This document discusses Kolab, an open source groupware solution. It provides overviews of Kolab's webmail, address book, calendar, tasks, and file features. It also describes MyKolab.com, a hosted version of Kolab, and discusses how the company has grown from a cloud offering for small businesses to a refuge for privacy-focused users. The business section outlines Kolab's enterprise, ISP, cloud, and reseller offerings.

1. Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact
Kolab
Georg Greve
9. November 2013

2. The Kolab Groupware Solution
Management Perspective
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

3. The Kolab Groupware Solution
A Closer Look Into The Server
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

4. Webmail
Hundreds of thousands of installations
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

5. Address book
Leading address book for LDAP
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

6. Calendar
Ease of use in organizing groups
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

7. Tasks
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact
GTD, Drag & Drop, Tagging, Sharing

8. Files
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact
Who needs dropbox?

9. Desktop
Windows. But not Outlook.
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact
...or GNOME Evolution, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mac OS X.

10. MyKolab.com
We were sure there had to be a market
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact
Principle: Do it right. Control the whole chain.

11. What we planned
From “Cloud offering for the SME”...
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

12. What happened
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

13. How we felt
...to “Refuge of the Free”
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact

14. Happiness among “privacy refugees”
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
“I also wanted to have my calendars, tasks and
contacts hosted too, so I went with MyKolab,
which offers a hosted version of Kolab Groupware
Server and, as an added bonus, Kolab contributes
back to the the open source community.”
– TechWireNews: Migrating from Gmail to MyKolab
Contact
“I’ve chosen MyKolab because it’s a service that
expressly and specifically endorses and promotes
privacy, freedom and security. I’m more than happy
to pay for this account and I applaud your efforts.
Keep up the good work!”
– Dane Grace, Huntington Beach, USA

15. Our business
Working with us makes more Free Software
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Business Model
Contact
Classic Kolab Enterprise 13 on variety of platforms
ISP Kolab Enterprise 13 Whitelabel for ISPs
Internet access providers, telcos
Cloud MyKolab: Secure Collaboration as a Service
Small business secure cloud offering
Personal or professional users, HNWI/VIP
Reseller offering for integrated services
No. Open. Core. Ever.

16. Contact
Kolab@FSCONS
Georg Greve
Overview
Some detail
How it looks
MyKolab.com
Georg C. F. Greve
Kolab Systems, CEO
greve@kolabsys.com
Business Model
Contact
http://kolab.org
http://kolabsys.com
http://mykolab.com