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| OX Advanced Server Edition | OX Server Edition | OX Hosting Edition | ||
| Description | Open-Xchange Advanced Server Edition is a completely self-contained "out-of-the-box" email and Smart Collaboration™ solution and a multi-tier, small footprint solution that integrates seamlessly into customers architectures enabling smooth start of operation based on flexible services with Enterprise Linux distribution, identity management and Infrastructure management. | Open-Xchange Server Edition is a multi-tier, small footprint solution that integrates seamlessly into customers architectures enabling smooth start of operation based on flexible services. | Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is a multi-tier, small footprint solution that integrates seamlessly into software service providers’ architectures enabling delivery of a Smart Collaboration™ SaaS offering. | |
| Target Customer not exclusive) | Designed for smaller to medium organizations that want to keep their solutions in-house and medium-size enterprises, academic institutions, and governments that are looking for a customizable communication solution | Open-Xchange Server Edition is designed for medium organizations, educational institutions and public administrations that are looking for a customizable communication solution | Organizations that want to provide an email and collaboration solution to their customers (Software as a Service) | |
| Key Features (above email, calendar, contacts, tasks, document management) | Single machine setup, Limited customization, All inclusive (i.e. Operating System) and Multi machine hosting, modular and fully customizable | Multi machine hosting, modular and fully customizable | Multi machine hosting, modular and fully customizable | |
| Multi tenant capability | 
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| Additional software | OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook OXtender for Business Mobility
| OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook OXtender for Business Mobility Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface
| All additional software are supported (based on individual custom packaging) |
Webclient
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| One window interface |
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| Advanced User interface: Drag and Drop |
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| Advanced User interface: Right Mouse Button menus |
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| Advanced User interface: Keyboard use |
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| Context sensitive controls (e.g. Panel) |
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| Startpage |
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| E-Mail Module | , Accumulative funct. (new), iCal/vCard import (new)
| , Accumulative funct. (new), iCal/vCard import (new)
| , Accumulative funct. (new), iCal/vCard import (new)
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| Spam-Functionality (SpamAssasin) |
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| Calendar Module |
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| Contact Module |
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| Task Module |
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| InfoStore (Document Share, Knowledge Base, Bookmark Repository) |
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| Advanced User interface: Calendar | Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments, Invite external users | Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments, Invite external users | Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments, Invite external users |
| Predefined Teams for Calendar (User, Groups and Resources |
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| Contact card view |
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| Integration of email and documents |
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| Object linking |
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| Language Support: German |
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| Language Support: French |
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| Language Support: English |
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| Time zone translation |
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| Complete Notification Handling |
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| Conflict handling for Task and Appointments |
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| Private, Public and Shared right system |
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| Publish & Subscribe (Beta-Features) | Multiple IMAP-Accounts and POP3-Accounts, Multiple Accounts are available by e-mail creation, Unified Inbox at the user interface, Subscription of Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Mail address books, Publication of contact folders for external users, Publication-link for large email-attachment, Publication of InfoStore folders, Change publication templates | Multiple IMAP-Accounts and POP3-Accounts, Multiple Accounts are available by e-mail creation, Unified Inbox at the user interface, Subscription of Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Mail address books, Publication of contact folders for external users, Publication-link for large email-attachment, Publication of InfoStore folders, Change publication templates | Multiple IMAP-Accounts and POP3-Accounts, Multiple Accounts are available by e-mail creation, Unified Inbox at the user interface, Subscription of Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Mail address books, Publication of contact folders for external users, Publication-link for large email-attachment, Publication of InfoStore folders, Change publication templates |
Backend and Administration
| OX Advanced Server Edition | OX Server Edition | OX Hosting Edition | |
| Webbased Administration module |
| , API Only with no GUI, GUI to be externally provided, RMI, SOAP, CLT
| , API Only with no GUI, GUI to be externally provided, RMI, SOAP, CLT
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| Modularized entitlements |
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| Database clustering |
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| Customization possibility | Optional |
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| UDM Command Line Interface |
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| Installer | DVD Installation |
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| Included operating system | /Univention Corporate Server 2.4
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| LDAP Support |
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| Knowledge base |
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| Built in IMAP Server |
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| Samba capability |
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| IMAP Backend Support |
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| IMAP and POP3 server |
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| ADS Integration |
| Sync via 3rd party tools |
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| OS Support | Univention Corporate Server 2.4 | Debian 5.0 (Lenny), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Debian 5.0 (Lenny), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
| Large Context Support (Switch off of automatic search, minimum characters for search, etc. |
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| Internationalize Plug-in Concept and Folder names |
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| Backup & Restore | (Documented Backup & Restore)
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| Social OX PlugIn for subscriptions are configurable by Administrators |
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Requirements - Open-Xchange supported components overview
The following table provides an overview about the supported components at the OX User Front-End, OXtender for Microsoft Outlook, OXtender for Mac OS X and OXtender for Business Mobility. This overview makes no claim to be complete.
