Stylite: groupware package via software-as-a-Service – Heise Newsticker

The Mainzer Stylite AG has put together a SaaS package based on the principles defined by Open Cloud Alliance from its EGroupware and other programs

<. p> As an IT service provider and data center operator has Stylite some time cloud offerings in the portfolio. Now the Mainzer have funded them open source groupware EGroupware, the mail archive package Benno mail archive of LWsystems and the Web content management system OpenCms laced to a cloud package. This follows the principles of the end of last year, among others, IBM and Univention initiated Open Cloud Alliance (OCA). For users, this means that you can always run any programs offered under these conditions when you need it in their own data center or can use it to move to an alternate cloud service.

The technical foundation controls Univentions Corporate Server UCS at. In place both the user and system administration – including the integration into an existing AD environment. EGroupware controls at the address components, task management, e-mail, calendar, online file services, project and resource management, ticket system, wiki and knowledge database. As IMAP server Dovecot Open-Xchange is used. Benno indexed the e-mail texts and archives them, including the annexes. The search also included, browser-based fully integrated into the surface of EGroupware. OpenCms covers the entire relevant business area of ​​content management, such as internal and external sites or employee portals.

Installing the software does not have a client, the Saas-package runs pre-installed on virtualized servers in data centers in Germany. For entry into SME business package is intended: For 149 euros per month you get a virtual UCS server with 4 GB RAM, 1 CPU, 100 GB of high-speed storage, a fixed IP address as well as regular data backup in the data center , Then, the above-described applications are preinstalled. It will include 10 per EGroupware- and Benno licenses as well as an editor license for OpenCms. For 30 days which can be tested free of charge. (AVR)