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Open-Xchange Server 6 is the successor of Open-Xchange Server 5.
Open-Xchange Server 6 is the successor of Open-Xchange Server 5.


<p>
=== Abbreviations ===
== Open-Xchange Product Matrix ==


Status: Open-Xchange SP5 Update 1 (Released 2009/03/05)
The Open-Xchange versioning 2009 (After SP5 Update 1) will be structured in the following way:<br><br>
'''<generation>.<major release>.<minor release> Rev<build number>'''<br>


'''Please note:''' The new Open-Xchange Server Edition for Univention Corporate Server (OXSE for UCS) will be launched beginning of Q2 2009.
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
 
!align="left" |Abbreviation
</p>
!align="left" |Meaning
 
!align="left" |Comparison
== General ==
|-
{|border="2" rules="all" align="left” tr valign=top bgcolor=#C0C0FF >
|<generation>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|The first number is the product generation number. A new generation may contain new architecture, different technology and many more.
  |'''OX Appliance Edition'''</td>
|<font color="#008000">6.</font><font color="#FF0000">  
  |'''OX SE for UCS (Q2 2009)'''</td>
(OX 6)</font>
  |'''OX Server Edition'''</td>
|-
  |'''OX Hosting Edition'''</td>
|<major release>
|-
|The second version number (major release) indicates significant program changes in terms of added functionality. Major changes to design and enhancements of APIs are possible. All APIs shall be backward compatible, which means, that mainly new functions can be added. If Open-Xchange releases a new major release this will be an even number, unstable interim releases have odd numbers.
|<font color="#008000">6.10</font><font color="#FF0000">  
  |&nbsp;</td>
(OX 6 SP 6)</font>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|-
  |&nbsp;</td>
|<minor release>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|The third version number (minor releases) indicates an important functional program extension or update. These are mainly consolidated bug fixes and minor feature enhancements. APIs and database will not be changed if this can be avoided. All changes must be backward compatible.
  |&nbsp;</td>
|<font color="#008000">6.10.1</font><font color="#FF0000">  
|-
(OX 6 SP6 Update 1)</font>
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Description  </td>
  |Open-Xchange Appliance Edition is a completely self-contained "out-of-the-box" email and Smart Collaboration™ solution bringing enterprise functionality to smaller businesses.</td>
  |Open-Xchange Server Edition for Univention Corporate Server is 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, Identitymanagement and Infrastructurmanagement</td>
  |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.</td>
  |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.</td>
|-
  |Target Customer (not exclusive)</td>
  |Smaller to medium organizations that want to keep their solutions in-house</td>
  |Is designed for medium organizations, educational institutions and public administrations that are looking for a customizable communication solution</td>
  |Open-Xchange Server Edition is designed for medium organizations, educational institutions and public administrations that are looking for a customizable communication solution</td>
  |Organizations that want to provide an email and collaboration solution to their customers (Software as a Service)</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Key Features (above email, calendar, contacts, tasks, document management)</td>
  |Single machine setup, Limited customization, All inclusive (i.e. Operating System)</td>
  |Multi Machine hosting, Fully customizable for the enterprise, Modular</td>
  |Multi Machine hosting, Fully customizable for the enterprise, Modular</td>
  |Multi Machine hosting, Fully customizable for the hoster, Modular</td>
|-
  |Multi tenant capability</td>
  |Yes, depending on infrastructure and Backend</td>
  |Yes, depending on infrastructure and Backend</td>
  |Yes, depending on infrastructure and Backend</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
|}
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</p>
 
