“The Linux/FOSS world offers a wealth of excellent Linux-based
groupware server choices, suitable for small shops to giant
enterprises. Eric Geier rounds up six to get you started.“Groupware solutions can help your organization better
collaborate and manage work life. They can give users email access
and help them better manage and share their contacts, calendars,
to-do lists, appointments, and other information. Access is
typically provided via a web interface and clients on computers and
mobile devices. In this roundup, we’ll discover Linux-based servers
that can be an open source and economic alternative to big-name
servers like Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes.“SOGo
“SOGo supports the basic groupware functions: task management,
calendars, address books and emails. The server and all related
components are released under the GNU GPL/LGPL v2 license. That
means even the connectors for Outlook and Thunderbird are available
for free, unlike most other groupware solutions. Mobile phones and
devices are also well supported, either natively or via a free SOGo
connector.“You can quickly setup a test server with their downloadable
virtual appliances. Binary packages are available for several Linux
distributions. You’ll also find SOGo is well supported. They offer
installation and configuration guides for the server and clients, a
FAQ, and active mailing list.“Citadel”
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