Scalix Joins Open Source Development Labs

BEAVERTON, Ore. and SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux in the enterprise, today announced that Scalix Corporation, provider of the industry's most powerful Linux email and calendaring platform, has joined OSDL and will participate in the Lab's Data Center Linux and Desktop Linux working groups.

Scalix's Linux email server supports shared calendaring and advanced email features, delivering desktop-grade productivity to users running Outlook and/or popular browsers such as Mozilla, Firefox and Internet Explorer. Scalix's messaging server can run side-by-side with both mainstream proprietary systems, such as Microsoft Exchange, and open source applications, bridging the two worlds and integrating with a company's existing IT infrastructure.

"Email has always played an important role in helping drive the adoption of new platforms, making it an important 'killer app' for Linux," said Julie Hanna Farris, founder and chief strategy officer of Scalix. "We believe the experience and expertise we have gained deploying Scalix in complex enterprise environments will benefit the work of the Lab's Data Center and Desktop Linux working groups. We look forward to working with OSDL and to helping them lead the adoption of Linux in the enterprise."

Technology market research firm The Radicati Group, predicts that the market share for Linux-based messaging will increase by 75 percent between 2004 and 2008. Over the same period, the firm predicts that that market share for Microsoft Exchange will increase by only 6 percent.

"We welcome the work of ISVs such as Scalix that are delivering critical solutions like email and calendaring to customers who want to run their business on Linux," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "The rise of Linux as the fastest-growing enterprise OS is partially due to strong commercial ISV support and innovation from Lab members such as Scalix." About Scalix, Inc.

Scalix delivers the industry's most powerful email and calendaring platform on Linux and Open Systems. For organizations that are incorporating Linux into their infrastructure, Scalix offers a richly-featured, reliable and scalable messaging solution that blends seamlessly with both open and proprietary infrastructures, including Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and Active Directory. Customers can migrate seamlessly to Scalix and achieve a significantly lower total cost of ownership. Scalix's team of messaging industry veterans has helped pioneer the world's most successful messaging systems at IBM/Lotus, cc:Mail, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. The privately held company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices and distribution partners in New York, Chicago, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.scalix.com or call 650-212-8300. About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)

OSDL -- home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux -- is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 by CA, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel and NEC, OSDL is a non-profit organization at the center of Linux supported by a global consortium of more than 40 of the world's largest Linux customers and IT industry leaders. OSDL sponsors industry-wide initiatives around Linux in telecommunications, in the enterprise data center and on corporate desktops. The Lab also provides Linux expertise and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan available to developers around the world. Visit OSDL on the Web at http://www.osdl.org/ . NOTE: OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders