NewsForge: Lycoris Acquires Mitel SME Server Spin-Off | Linux Today

NewsForge: Lycoris Acquires Mitel SME Server Spin-Off

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 29, 2004

“Lycoris has successfully concluded negotiations with Phoenix,
AZ-based Resource Strategies, Inc. to take over the Contribs.org
SME Server project. Contribs.org SME Server is the GPL-licensed
offshoot of the now defunct Mitel SME Server, formerly known as the
e-smith Server and Gateway, and Lycoris intends to release a new
product based on SME technology under its own brand. SME Server was
at one time popular with both small to medium businesses and IT
consultants, and the resurrection of the platform as a supported
solution by Lycoris should please many small and medium enterprises
worldwide…

“‘This development is interesting because the e-smith/SME
package was well thought of in its time,’ commented Stephen
O’Grady, Senior Analyst at RedMonk…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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