Scalix is an

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and groupware server that runs on

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, licensed under the Scalix Public License (SPL). The software provides e-mail, group calendaring and other collaborative software, which are standard in groupware. It can be also be accessed from many different clients, most notably

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and

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(formerly

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. It also has an

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-based web email and calendaring client named Scalix Web Access.

Background

The software was released by Scalix Corporation. It was founded by

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in 2002, during her tenure as an

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(EIR) at

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. The company was funded by venture firms

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(NEA), Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV) and Mayfield Fund. The code is based on the earlier

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product, which was licensed from

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. In 2006, Scalix had thousands of customers for a total of over a million mailboxes. A majority of customers were migrating away from legacy software like Microsoft Exchange and

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. In July 2007, the company was purchased by

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and in July 2011 sold to Sebring Software Inc, a collaborative integration software company offering on-premises and

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solutions. On November 11, 2013, a

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announced a management buy-out and the concurrent release of version 12.0.

Products

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 * Scalix ActiveSync, push email, wireless calendar and contact synchronization using the

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protocol * ScalixConnect for Blackberry, allows full integration with

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* 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 using SepSesam Scalix comes in several different editions: Enterprise, Small Business, Hosted, Community and Raw, the latter two being free software. Scalix Inc. claims there are 250 Scalix-capable partners and affiliates, worldwide.

Software license

The Scalix Public License is based on the

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(MPL); the modifications have not been approved by the

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. 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.

Status

Scalix had a difficult road getting the latest version out, with a maintenance update, announced for Q4/2011, and a major release, announced for Q1/2012, not being released. After an over-three-year-long wait, the next major release of Scalix, version 12 was released on November 11, 2013, with support included for Outlook 2010 and 2013.

External links

Scalix HomepageScalix Community Forums

References