Ximian, Inc. today released Ximian Evolution version 1.2, which
offers a host of enhancements designed to improve the usability,
performance and interoperability of the premier personal and
workgroup information management solution for Linux and UNIX-based
systems.
Version 1.2 of the award-winning Ximian Evolution software
upgrades its integrated email, calendar, contact and task list
management functions to provide a more powerful and customizable
solution for end users and companies using Linux or UNIX
workstations.
“With hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, in less than a
year Ximian Evolution has emerged as the de facto standard for
email, calendar and information management on Linux and UNIX,” said
Nat Friedman, Ximian vice president of product development and
co-founder. “Version 1.2 reflects the tremendous feedback and
contributions from the open source community, corporate customers
and extensive usability testing. Its improved ease of use and
enhanced interoperability with rich standards support make Ximian
Evolution a critical piece of a cost-effective Linux desktop for
companies of every size.”
The new Ximian Evolution version 1.2 offers a host of usability,
performance and interoperability enhancements that complement its
advanced email and information management capabilities to create a
friendlier and more configurable user experience. Support for
multiple email accounts has been improved with user customizable
settings for default mail, address books, calendar and task
folders. The improved email indexing engine performance speeds mail
searches and inbox population. Version 1.2 enhances information
navigation by enabling multiple word searches and jumping to and
selecting items in email lists by typing a single character.
Others of the dozens of enhancements in version 1.2 include:
- Built-in HTML email signature editor, with support for choosing
from multiple signatures - One-stop configuration center to manage settings and
preferences for everything from the mail composer, fonts and
address books directories to account setup, default folders and
calendar options - Expanded time-saving keyboard navigation and shortcuts
- Enhanced auto-completion for addressing emails, including
improved performance and support for multiple address books - Customizable color email labels, fonts and follow-up flags for
email messages - Improved support for corporate LDAP directories
Ximian Evolution 1.2 also works with the optional Ximian
Connector 1.2 for Microsoft Exchange add-on software, which enables
Linux and UNIX users of Ximian Evolution to function as Microsoft
Exchange 2000 clients. With Ximian Connector installed, Ximian
Evolution users can connect directly to Microsoft Exchange 2000
servers for group calendaring, access to shared address books, task
and contact management, centralized mail storage and access to
public folders.
Ximian Evolution can be freely downloaded from www.ximian.com or
purchased on CD as part of the Ximian Desktop Standard Edition
($29.95) and Professional Edition ($59.95) products. The
application supports a broad range of Linux distributions and UNIX
variants, including Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, Debian, Solaris and
more. Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange can be purchased
separately for $69.
Users of Ximian Evolution 1.0 may update to the latest 1.2
version free of charge using the Ximian Red Carpet software
updating application.