Open-Xchange is releasing an easy to use, SMB-focused version of its e-mail/collaboration software. What's particularly interesting is that it's built on Ubuntu, despite the founders' history with Suse.
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Do you think OpenXchange warrants a higher price tag than Zimbra? Speaking of which, did your company decide which email system to go with?
Also, how long before a CentOS-like equivalent will be available for OpenXchange?
Tristan
Do you think OpenXchange warrants a higher price tag than Zimbra? Speaking of which, did your company decide which email system to go with?
Also, how long before a CentOS-like equivalent will be available for OpenXchange?
Tristan
On the CentOS comment, though, I wouldn't worry if I were them (just as I don't as Alfresco - we 100% GPL'd our code and our business has been the stronger for it). By the time a CentOS parasite play makes sense, the "host" has a strong enough brand to thrive even with a parasite. Indeed, at that point the parasite may actually strengthen the host.
All that said, if Open-Xchange doesn't provide robust value, it won't be able to sustain the cost differential. It's already hard to compete with Zimbra's brand/mindshare. If the pricing is worse, too, then it's a tough play.
Question for you, though (I don't have time to look it up right now): does that price for Zimbra include the OS? Or did you cite hosted pricing?
As for Alfresco, we're still evaluating options.
On the CentOS comment, though, I wouldn't worry if I were them (just as I don't as Alfresco - we 100% GPL'd our code and our business has been the stronger for it). By the time a CentOS parasite play makes sense, the "host" has a strong enough brand to thrive even with a parasite. Indeed, at that point the parasite may actually strengthen the host.
All that said, if Open-Xchange doesn't provide robust value, it won't be able to sustain the cost differential. It's already hard to compete with Zimbra's brand/mindshare. If the pricing is worse, too, then it's a tough play.
Question for you, though (I don't have time to look it up right now): does that price for Zimbra include the OS? Or did you cite hosted pricing?
As for Alfresco, we're still evaluating options.
http://www.zimbra.com/quote/configurator.php
For 100 users, here are the yearly costs:
$18/user Zimbra Network - Standard Edition
$28/user Zimbra Network - Professional Edition
Yes, this does NOT include OS support. I'm assuming that OpenXchange includes support for Ubuntu? Most likely not official support from Canonical, I bet. ;)
- Perhaps I understated the price
- by tristanbob July 17, 2007 2:06 PM PDT
- I used this tool:
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For 100 users, here are the yearly costs:
$18/user Zimbra Network - Standard Edition
$28/user Zimbra Network - Professional Edition
Yes, this does NOT include OS support. I'm assuming that OpenXchange includes support for Ubuntu? Most likely not official support from Canonical, I bet. ;)