<p>
== Webclient ==
<table border="2" rules="all" align="left">
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#C0C0FF >
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |'''OX Appliance Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX SE for UCS (Q2 2009)'''</td>
  |'''OX Server Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX Hosting Edition'''</td>
|-
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |AJAX Utilization</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |One window interface</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Advanced User interface: Drag and Drop</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Advanced User interface: Right Mouse Button menus </td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Advanced User interface: Keyboard use</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Context sensitive controls (e.g. Panel)</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Startpage</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |E-Mail Module</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes, Accumulative funct. (new), iCal/vCard import (new)</td>
  |Yes, Accumulative funct. (new), iCal/vCard import (new)</td>
  |Yes, Accumulative funct. (new), iCal/vCard import (new)</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Calendar Module</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Contact Module</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Task Module</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |InfoStore (Document Share, Knowledge Base, Bookmark Repository)</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Advanced User interface: Calendar</td>
  |Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments</td>
  |Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments, Invite external users</td>
  |Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments, Invite external users</td>
  |Inline Appointment Editing, Drag Creation, Drag extension, Drag and drop of appointments, Invite external users</td>
|-
  |Predefined Teams for Calendar (User, Groups and Resources</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Contact card view</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Integration of email and documents</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Object linking</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Language Support: German</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Language Support: French</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Language Support: English</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Time zone translation</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Complete Notification Handling</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Conflict handling for Task and Appointments</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Private, Public and Shared right system</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
|}
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</p>
 
<p>
== Backend and Administration ==
<table border="2" rules="all" align="left">
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#C0C0FF >
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |'''OX Appliance Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX SE for UCS (Q2 2009)'''</td>
  |'''OX Server Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX Hosting Edition'''</td>
|-
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Webbased Administration module</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |No, API Only with no GUI, GUI to be externally provided, RMI, SOAP, CLT</td>
  |No, API Only with no GUI, GUI to be externally provided, RMI, SOAP, CLT</td>
|-
  |Modularized entitlements</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Database clustering</td>
  |No</td>
  |Optional</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Customization possibility</td>
  |No</td>
  |Optional</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UDM Command Line Interface</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |Installer</td>
  |DVD Installation</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Included operating system</td>
  |Yes/Univention Corporate Server 2.1</td>
  |Yes/Univention Corporate Server 2.1</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
|-
  |LDAP Support</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Sync via 3<font class=font8>rd party tools</font></td>
  |No</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Knowledge base </td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
|-
  |Built in IMAP Server</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Samba capability</td>
  |Limited</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
|-
  |IMAP Backend Support</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |IMAP and POP3 server</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |No</td>
  |No</td>
|-
  |ADS Integration</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Sync via 3<font class=font8>rd party tools</font></td>
  |No</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |OS Support</td>
  |Univention Corporate Server 2.1</td>
  |Univention Corporate Server 2.1</td>
  |Debian Etch, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5</td>
  |Debian Etch, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5</td>
|-
  |Large Context Support (Switch off of automatic search, minimum characters for search, etc.</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Internationalize Plug-in Concept and Folder names </td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
|}
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</p>
 
<p>
== Univention Directory Manager (UDM) ==
<table border="2" rules="all" align="left">
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#C0C0FF >
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |'''OX Appliance Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX SE for UCS (Q2 2009)'''</td>
  |'''OX Server Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX Hosting Edition'''</td>
|-
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UDM and Navigation</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UDM &#8211; User view</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; User Admin<span style='display:none'>istration</span></td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; General</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; User</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; Mail</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; Contact</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; Organization</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; Contact priva<span style='display:none'>te</span></td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; Linux/UNIX</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; Windows</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; Groups</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; Windows Ext<span style='display:none'>ensions</span></td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; [Permissions]</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; [Mail-Quota]</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; [Desktop Sett<span style='display:none'>ings]</span></td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; [UMC Access]</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; (Options)</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; Groups Ad<span style='display:none'>ministration</span></td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; General</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; Members</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |Tab &#8211; Included Des<span style='display:none'>ktops</span></td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; Included Gro<span style='display:none'>ups</span></td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
|-
|<build number>
  |Tab &#8211; Member of</td>
|The Rev-number (Revision) shows the progress of the development in single steps
  |Yes</td>
|
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |Tab &#8211; [UMC Access]</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UDM &#8211; Network</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; Desktops</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UDM &#8211; DNS</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; DHCP</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UDM &#8211; Permissions</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; Printer</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UDM &#8211; Guidelines</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; Nagios</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UDM &#8211; Logout</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF >
  |UDM &#8211; About</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
|}
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</p>
 
