Best? groupware

From: Timothy Webster (tdwebste0_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/31/03

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    I need some advice on which groupware I should select
    for small business.

    The business is currently using windows XP with a
    Linux file server and firewall. And has two separate
    offices each with approximately 10 windows desktops.

    The plan is to migrate some of the windows desktops to
    knoppix (debian) desktops, in order to reduce
    licensing cost.

    I am currently considering kroupware, SuSE Linux
    Openexchange Server, evolution connector, Open Source
    Groupware (from the openoffice people).

    Some requirements.
    1) I don't want to buy a MS exchange server or
    license.
    2) Must be able to assign task and calender events to
    users based on permission.
    3) Must support the remote office environment I
    described.
    4) Must support Chinese clients.
    5) Must support MS Outlook.

    We have considered Lotus on a Linux server but decided
    that it was over kill and did not that fact that we
    would be tied into the lotus clients. Also the price
    sort of scared us.

    The Suse and evolution solutions are in our price
    range, but the have some draw backs. We currently
    don't have any suse servers. We have a Red Hat
    firewall, but I plan to very soon replace it with a
    debian based firewall. We are trying to reduce our
    support requirements to only one linux flavour. And we
    figure debian is the easiest, so is the best long term
    solution. I am concerned about the evolution
    connector. Did I read the requirements correctly? I
    need an exchange server license? If so it is out.

    Kroupware (Kolab), requires a propriety connector for
    Outlook clients. That is OK with us. How mature is it?
    Open Source Groupware, how mature is it?

    Thank you for your advice.

    -tim.

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