A tour de force through the Kolab Groupware Solution and its multiple components and options. Gives a good overview over what is Kolab and what to expect from it.
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Kolab Groupware Overview
1. Kolab
Georg Greve
Who we are
Me
Company
Ecosystem
Our business
Solution
Overview
Concept
Security Concept
Server
Clients
Editions
Resources
Kolab Groupware Solution
Georg Greve
14 July 2011
2. Who we are
Me
Kolab
Georg C. F. Greve
Georg Greve
Who we are I CEO of Kolab Systems
Me
Company
Ecosystem
I Founder and Former President of
Our business Free Software Foundation Europe
Solution
Overview I Technology Strategist
Concept
Security Concept
Server I Private Sector Diplomat
Clients
Editions I Software Developer
Resources
I Author
I Physicist
http://www.linkedin.com/in/GeorgGreve
3. Who we are
My Company
Kolab
Georg Greve Kolab Systems AG
Who we are I Established 2010 in Zürich, Switzerland
Me
Company
Ecosystem
I Currently 10 sta
Our business I 4-6 developers at development partners
Solution
Overview
Concept
I Committed Free Software enterprise
Security Concept
Server
Clients
Editions Our Company Group
Resources I KDAB, established 1999
I Intevation GmbH, established 1999
I Around 110 sta in total
4. Who we are
Our ecosystem
Kolab Active participants in various communities
Georg Greve I KDE
Who we are I Fedora
Me
Company
Ecosystem I Cyrus IMAP
Our business
Solution
I Roundcube
Overview
Concept I Horde ...and many others
Security Concept
Server
Clients
Editions 16 Partners in Europe United States
Resources Nearest partners:
I SyGroup GmbH, Basel, Switzerland
I FDS Consulting, Zürich, Switzerland
I tbits, Stuttgart, Germany
5. Who we are
Our business
Kolab
Georg Greve
Who we are
Me
Company
Ecosystem
Our business
Solution
Overview
Concept
Security Concept
Server
Clients
Editions
Resources
6. Who we are
Our business: for and through our partners
Kolab Services
Georg Greve I Targeted integration development
Who we are I Packaging Quality Assurance
Me
Company I Training Certication
Ecosystem
Our business
Solution Support
Overview
Concept
Security Concept
I 2nd 3rd Level Support
Server
Clients I Guaranteed Response Times and Availabilities
Editions
Resources
Consulting
(large clients and partners, 25'000 users and more)
I High Availability, including Site Reliability
I Large Deployment Planning Integration
7. Kolab Groupware Solution
Kolab
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Georg Greve
Email, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks Single or Shared
Who we are
Me
Company
Kolab Groupware Solution
Ecosystem
Our business I Server
Solution
Overview
I Various Clients
Concept
Security Concept I Tools Scripts
Server
Clients
Editions
Resources Award-Winning Design
I Super-modular integration friendly
I Securiy Privacy
I Federated
I Extremely scalable
8. Kolab Groupware Solution
Concept
Kolab Kolab is a multi client, multi server concept.
Georg Greve
IMAP's the database
Who we are
Me I Everything is an email
Company
Ecosystem
Our business I Every email is a le
Solution I Disconnected IMAP == full oine capability
Overview
Concept
Security Concept I Easy to synchronize
Server
Clients I Easy to backup restore(!)
