Scalix Joins Open Source Development Labs

Scalix Joins Open Source Development Labs
 
Leader in Linux email and calendaring to participate in Lab's Data Center and
Desktop Linux working groups
 
BEAVERTON, Ore. and SAN MATEO, CA  November 22, 2004   The Open Source
Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the
adoption of Linux in the enterprise, today announced that Scalix Corporation,
provider of the industry's most powerful Linux email and calendaring
platform, has joined OSDL and will participate in the Lab's Data Center Linux
and Desktop Linux working groups.
 
Scalix's Linux email server supports shared calendaring and advanced email
features, delivering desktop-grade productivity to users running Outlook
and/or popular browsers such as Mozilla, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Scalix's messaging server can run side-by-side with both mainstream
proprietary systems, such as Microsoft Exchange, and open source
applications, bridging the two worlds and integrating with a company's
existing IT infrastructure. 

"Email has always played an important role in helping drive the adoption of
new platforms, making it an important 'killer app' for Linux," said Julie
Hanna Farris, founder and chief strategy officer of Scalix. "We believe the
experience and expertise we have gained deploying Scalix in complex
enterprise environments will benefit the work of the Lab's Data Center and
Desktop Linux working groups. We look forward to working with OSDL and to
helping them lead the adoption of Linux in the enterprise."

Technology market research firm The Radicati Group, predicts that the market
share for Linux-based messaging will increase by 75 percent between 2004 and
2008. Over the same period, the firm predicts that that market share for
Microsoft Exchange will increase by only 6 percent.

 "We welcome the work of ISVs such as Scalix that are delivering critical
solutions like email and calendaring to customers who want to run their
business on Linux," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "The rise of Linux as the
fastest-growing enterprise OS is partially due to strong commercial ISV
support and innovation from Lab members such as Scalix."
 
 
About Scalix, Inc.
Scalix delivers the industry's most powerful email and calendaring platform
on Linux and Open Systems.  For organizations that are incorporating Linux
into their infrastructure, Scalix offers a richly-featured, reliable and
scalable messaging solution that blends seamlessly with both open and
proprietary infrastructures, including Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and Active
Directory. Customers can migrate seamlessly to Scalix and achieve a
significantly lower total cost of ownership.  Scalix's team of messaging
industry veterans has helped pioneer the world's most successful messaging
systems at IBM/Lotus, cc:Mail, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. The privately
held company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices and
distribution partners in New York, Chicago, United Kingdom, Germany and
Australia. For more information, visit www.scalix.com or call 650-212-8300.
 
About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) 
OSDL - home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to
accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 by CA,
Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel and NEC, OSDL is a non-profit organization at the
center of Linux supported by a global consortium of more than 40 of the
world's largest Linux customers and IT industry leaders. OSDL sponsors
industry-wide initiatives around Linux in telecommunications, in the
enterprise data center and on corporate desktops. The Lab also provides Linux
expertise and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan
available to developers around the world. Visit OSDL on the Web at
http://www.osdl.org/. 

 
 
OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a
trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of
their respective holders
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
 
Bret Clement for OSDL
Page One PR 
+1 303.462.3057
bret@pageonepr.com 
 
Nelson B. Pratt
Marketing Director, OSDL
+1 503.626.2455 x47
nbpratt@osdl.org
 
Krause Taylor Associates for Scalix
Barbara Krause 
+1  408.918.9081
barbara@krause-taylor.com