In these heady days of […]

Open-Xchange Server: A best-of-breed open source collaboration, messaging, and authentication server. Despite its many name changes and volley for ownership, Open-Xchange Server has always stood apart from the crowd. Is the latest version of the open source collaboration, messaging, and authentication server a viable alternative to Microsoft Exchange? The Open-Xchange Server has a somewhat confusing […]

Zope: Open source application server with component-based architecture. With version 3, the open source app server Zope has moved from fast food combo meal to high-end tasting menu. Zope 3 is a framework of bundled libraries that can work together as a single product or be fitted into other app server frameworks. Fast food lovers […]

Scalix Server: Scalable Linux mail server based on the HPOpenMail engine that incorporates groupware features for Web, Outlook, and Novell Evolution clients. Despite the availability of free Linux-based mail servers, commercial offerings are beginning to proliferate. HP OpenMail-based Scalix is one example. It incorporates groupware features for Web, Outlook, and Novell Evolution clients. One difficulty […]

modusMail: Mail server with a focus on security and scalability. The latest version on modusMail makes security and scalability an easy modus operandi. Although there’s nothing new about e-mail, the demands it can place on an organization continue to increase. Today’s huge message volume is due both to widespread reliance on e-mail throughout most organizations […]

IBM/Lotus Domino Enterprise Server: Enterprise-level messaging and collaboration server with a host of Web-based features. More than a decade has passed since Lotus Domino’s initial release. How has this server room fixture kept pace with changing times and user needs? The Lotus Domino server and its companion Lotus Notes have been around for more than […]

Zimbra Collaboration Suite: Open source, standards-based e-mail and collaboration server that also integrates several important open source products. Available in five versions, the Zimbra Collaboration Suite has usability and features designed to please even the pickiest enterprise. When an organization is evaluating mail, groupware and collaboration servers, it’s easy when the process is starting from […]

Openfire: Cross-platform Jabber-based collaboration server. Will the latest version of the cross-platform, Jabber-based collaboration server formerly known as Wildfire light your fire? What’s in a name? Instant messaging (IM) is the backbone of real-time communications, but too often today’s collaboration server platforms are called simply “IM servers.” In fact, they do much more than that, […]

Gordano Mail Server: Mail server engine driving the Gordano Messaging Suite that also has the capability to function as a stand-alone mail server. The engine behind Gordano Messaging Suite is a powerful mail server in its own right — assuming you’re a power admin willing to do some heavy lifting. Although Gordano Mail Server and […]

Now a very mature version 8, Mailsite has introduced several collaboration features that support its evolution toward groupware. Will the low-cost mail server steal some of Microsoft Exchange’s thunder? Despite the dominance of Microsoft Exchange in the mail server and collaboration space, a crowd of competitors continue to vie for customer dollars. Like Starbucks is […]

Adobe Flash Media Server:Streaming server with support for stored, live, and protected content. With Flash video far and away the leader when it comes to Web-based media, many organizations need a server that can stream content as well as support stored, live, and protected video content. Does Adobe Flash Media Server make the grade? In […]