Editions
Resources I Easy to scale
I Robust, reliable, fault-tolerant
Everything's a client
I Server side clients device clients
9. Kolab Groupware Solution
Security Concept
Kolab
Georg Greve Big Ain't Beautiful
I Don't believe in all-powerful server
Who we are
Me
Company
I Modular architecture based on SASL
Ecosystem
Our business I Use well-tested standard components
Solution I No user process as superuser for layered defense
Overview
Concept
Security Concept I Three-tiers of access control: le system,
Server
Clients application, client
Editions
Resources
Technical Aspects
I OpenPGP S/MIME encryption/signatures
I SSL secured transport
I Sender verication
10. Kolab Groupware Solution
Server Components
Kolab Standard Components
Georg Greve I Postx MTA
Who we are I Cyrus IMAPD
Me
Company
Ecosystem
I OpenLDAP
Our business
I Amavisd-new
Solution
Overview
Concept
I ClamAV
Security Concept
Server I SpamAssassin
Clients
Editions I Sieve mail lter
Resources
I Apache HTTPD
I Horde Webclient
I Z-Push ActiveSync Server
I Web admin interface
11. Kolab Groupware Solution
Other Server Components
Kolab Alternative Components
Georg Greve I Dovecot with metadata plugin
Who we are
I Lighttpd
Me
Company I Caudium
Ecosystem
Our business I 389 Directory Server
Solution
Overview I Sun Directory Server
Concept
Security Concept
Server
I Netscape Directory Server
Clients
Editions I Novell eDirectory ...
Resources
Optional/Future Components
I Roundcube Web Interface
I Funambol Server
I Caldav ?
12. Kolab Groupware Solution
Clients
Kolab
Five Platforms. One Groupware.
Georg Greve
Who we are Certied Kolab Client 3.5 5
Me
Company I Based on KDE Kontact
Ecosystem
Our business I With full business support
Solution
Overview I Certied Kolab Client 3.5
Concept
Security Concept I Highly stable and productive
Server
Clients I GNU/Linux, adapted to modern desktops
Editions
Resources I Certied Kolab Client 5
I 5 platforms: GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac OS,
Maemo/Meego, Windows Mobile
I Form factor touchscreen
I Currently available for larger customers
13. Kolab Groupware Solution
Other Clients
Kolab
Microsoft Outlook
Georg Greve
I Supported via three connectors:
Who we are c
Bynari Insight , Toltec, Konsek
Me
Company
Ecosystem
I Microsoft-specic power features dicult!
Our business
c
Solution http://files.kolabsys.com/Public/Certification/201010-BynariInsight.pdf
Overview
Concept
Security Concept
Server Other Clients
Clients
Editions I Mozilla with SyncKolab Plugin
Resources I Evolution with Evolution-Kolab EDS Connector
I Via ActiveSync: iOS, Android, Windows Mobile
6.5, Maemo/Meego, Symbian, BlackBerry (with
plugin), Palm (untested)
14. Kolab Groupware Solution
Community Edition
Kolab
Community Edition
Georg Greve
I Released as is
Who we are I No warranties
Me
Company
Ecosystem I Only self-support community mailing lists
Our business
Solution I May contain new or experimental features
Overview
Concept I Publicly released by Kolab Systems for
Security Concept
Server I OpenPKG (to be deprecated)
Clients I
Editions Work in progress:
Resources I
Tarballs
I
CentOS
I
Debian
I
Ubuntu
I http://files.kolab.org/
15. Kolab Groupware Solution
Certied Kolab
Kolab
Certied Kolab
Georg Greve I Fully Free Software and proudly so!
Who we are (No Open Core neo-proprietary baitshware)
Me
Company I Only enterprise ready features
Ecosystem
Our business I Additional quality assurance
Solution
Overview
Concept
I Adjustable levels of support
Security Concept
Server I Access to Kolab Systems support infrastructure
Clients
Editions I Available to customers for
Resources I Red Hat Enterprise Linux
I CentOS
I Univention Corporate Server
I Debian
I Ubuntu
16. Kolab Groupware Solution
Resources
Kolab Community Resources
Georg Greve I http://kolab.org
I http://wiki.kolab.org
Who we are
Me
Company
Ecosystem Enterprise Resources
Our business
Solution I http://kolabsys.com
Overview
Concept I http://files.kolabsys.com/Public/
Security Concept
Server
Clients
Editions Contact
Resources
I Georg Greve: greve@kolabsys.com
I Partner inquiries: partners@kolabsys.com
I Customer inquiries: getkolab@kolabsys.com