Johannesburg, 04 Dec 2003
Novell today announced support for Microsoft Exchange 2003 via its Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange. Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange enables users of the Ximian Evolution e-mail and workgroup information management application to easily collaborate with Windows users connected to Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 servers.
Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange is a client software add-on that allows Ximian Evolution users on Linux and Solaris desktops to be supported as full Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 clients, so Linux desktop users can easily manage their e-mail, calendars, group schedules, address books, public folders and tasks in Exchange.
"Novell is in the business of connecting disparate platforms and computer systems together to give users access to the resources they need, when they need them," says Paulo Ferreira, technical manager for Novell SA.
"Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange 2003 is important to the growing enterprise Linux desktop user population who need to collaborate using Exchange. Ximian software from Novell lets organisations cost-effectively deploy Linux desktop solutions within largely Windows environments without losing their connections to important information or colleagues."
Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange works in conjunction with Ximian Evolution, the premier personal and workgroup information management solution for Linux and Unix-based systems. The recent recipient of the Linux Journal 2003 Readers` Choice Award for "Favorite E-mail Client," the open source Ximian Evolution integrates e-mail, calendar, and contact and task list management into one fast and easy-to-use application. Ximian Evolution supports a broad range of Linux distributions and Unix variants, including RedHat, SuSE, Mandrake and Solaris. Ximian Evolution also supports key data exchange and communications standards, such as IMAP, POP, SMTP, LDAP and iCalendar, and features QuickSearch, vFolders, threaded e-mail view, in-line text editing and synchronisation with Palm handhelds.
Mark Levitt, IDC vice-president of Collaborative Computing, said: "By adding Ximian client support for Microsoft Exchange 2003, Novell is helping enterprise customers promote interoperability with corporate standards and coexistence between Linux and Windows desktops. Novell recognises that one key to the success of Linux will be the availability of Ximian Evolution and other full-featured Linux applications that give end-users real alternatives."
Ximian Evolution and Ximian Connector give organisations a cost-effective way to provide interoperability for lower-cost Linux desktops in mixed-platform environments, resulting in increased productivity for users and IT personnel as well as dramatically reduced costs for technology purchase, deployment and support.
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