<p>
== Univention Management Console (UMC) ==
<table border="2" rules="all" align="left">
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#C0C0FF >
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |'''OX Appliance Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX SE for UCS (Q2 2009)'''</td>
  |'''OX Server Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX Hosting Edition'''</td>
|-
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Load Monitoring</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UMC &#8211; Kernel Module</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Access to Domains</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr >
  |UMC &#8211; Univention Configuration Registry</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Online Updates</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UMC &#8211; Software Monitor</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Processes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UMC &#8211; File system Quota</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Reboot</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UMC &#8211; Software Management</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; System Services</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UMC &#8211; VNC</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
|--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Printer Administration</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
  |UMC &#8211; Wizard &#8211; Basis</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |UMC &#8211; Wizard &#8211; Nagios</td>
  |No</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |--</td>
  |--</td>
|-
|}
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</p>
 
<p>
== Open framework for integrated collaborations ==
<table border="2" rules="all" align="left">
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#C0C0FF >
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |'''OX Appliance Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX SE for UCS (Q2 2009)'''</td>
  |'''OX Server Edition'''</td>
  |'''OX Hosting Edition'''</td>
|-
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
  |&nbsp;</td>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |Outlook capability</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
  |Yes</td>
|-
  |SyncML capability
  |3<font class=font8>rd party</font>
  |3<font class=font8>rd party</font>
  |3<font class=font8>rd party</font>
  |3<font class=font8>rd party</font>
|-
<tr valign=top bgcolor=#F0F0FF>
  |WebDav
  |Yes
  |Yes
  |Yes
  |Yes
|-
|}
|}
</p>
<br>


=== Release Levels of Open-Xchange ===
=== Release Levels of Open-Xchange ===

Revision as of 13:11, 3 March 2009

Versioning and Numbering of Open-Xchange Products

General Declaration

The Open-Xchange GmbH currently release two different generations of the Open-Xchange Collaboration Suite.

Open-Xchange Server 5 has been released as a community edition that uses the version namespace 0.8.x which is published in regular cycles as a source-only release. It is the groundwork for the commercial Open-Xchange Server 5 product line. Commercial products use build numbers starting at "5000". Outlook connectors for this version use build numbers starting at 4.0.

Open-Xchange Server 6 has been initial published in February 2007 and its sourcecode is distributed via a daily synchronized CVS repository and precompiled packages to the Open-Source community. It is the groundwork for the commercial products Open-Xchange Appliance Edition (powered by Univention), Open-Xchange Hosting Edition and Open-Xchange Server Edition. Build numbers for all releases are starting at "6000". Outlook connectors for this version use build numbers starting at 6.0.

Those two software generations differ extremely from each other, they use different backends, different APIs, different code and different user interfaces. They have in common that they are maintained by Open-Xchange GmbH and are at steady improvement by Open-Xchange and the Open-Source community. Those two generations as well as the Outlook connectors are not compatible to each other as of different backend technology and data formats. In 2009 Open-Xchange will release a new sync-connector called OXtender for Mac OS X (Synchronization between Open-Xchange Server 6 and Mac OS X). Addition there will be a Mobility solution at the first half of 2009.

Open-Xchange Server 6 is the successor of Open-Xchange Server 5.

Abbreviations

The Open-Xchange versioning 2009 (After SP5 Update 1) will be structured in the following way:

<generation>.<major release>.<minor release> Rev<build number>

Abbreviation Meaning Comparison
<generation> The first number is the product generation number. A new generation may contain new architecture, different technology and many more. 6.

(OX 6)

<major release> The second version number (major release) indicates significant program changes in terms of added functionality. Major changes to design and enhancements of APIs are possible. All APIs shall be backward compatible, which means, that mainly new functions can be added. If Open-Xchange releases a new major release this will be an even number, unstable interim releases have odd numbers. 6.10

(OX 6 SP 6)

<minor release> The third version number (minor releases) indicates an important functional program extension or update. These are mainly consolidated bug fixes and minor feature enhancements. APIs and database will not be changed if this can be avoided. All changes must be backward compatible. 6.10.1

(OX 6 SP6 Update 1)

<build number> The Rev-number (Revision) shows the progress of the development in single steps


Release Levels of Open-Xchange

These are the new Open-Xchange Release Levels 2009:

