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History

Founded in 2005 by Rafael Laguna and Frank Hoberg, the software was released in December of the same year, and started as a

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and groupware program that was positioned as

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alternative to Microsoft Exchange. Andreas Gauger took over as CEO of Open-Xchange AG in May 2020.

Overview

The software includes a set of applications for email, contacts, calendars, media and documents. It integrates message streams from

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, and can be used as an alternative with integrated functionality similar to

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. In February 2014, file syncing and collaboration features have been added to the OX App Suite family. In September 2014, the company introduced a tool called OX Guard to their existing open source email server. Individuals and businesses can use the software to operate their own email services. In July 2015

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support has been announced for OX Guard.mailbox.org launches one-click email and content encryption based on PGP
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Licensing

Community Edition: Backend - GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) v.3.0; Frontend - GNU AGPL v.3.0.

References

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