Installation-, Hardware-, Software-Requirements
Please note: Installation and administration of the Open-Xchange Server Edition requires basic knowledge of E-Mail systems under Linux, Apache and MySQL 5.x as well as experience in the command line administration of Linux systems.
Open-Xchange Server Edition:
- Memory 8 GB - 12 GB
- Disk 500 MB plus User Data
Open-Xchange Advanced Server Edition:
- x86 compatible CPU (eg., AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, AMD64, Intel EMT64)
- Memory 8 GB - 12 GB
- Compatible Storage Controller (IDE, SATA, SCSI Controller or SAN)
- Compatible network interface
- Bootable CD/DVD drive or NXE network interface card for installation
- Compatible graphics card for desktop systems
Browser (Minimum display resolution: 1024 x 768)
| Browser | OX User Front-End |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9 |
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| Mozilla Firefox 6.0/7.0 |
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| Google Chrome 9.0/10.0/11.0/12.0 |
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| Apple Safari Mac OS X 5.0/5.1 |
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MS Windows / MS Outlook®
| Requirement | OXtender for Microsoft Outlook | OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook |
| Open-Xchange Server 6 |
| , OX v.6.18.2-Rev19 or later is required
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| Client PC operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (each with 32 + 64 bit) | Latest Versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (each with 32 + 64 bit) (no support of Mac OS X clients with emulators) |
| Supported Outlook versions | Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007 | Latest Versions of Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 (no support of "Office 2010 Click-to-Run", "Office Home and Business 2010 Testversion") |
Mobility Solution - Supported- Platforms, Features and Devices
| Feature/Technology/Device | OXtender for Business Mobility (availalble for OXHE, OXSE, OXASE) | Open-Xchange Mobile Web App (availalble for OXHE, OXSE) | OXtender for SyncML (availalble for OXHE, OXSE) |
| Exchange Active Sync 2.5 |
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| Access and creation of emails |
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| Personal PIM folder |
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| Public and Shared PIM folder |
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| Global address book |
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| Push E-Mail |
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| Symbian | (Mail for Exchange 3.x)
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| Windows Mobile 6, 6.5 |
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| iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS, iOS4 and iOS5 |
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| BlackBerry | (3rd Party EAS clients)
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| Android 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 |
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| Windows Phone 7 |
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| Special Feature Phones |
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Server Platforms
| Platforms | Open-Xchange Server/Hosting Edition | Open-Xchange Advanced Server Edition |
| Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES 11, SLES 11 SP1,) |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 5, RHEL6) |
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| Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (Lenny) and Debian 6 |
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| Univention Corporate Server |
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| CentOS 5.5 |
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| Ubuntu 8.04, 10.04 | Community only |
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| Fedora 9, 12, 13 | Community only |
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| openSUSE 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 | Community only |
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| Xubuntu 8.04, 9.04, 9.10 | Community only |
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