Open-Xchange is a web-based communication, collaboration and office

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suite, which enables full integration of email, documents, scheduling and social media.

History

Founded in 2005 by Rafael Laguna and Frank Hoberg, the software started as a

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-based

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and groupware solution that was positioned as

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alternative to Microsoft Exchange. Andreas Gauger took over as CEO of Open-Xchange 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

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

Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a mail server and calendaring server developed by Microsoft. It runs exclusively on Windows Server operating systems. The first version was called Exchange Server 4.0, to position it as the successor to the related ...

and

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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 PGP 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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