OX Release Level (new) New Generation Major Release Minor Release PTF Public PTF, Security Fix
OX Release Level (old) New Generation Service Pack e.g. OXHE SP3 Maintenance Release, e.g. OXHE SP3 Update 1 PTF Security Fix
Target Audience All Public/All Maintenance customers & Partners Selected customers, L3 Support Customers, Value Package Partners Public/All
Purpose Provide new technologies Provide functional enhancements including Bug Fixes, accumulate earlier PTF’s/ major releases Provide common bug fixes for all customers, accumulate previous PTF’s Provide fixes of Blocker/Critical bugs, for Support Customer, temporary until next Maintenance Release accumulative Fix security holes
Frequency Open-Xchange Roadmap Open-Xchange Roadmap Open-Xchange Roadmap As requested by customers As soon as required
Requested by Product Management Product Management, Professional Services Support, QA, Product Management, Professional Services Entitled Customer (Support, Professional Services) Entitled Customer (Support, Professional Services)
Compatibility requirements/backward compatibility Database updates, Changes of configuration files Full backward compatibility to last major release. In urgent cases there could be database updates or configuration file changes Full backward compatibility to last major release Full backward compatibility to last major release
OX-Internal Beta Yes Yes Selected Partner None None
OX-External Beta Yes Yes Selected Partner None None
Test Efforts OX (QA) Smoke Tests, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Feature Tests, Dependencies Tests, Heuristic Tests, Performance Tests Smoke Tests, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Feature Tests, Dependencies Tests, Heuristic Tests, Performance Tests Smoke Test, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Dependencies Tests, Heuristic Tests, Performance Tests Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests - Support: Fix Approval Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests - Support: Fix Approval
Test Efforts Customer/Partner Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests, New Feature Tests, Integration Tests Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests, New Feature Tests, Integration Tests Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Integration Tests Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Approval Smoke Tests


Open-Xchange Server 6 (Codename: Hyperion)

Abstract

One of the most remarkable visual differences between Hymalia and Hyperion is the user interface which has been re-developed from scratch with a attention to usability, performance and design. The GUI does not render on the server any longer but it is built upon HTML, CSS and ECMAScript (Javascript) that renders every UI element dynamically at the users browser and communicates with the server using the JSON data-interchange format. This technology is better known as AJAX.

As well as the user interface, all server components have been re-engineered and simplified. Instead of using Apache Tomcat as servlet engine, a custom AJP13 implementation for the server frontend has been designed. All kinds of data is stored to a MySQL database by default instead of PostgreSQL, LDAP is also no longer a core component.Binary data such as attachments or infostore entries are stored to a common filestorage with references at the database for better indexing and performance.

Compared to Hymalia, Hyperion is capable to serve a unlimited amount of users as the backends can be easily clustered using the Java Caching System (JCS). Because all user interface actions are handled by the users browser, the server only deals with raw user data instead of HTML generation which leads to a massive boost of concurrent users and response times as well as bandwidth saving. This is one factor why Open-Xchange Server 6 is used by Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers that offer hosted solutions which are accessed via the internet.

Open-Xchange Server 6 offers a standardized HTTP_API to connect external clients which use the groupware capabilites of the Open-Xchange Server. Another common interface to the server is the Oxwebdavapi which provides WebDAV/XML access. This interface is used by the OXtender for Microsoft Outlook for example.

Access for external storage clients like Novell Netdrive, Konqueror or the Microsoft Windows Explorer to use the Infostore module as a virtual hard-drive is realized via WebDAV. This feature is very useful for desktop integration as it is platform independent and all groupware permissions is also maintained.

Server configuration and administration is possible by using the Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface. This technology can be accessed directly or via a set of Command Line Tools which are wrappers to the RMI interface. Server Monitoring is realized by using Java Management Extensions (JMX).

Screenshot

Hyperion GUI

Editions

Abbreviation Description Target usage
OX:HE Open-Xchange Hosting Edition Integration to hosting environments
OX:SE Open-Xchange Server Edition Integration to in-house customer environments
OX:AE Open-Xchange Appliance Edition Out-Of-The-Box Groupware experience powered by Univention Corporate Server, successor of OX:EE

Open-Xchange Server 5 (Codename: Hymalia)

Screenshot

Hymalia GUI

Editions

Abbreviation Description Target usage
OX 0.8.x Community Edition
OX5 SBS OX5 Small Business Suite For small companies with a maximum of 25 users.
OX5 ASE OX5 Advanced Server Edition For larger organizations with more than 25 users.
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